Debra Lee Slee

Debra “Debbie” Lee (Spiva) Slee, 65, of Lexington, Missouri, passed away Monday, April 15, 2024, at her residence surrounded by her family.   

A Visitation will be held from 1:00p.m. to 2:00p.m., Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at  the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home 1720 South Street Lexington, MO 64067. 

A Memorial Service will follow at 2:00p.m., Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the family in care of Terry Slee. Memories of Debbie and condolences for her family may be left at www.LedfordFamilyFH.com or on our Facebook Page.  Arrangements have been entrusted to the Walker-Nadler-Fuller Funeral Home, 1720 S. St., Lexington, MO, 64067, 660-259-2245. 

Debbie was born July 28, 1958, in Stella, Missouri, to J.C. and Betty (Westfall) Spiva. She graduated from East Newton County Missouri High School. Debbie was an in-home caretaker for Vantage in Home Health Services. She proudly owned and operated Debbie’s Old Barn Ceramics, LLC. She was a Baptist by faith. Along with spending time with family and friends, Debbie was an avid reader and enjoyed working on her ceramics.  

Debbie is survived by her loving husband, Terry Wayne Slee of Lexington, MO; three children, Matthew (Nicole) Shadwick of Branson, MO, Sarah (Randy) Merriman of Higginsville, MO, and Stephanie (Lee) Barrett of Blue Springs, MO; eleven grandchildren, J.C. Lee, Markie Lee, Bailey Lee, Zane Shadwick, Connor Shadwick, Rhiannon Shadwick, Janessa McDermid, Grey Barrett, Tyler Barrett, Shane Adams, and Phenix Adams; one brother, Randy Spiva of Longview, MO; and many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends. 

Along with both her parents, Debbie was preceded in death by a brother, Chuck Spiva.