Debbie J. Thompson Baker died peacefully at home following a stage four cancer diagnosis in 2021 on November 10, 2026. Debbie was born on June 29, 1955 to Wayne and Charlene (Anderson) Thompson in Shreve, Ohio.
Debbie graduated from Triway high school and Asbury University. Debbie‘s first career was a stay at home mom to her three children. As they grew, she studied and was trained as a certified spiritual director and retreat leader. She was also a midwife in starting new ministries and maturing spiritual lives in every church she was a part of as she moved with her husband in the itinerant United Methodist ministry.
She is survived by her husband of 49 years, David; her three children Deanna Baker, Denise (Paul) Jackson, Derek (Haley) Baker; seven grandchildren, her brother Steve (Sherri) Thompson; her brother-in-law Richard (Lynn) Baker; sisters-in-law Becky Baker and Elizabeth Baker, and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Wayne and Charlene Thompson and Glenn and Violet Baker (parents-in-law).
Calling hours will be Friday, November 13, 2026 from 10:00am – 12:00pm at Snyder Funeral Home ~ Lasater Chapel, 11337 Upper Gilchrist Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050, with a funeral service at 12:00. A private graveside service will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Shreve, OH.
Funeral Home: Snyder Funeral Home
Website: www.snyderfuneralhomes.com
