Deborah Lynn Labyer

A funeral service for Deborah Labyer is scheduled for 1:00 pm on May 2, 2023 at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange with interment to follow at the Byler Cemetery in Muldoon. Serving as pallbearers will be Bolivar Canton, Hector Noguera, Herbert Hart, and Sergio Gonzalez.

Deborah Lynn Labyer, age 70, passed away on April 26, 2023 at her home in Houston.  She was born November 18, 1952 in Houston to Ralph Sterling Labyer, Sr. and Neldean (Helton) Labyer.  She attended Milby High School, married Kenneth Fulkerson, Sr. in 1969 and they had one son, David Kenneth Fulkerson, Jr. 

Deborah enjoyed putting puzzles together and she loved quotes.  She enjoyed gardening, sewing and cooking.  She also loved all animals including butterflies and hummingbirds. She was known as “Yaya” to her grandchildren which she loved dearly.  The youngest grandchild, Clio always knocked on Yaya’s door to make sure she came to the table before anyone else could eat.  She was a wonderful mother and grandmother, and she will be missed by her family and friends.  In Deborah’s own quote, “Peace begins with a smile”.

She is survived by her son, David Kenneth Fulkerson, Jr. (Jackie) of Houston; brother Bradley Labyer (Heather); brother-in-law, John Pechacek; grandchildren, Hector Noguera (Clarisse), Marisela Morales (Carlos); great grandchildren, Calliope Morales, Clio Morales and Noe Noguera; nieces and nephew, Hailee Labyer, Taylor Mae Labyer, Gunnar Sterling Labyer, Sherry, Becky, Duane, Sarah, Larry, Jr., Kim along with other nieces and nephews.

Deborah was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Neldean Labyer; sister, Verda Susan Rice; brothers, Ralph “Ginpole” Labyer, Jr. and James Labyer. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Gardenia Janssen Animal Shelter or to the Byler Cemetery Association.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange, Texas.  Share your thoughts and find memories online at www.fayettememorialhome.com.