Deborah was born on February 22, 1950, in Grand Saline, Texas to Henry Goebel and Thelma Horn Goebel. Deborah married the love of her life David Brooks in Oklahoma. Deborah was a home maker she loved gardening and landscaping. Deborah started the beautification project in Celeste, she owned and operated Rocking Horse Daycare and Granny's Snow Cones in Celeste. Deborah was a long-term member of Living Word United Church.
Deborah is survived by daughter; Serena Butler, son; Shane Brooks, grandchildren; Amanda Fugitt, Marcus Butler, Donovan Butler, Skyler Gibson, Katlyn Grounds, Aaron Butler, David Shane Brooks, and one great-grandchild, brothers; Paul Goebel, Arvis Goebel, sisters; Patricia Prestige, Anita Goebel, Melba Jean Howle and Barbara Gray.
Deborah is preceded in death by her husband in 2001, parents, Lavell Hallonguist, Tilmon Goebel, Joel Goebel and Luettie Golden.
Pallbearers will be Caleb Goebel, Michael Pierce, Clint Mott, Brandon Mott, Johnny Coyle and Noah Grounds.
Condolences(8)
Jeannie Howle
Winnsboro, TX Sunday, February 23, 2025 I’m so sorry for your loss. Even though I know how hard this is and how heartbroken you all are, she is in a better place. She was never one to set still.Jeannie Howle
Winnsboro, TX Saturday, February 22, 2025 I’m so sorry for your loss. Even though I know how hard this is and how heartbroken you all are, she is in a better place. She was never one to set still.Jeannie Howle
Winnsboro, TX Saturday, February 22, 2025 I’m so sorry for your loss. Even though I know how hard this is and how heartbroken you all are, she is in a better place. She was never one to set still.Jeannie Howle
Winnsboro, TX Saturday, February 22, 2025 I’m so sorry for your loss. Even though I know how hard this is and how heartbroken you all are, she is in a better place. She was never one to set still.Jeannie Howle
Winnsboro, TX Saturday, February 22, 2025 I’m so sorry for your loss. Even though I know how hard this is and how heartbroken you all are, she is in a better place. She was never one to set still.Anita
Wills Point, TX Saturday, February 22, 2025 Remembering DeborahDeborah wasn’t just a sister—she was a force of nature, a free spirit who lived life on her own terms. She left us just four days before her 75th birthday, but in those years, she filled the world with more adventure and laughter than most could in a lifetime.
She was the kind of person who would ride a horse through a Dairy Queen drive thru window, just because she could. She once sat on the back of a horse, watching TV in a neighbor’s front yard, turning an ordinary moment into something unforgettable. That was Deborah—wild, wonderful, and always up for something new.
She had a love for motorcycles, the open road calling to her the same way adventure always did. Whether it was on horseback or two wheels, she found freedom in movement, never one to be tied down.
Though she’s no longer here, her spirit will never be gone. It lives on in every wild ride, in every daring choice, in every moment where someone chooses adventure over the ordinary.
Ride free, Deborah. You will always be loved and remembered
Jeannie Howle
Winnsboro, TX Friday, February 21, 2025 I’m so sorry for your loss. Even though I know how hard this is and how heartbroken you all are, she is in a better place. She was never one to set still.Jeannie Howle
Winnsboro, TX Thursday, February 20, 2025 I’m so sorry for your loss. Even though I know how hard this is and how heartbroken you all are, she is in a better place. She was never one to set still.