Deborah Lynn Thompson, age 53 of Rocky Mount and originally from West Virginia, went to be with the Lord Friday, February 6, 2009 after a lengthy battle with illness. She was preceded in death by her mother, Wanda Lee Alexander. Surviving are her husband, Danny (Jay Bird) Eugene Thompson, Sr.; children, Danny (Jay) Eugene Thompson, Jr. (Sharon), Cary Lee Thompson (Michelle), Kandi Lynn Burdette (Shady), Kasey Dawn Thompson; grandchildren, Danny (DJ) Eugene Thompson, III, Katherine Liddle, Stephanie Liddle, Tiffany Thompson, Nicolas Thompson, Jackie Dakota Hall, Miranda Thompson, Christian Burdette, Chase Thompson, Alexa Burdette, Trevor Burdette; father, Urie Lee Alexander, Sr.; brothers and sisters, Urie Lee Alexander, Jr., Sharon Kay Harris, Linda Sue Rojas. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel 2 p.m. Monday with Dr. J. Cecil Riley officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Park. Her family will be receiving friends Sunday afternoon at the family home. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service, Rocky Mount.