Debra Lee Pate Peters

Mrs. Debra Lee Pate Peters was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 9, 1959, to her father, the late Mr. Edward Leroy Pate, and her surviving mother, Mrs. Marian Woodhouse Pate. She spent her childhood in Illinois and eventually moved to her forever home in Tennessee. In her adult years, she worked in sales in various positions and for several different companies. Mrs. Debra would meet and marry her husband, Mr. James Peters, and on July 5, 1998, the two would marry and forever intertwine their families, hearts, and lives. They remained married until her passing. In her leisure time, she could be found enjoying shopping at yard sales throughout the countryside, crocheting, and sewing blankets for her children and grandchildren. Still, nothing in life compared in her heart to the time she spent with her family, friends, and loved ones, especially her grandchildren. Mrs. Debra Pate Peters passed from this life on September 29, 2025, at Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, TN, making her stay on this earth some 66 years, 8 months, and 18 days.

In addition to her mother, Mrs. Marian Woodhouse Pate, she is survived by her husband of 28 years, Mr. James Peters of Waynesboro, TN; daughters, Crystal Hooker and husband John of Waynesboro, TN, Amber Peters and husband Steven Wyatt of Crystal River, FL, and Jamie Lee Peters and fiancé Logan Qualls of Decaturville, TN; grandchildren, Justice Hooker, Lakota Hooker, Cherokee Peters Reed, Tahlequah (Telly) Heath, Bristol Hall, Brexlee Hall, and John Luke Qualls; siblings, Edward Pate and wife Sandy of Crystal Lake, IL, Cindy Pate of Florence, WI, and Michael Pate and wife Jennifer of Donnella, FL; as well as many other family, friends, and dear loved ones.

In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by a brother, Robert Pate, and grandson, Cole Hooker.

A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 2:00 pm till 5:00 pm at the Green River Baptist Fellowship Hall in Waynesboro, TN.

Bates-Love Funeral and Cremation, LLC is honored to serve the Peters family.