Debra Lynn Newberry

Debra Lynn Newberry, age 47, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2015. She was a resident of Etowah, Tennessee. She spent her last 15 years taking of the elderly at Life Care, National Health Center, Morning Pointe, and Wellington Place with a specialization in Alzheimer and dementia patients. Debra was a member of Christ Community Church of Athens, Tennessee. She was a lover of the outdoors and spent her free time hiking and swimming in the mountains with her friends and family. She was preceded in death by her father, Glen Newberry and a brother, Tom Newberry. She is survived by her mother, Colleen Newberry of Etowah and two sisters Judy Baker and husband David of Athens, TN and Jan Volk and husband John of Bryan, TX. She spent the last 22 years dedicated to her three children: Logan Morris of Etowah, TN, Hunter Morris of New London, Connecticut, and Gretchen Morris of Etowah, TN. A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Serenity Funeral Home and Cremation Center of Etowah. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service. Interment will be on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at New Bethel Cemetery in Etowah. Pastor Carlos Peterson will conduct the services. Visit the Newberry guestbook and leave a message of comfort.