Ms. Debra Rae Sheffield was born on January 18, 1954 to Ray and Helen Woods in Dublin, Georgia. She departed her life on August 26, 2020 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin, Georgia. Debra loved her children and reading.

She leaves to cherish her memory: a son, Douglas (Rhonda) Lumley Jr., a daughter, Tonya Michele Lumley, grandchildren Sabrina Lumley of Jacksonville, Fl., Hayli Lumley, Dawson Lumley, Greyson Lumley, Joshua Whalian (Brandi Stovall), Madison Leigh Lumley, Jayleigh Michele Crabb all of Dublin, Georgia, great- granddaughters Summer Susie Tyson and Autumn Sarah Tyson; son-in-law Whalian Tyson and a host of loving family and friends. Serenity Funeral Home, Dublin, Georgia has charge of arrangements.