Deborah Lynne Slone (SloneDeb)

Slonedeb, what a courageous soldier you were in riding your storm.  Now your storm has passed and you are basking in His Glorious Light!

DH, children and grandchildren, may you feel God's comfort and warmth during this time.  Keep close to your hearts the precious times of laughter and love that you all shared together.

Dear Jacky, Slone kids and dearest grandkids.

I met your wife/mom over two years ago, on one of the very first occaisions when I 'found' BCO and was in the chatroom. Your dear wife's entries caught my eye, as I'm another Deb. I was scared and frightened and didn't know a thing about BC. She was filled with calm and caring and reassurance. She welcomed me and held my hand across the space between us. We struck up a "Deb friendship" in that first year of chatting. She was always filled with faith.

When I then converted my time here from the chatroom to the boards I discovered our mutual friend Tender had launched a thread for our dear SloneDeb, under the prayer section of this site. It has been my great pleasure to offer prayers here and join in the commraderie of a very caring group of gals who were subsequently dubbed, "SloneRangers."

I've known in my heart for some time that your dear wife was growing weaker and was preparing for her journey home to heaven. Reading here this morning with my eyes & head is a whole different phenomena. My words are sticking to my fingers and I am at a loss as to what to say.

The wonderful thing is that we/Deb and all of us, SloneRangers often spoke of heaven and beyond our trials here on this planet...... so I know that your wife and mother rests calmly today -- whole, healed and perfect. That is a blessing to us all. She made us many promises and I know that she has earned her wings and will be pestering the heavenly powers for continued progress and ultimately a cure for this disease. She told us often that she would watch over us from heaven.

So Slonedeb, I'm gonna count on those promises. I'm gonna count on your supervision as I go about my travels. I'm gonna sing & dance knowing that you're sending blessings to your entire family -- those who knew & loved you in your Kentucky hills and your entire BCO family here, too. You were a woman of your word, dearest Deb.

We counted on your updates, thru out the storms that you rode, to be heartfelt, honest and full of promise. You were consistent and true to the end. A testimony deserving of commemoration.

Know that we will remember you. We will remember your friendship, the love that you shared with us for your dear husband, Jacky and the great love that you had for your children.

I will continue to send up prayers for your family, now in the immediacy of our loss and into the future -- as that's a promise I'd given you.

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Deborah Jo  

My deepest condolences to Deb's family.  Her long and very difficult fight is finally over and she has found the peace she truely deserves.  It saddens me how much this courageous lady suffered while she was concerned and praying for her fellow bc sisters.  Deb - may peace be with you.

My heartfelt condolences to Deb's family and friends.  She was such a inspiring and special lady and will be missed by so many.  Deb offered so much to so many and was an inspiration to all of us.

Nancy

I'm so very sorry to hear this news. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends. I pray especially for those of you on BCO who have known her and "rode through the storms" with her. God bless you all!!

So so sad.

So many woman taken and it just isnt right!!!!

My thoughts and prayers for all her family and friends.

May she rest in peace.

I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments of FaithandFifty, I look forward to meeting our dear Deb in heaven. I am thankful she is completely healed and pain free now. It has been my blessing to be there with the other dear sisters as she rode out her final storm. 

Much love and healing to the entire family. 

Faithandfifty...thank you for putting so much of what we feel into your perfect words.

Jesus.......help.