Deborah Lynn Webb, 51

Deborah Lynn Webb 'went to be with our Heavenly Father' on Monday, Feb. 6, 2006. She battled with cancer since 2000. She fought it with everything she had, but 'when God called her home,' she was ready.

Deborah was born in Flagstaff, Ariz., on June 28, 1954, to Dorothy Jean Stanfill. She joined the Air Force at 18, where she met her loving husband. She was honorably discharged when she had the first of 13 children, five of whom survived and according to doctors she would never have. God had other plans.

She enjoyed everything about the outdoors, ceramics, crafts, teaching children about Jesus, doing for others, and she loved her family.

She leaves behind her beloved husband, Johnny Webb, of 33 years. Her children, Tammy Kickbusch and her husband, Phillip, and their two beautiful children, McKenzie and Lauren, all of Montana; Josh Webb of Arizona; Vanessa Vinson and her husband, Jeremy, and their handsome son, Chance, all of Arkansas; Johanna Carter and her husband, Roger, and their two children, Hunter and Levi, and one on the way, all of Arkansas; and Jeremiah Webb of Montana; her younger brother, Patrick McDowell, and his wife, Robyn, and their son, Matthew, of Arizona; her older brother, Don McDowell, and his son, Donnie McDowell, and daughter, Shannon O'Lesky, of Arizona; her uncle, Kenneth Stanfill of Arizona, her uncle, Ed Stanfill, aunt Rosalee, and their sons, Eddie, Lee and Jimmy Stanfill, all of California; aunt, Donna Turner, and aunt, Donna Holland, both of Arizona; and many, many friends from Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Montana.

'When she got home, she was reunited with her mother, Dorothy Stanfill, her dad, William McDowell, her grandma, grandpa, and her eight other children, along with many others.'

Debbie had once said, 'One blink of God's eyes in Heaven is like a year on Earth,' and all she wanted was a few more seconds. 'Thank you, God, for blinking twice.' The time we all shared with her will be treasured always and never forgotten.

'While our flesh mourns the loss of a wonderful lady whose life spread light and planted more seeds in the life of more people than we will ever know; our hearts need to rejoice for this isn't good-bye, it's just see you later.'

Private services will be held Sunday.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been set up through Shilo Valley Bible Church, P.O. Box 130211, Coram, MT 59913.