Debbye Harmon, age 65, went home to Jesus on January 18th, 2018, at the HopeWest Hospice Care Center in Grand Junction, CO. She was born on June 10th, 1952, in San Antonio, Texas. She spent her childhood years in Texas and in the early eighties; she met and married the love of her life; Ronald Harmon. Together, they raised two sons and one daughter. They eventually settled in Glade Park, Colorado on a small farm where Debbye enjoyed serving as a 4H leader as well as a member of the Mesa County Fair Board. A few years after her husband passed away, Debbye relocated to Palisade, Colorado. Debbye was passionate about helping veterans and training dogs and she found a way to combine those two passions when she started a non-profit organization, TrailSong. She founded TrailSong for the purpose of training rescue dogs to provide emotional support to military veterans. It was one of her proudest accomplishments. Debbye also enjoyed serving her community through her involvement on the Palisade Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
One of Debbye’s favorite hobbies was cooking and baking. She always had the best menu planned out for special occasions and everyone always looked forward to tasting her latest recipes. She loved her family and dogs beyond measure and she cherished being a grandmother. Her favorite activity was spoiling her granddaughter.
Debbye is survived by her sons, Kevin Harmon and Dane Harmon; her daughter, Keira Hawkins; her son-in-law, Troy Hawkins; her granddaughter, Kacey Hawkins; her brothers, Terry Monroe and Tracey (Denise) Monroe; and her sister, Trish (Chris) Cowan; along with several nieces and nephews.
Debbye was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Harmon; her sister, Melanie Halcrow; her father, Greg Monroe; and her mother, Clarice Kennedy.
Debbye’s celebration of life will be held on Saturday, January 27th, 2018 at the Clifton Assembly of God, 258 5th St., Clifton, CO 81520 at 2:00 PM.
The family asks that in lieu of flowers; please consider making a donation in Debbye’s honor to HopeWest.
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