Debora Jeanne Rich, age 68, passed away October 7, 2018. Debby was born in Helena on May 4, 1950, the eldest child of Edward and Margaret Miller. She attended Hawthorn, CR Anderson and Helena High, graduating in 1969. A highlight of her childhood was her pinto horse, Apache. She rode Apache in O-Mok-Sees, a drill team and with the Helena Trail Riders. She loved back packing trips and downhill skiing. Debby gave her heart to Jesus Christ in her early 20s and attended Bible School at the Christian Training Center in Brownsville, Texas in 1974.
While working in Bryce Canyon, Utah, Debby met Navy Seabee, Bill Rich. They married in 1978 at his duty station in Exmouth, Western Australia and honeymooned in Perth. After Australia, Bill and Debby were stationed in Maine, Crete, Mississippi and Bahrain. In 1988, their daughter Mariah was born in their last overseas duty station in London, England. After London, the family moved to New York.
In 1992 they moved to Helena just before Bill’s retirement from the Navy in February 1993. Debby was a dedicated mother and homeschooled Mariah. She loved camping, visiting historic places and was an avid reader. Her faith in God was unwavering and she was confident of her heavenly destination.
Debby is survived by her husband Bill, daughter Mariah, parents Edward and Margaret, brother Tom all of Helena, brother Jim (Ashley) of Denver, brother in law, Brian Rich (Janet) of Jupiter, Florida, two aunts, several cousins, nephews, nieces and grand nephews and nieces.
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