Debra Wilson Mayes Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Debra Wilson Mayes of Ferriday, Louisiana, who passed away on January 21, 2025, at the age of 59, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Debra Wilson Mayes or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Debra Wilson may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Floyd Wilson and Willie Mae Wright Wilson; her son Deville Murphy, Jr.; and her brother Lawrence Wilson. She is survived by: her husband Jerry L. Mayes of Ferriday; her sons, Gary Mayes (Ariyouna) of Addis, LA and Jerry D. Mayes (Brea Pillette) of Vacharie, LA; her sisters, Ulandia Jefferson of Ferriday, LA and Cora Lewis of Ferriday, LA; and her close friends, Jackie Keigler of Ferriday, Valerie Brown of Ferriday and Rhonda of Natchez, MS.
