Debra Ann Sowders Bays, age 57, of Artemus, died Tuesday, November 20, 2012 in the Kindred Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
She was a daughter, and the youngest child of the late Orvil and Cornellia "Nell" Rice Sowders, born to them on July 1, 1955 in Barbourville.

Debra Ann was a well known House Keeper at the Barbourville Nursing Home for many years; and a member of the Artemus First Baptist Church.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by: Her two brothers: Bill J. Sowders and Earl Delbert Sowders; Her two sisters: Geneva Mills and Joyce Jean Sowders; Her two brothers-in-law: Robert Austin Elliott and Henry Mills; and by her sister-in-law: Frances Sowders.

Debra Ann is survived by her loving family: Her daughter: Angela Bays of Barbourville. Her son: Robert Bryan Bays and wife, Amy of London.
Her four grandchildren: Bryanna Bays, Callie Beth Bays, Summer Smith, and Cody Smith. Her great grandson: Aiden Mosley.
Her two Sisters: Bobbie Wells and Husband, Eugene of Xenia, Ohio; and Bernice Elliott of Artemus.
Her sister-in-law: Kathi Sowders of Dayton, Ohio; and several beloved nieces and nephews, and many other relatives and dear friends to mourn her passing.

Funeral Services for Debra Ann Sowders Bays will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 24, 2012 in the Hopper Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. James McDonald and Bro. Tim Hamilton officiating.
Burial will follow in the Stewart Cemetery at Artemus.
Those serving as Pallbearers will be family and friends.
Those serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be: The Staff at the Barbourville Nursing Home, and the Staff at the Kindred Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

Hopper Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.

The Bays family will receive friends at the Hopper Funeral Home after 6:00 P.M. on Friday, and on Saturday after 10:00 A.M. until the Funeral hour of 1:00 P.M.