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Muriel Debra Hale, 70, of Lynnville, TN, passed away on April 20, 2025. Preceded in death by father, Maurice Lincoln Brown, mother, Muriel G. Bragdon Martin, brother, Walter Dexter Brown, and first husband, David Winfield Tremblay. Debra is survived by siblings: Maurice David Brown, Donna Lee (Oliver) Berthiaume, Donald Michael (Barbara) Brown, and sister-in-law Nancy Coppersmith Brown, children: Aaron Marc (Gail) Tremblay, Melissa Lynn (Eleazar) Tremblay-Garcia, and grandchildren: Aaron David Tremblay, Brooke Elizabeth (Dalton) Pelfrey, Brenna Rose (Zack) Hotaling, Hannah Marie Tremblay, David Jeffery Bramlett, Grace Christian Bramlett, and second husband, Jeffery Allen Hale.
To know Debra, was to know her unwavering faith, her excellent work ethic, firm but loving heart, her love for her animals, her love for worshipping the Lord with her breathtaking voice and music, and her love for crafts such as painting, embroidery, and crocheting.A visitation for Debra will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM with a memorial service to follow at 2:00 PM at Williams Funeral Home in Columbia, Tennessee. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM at St Mary Church in Albany, NY. Debra will be laid to rest at Hope Cemetery in Kennebunk, ME on Friday, May 30 at 12:00 PM.
While we are saddened by her passing, we find comfort in knowing that she is no longer suffering and is made whole due to her faith in the Lord.
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