This is a Facebook note from Debbie Smallwood Oakley's son, Bob Kinsey:

So, I wasn’t sure if, when or how I was gonna do this. I guess I figured I’d eventually get to it, and now is as good a time as any. There’s just no way to get the word out since I don’t have a phone number for everyone that knows me.

So, it comes with a heavy heart and teary eyes that I must let everyone know that my mom, Debbie Oakley, passed away on Monday, January 15th, 2024 while at Kettering Heath Hamilton Hospital. She went peacefully surrounded by family. And for those that have questions, she had been in and out of the hospital many times over the last couple years, but most recently since mid-November and all of December trying very hard to get better. I know many people, friends and family, cared for her. I will miss my mom deeply, her grandkids will miss their grandma, and her great-grandkids will miss their Gigi…

We will be having a Celebration of Life on Sunday, February 18th in the downstairs room of the Eagles Lodge located at 2114 Oxford State Road in Middletown. Hours will be from 3-6 for anyone who would like to come.