Deborah Jean Gilliam

Debbie Gilliam, 60, of Stamford, passed away on Sunday, June 3, 2012 at her residence in Stamford. Funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at the Paint Creek Baptist Church with Revs. James Brigham and Steve Russell officiating. Burial will follow in the Howard Cemetery under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home in Stamford. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 from 6 until 8 p.m.
Debbie was born November 6, 1951, in Stamford to Ralph and Oweida Weaver. She was raised in the Paint Creek Community and graduated from Paint Creek High School. Debbie was a member of the Paint Creek Baptist Church. She married Larry Gilliam on March 23, 1996. She was employed by Western Marketing in Tye for the past 17 years and employed at Caterpillar for 12 years prior to that.
Survivors include her husband, Larry Gilliam of Stamford, 2 step children Shane Gilliam and wife Tiffany of Abilene, and Kelly Sherman and husband Albert of Midland, 2 brothers, Robert Weaver and wife Jamie of Haskell and Danny Weaver and wife Sylvia of Hawley, 1 aunt, Jackie Riley and husband Claudie of Albany, 1 uncle, J. V. Weaver and wife Geneva of Houston, 2 nephews, Aaron Weaver and Joey Weaver and wife Lisa, 4 nieces, Robyne Stewart and husband Mike, Shamone Keen and husband Kirt, Shayla Johnson and husband Philip and Shawnda Weaver, adopted children include Shawn and Nikki Jordan, Daniel Riley, Mike and Tammy Douglas, Chane and Wendy Connor, Trey and Alicia Dancer, Andy and Beth Scott, Nathan Quebie, Brian Phebus and Mickey and Kay Duke, 6 step grandchildren, Gage, Colton and Fallon Gilliam all of Abilene and Ashton, Brody, and Canton Sherman all of Midland, adopted grandchildren, Hunter Brennan, Astraea, Caitlyn, Alyssa, Frankie, Riley Jo, Mikayla and Haley. She was preceded in death by her parents.