Debbie biography from 2006:
Hey Friends, It's been so much fun catching up with everyone. I've been married to Rich Lloyd for 25 years. We have 3 children, son Logan, a Freshman, swimmer, at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY,piano player and trumpeteer; daughter Kelsey, 14, High school freshman, basketball and soccer player and piano player and band member; son, Jordan, 12, 6th grade -whatever the sport of the season-player, trumpet and piano player. Like many of you, most of my hours after work are spent in the car or on bleachers. After graduating from Samford U, in B'ham, I got a Masters of Divinity and EdD from Southern Baptist Theologial Seminary in Louisville, KY. I am married to a Baptist Minister and we live in Newport, TN (about 30 miles east of Gatlinburg) We love the mountians and the recreation that goes along with living here in this "Mayberry RFD-kind of town". I have taught Pre-school for about 10 years, have written numerous articles (and 1 book) for several Baptist publications, and am currently Directing our local Even Start, a Family Literacy Program that provides literacy services for families and preschool opportunities to the children of parents who are working on GEDs or high-school diplomas. I love my job! I also coach our local swim teams (high school and recreation league) and we have a big regional meet the weekend of the reunnion. I'm going to try to get organized enough for my asst. coach (oldest son) to handle the meet without me so I can rendezvous with rest of you, but if not, thanks for the memories!!
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She was such a sweet kind person, sorry to hear of her passing. - Billy Holliman
I remember her as such a sweet and cute person. - Barbara Griffin
Good ole deb heard, very sweet person - David Mosley
she was such a sweetie. always smiling. she will be missed. - Debbie McWilliams '75
Sad to hear the news. Debbie was so sweet. - Sue Howard
So sorry to hear this. Debbie was so sweet and always smiling. Heaven has a beautiful and loving angel. - Kim Krueger
I never saw Debbie without a smile, and I am so sorry to here this news - Laura Lively
The smile on her face during her testimony (starts at approximately the 31:10 mark) is the same smile she gave to everyone at HHS. Her positive attitude and faith in the midst of adversity comes as no surprise to us who knew her, and her departure means another angel in heaven. - Jim Robertson
She never had an unkind word. - Candy Albright
So very sad to hear this news. I will remember her sweet smile forever. - Jennie Floyd
So very sad. Debbie always had a smile on her face. - Linda Drummond
So sad to hear of Debbie's passing. I remember her as an incredibly kind, sweet person. - Larry Jess
Sweet Debbie, I thank God for my every remembrance of you - Pat Swearingen
Her positive energy was infectious! - Janet Perry '75
I will miss her. She was such a positive peaceful friendly person who I never heard a negative complaint. A very rare person has left us and this is truly a sad day for me. She was a true friend to me. - Bobby Roberts
Debbie was always so sweet and kind to everyone she made contact with and fun to laugh with. One of my fondest moments with Debbie, to all the Fifth Avenue elementary classmates, was the Wizard of Oz play. Debbie was Dorothy and I was chosen to be Toto. We had to sit on the stage all huddled up together (me in my dog suit), Debbie singing Somewhere over the Rainbow, while I howled along with her - Fun times! We have all been blessed to have known her. - Debbie Reed
She will ALWAYS be Little Debbie! - Scott Denton
Debbie was always so kind and sweet. - Amelia Uffelman
She had such a sweet soul. Always made you feel loved. I have such fond memories of her and the whole Heard family. If you grew up in Thornton Acres, you knew the Heard's her smile will be truly missed, - Leigh Curtis '78
That infectious smile and always kind. Heaven is a sweeter place today knowing Debbie is there. - Van Brown
What a smile she had. I look forward to seeing it again, at that final reunion above. - David Peeler '75
So saddened by the news. Such great memories of a kind, giving and loving person who was such a shining light in this world. She was a wonderful blessing to some many! - Lisa Orrth
I remember her as a gentle and kind person who would go out of her way to help anyone. - David Johnson
Debbie, who I'm both proud and fortunate to say, was my very first "girlfriend" back in 8th and 9th Grades, was a beautiful, smart and thoughtful individual. Whenever we spoke later in life I always used to thank her for setting the "acceptable" girlfriend bar so high for me. Similar to my own experience, Debbie had a knack for positively influencing the lives of all of those with whom she came in contact. She will be sorely missed by everyone who had the great pleasure to know her - Colin Murphy
Debbie was such a sweet and kind person to all....even someone as shy as myself - Cathy O'Bryant
I have not seen Debbie in many years so I listened to her memorial and was inspired (and not surprised) by someone who lived a purpose driven life with grace, thoughtfulness and generosity for others even when faced with illness. We are all fortunate to have known her. - Jane Reed
