Deborah Faye Holton Nelson Obituary
In loving memory of Deborah Faye Holton Nelson of Rincon, Georgia, who departed this world on May 4, 2026 at the age of 74. Deborah leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Houston Eugene Holton, Sr. and Mildred Louise Woods Holton; her grandson Samuel Johnson; and her siblings, Barbara Ann Pritchard White, H. E. Holton, Jr., Doris Jeanette Burge, Carolyn Fonie Holton and Mary Sue Holton.
She is survived by: her husband David Barry Nelson, Sr.; her children, Lisa Jean Ratcliffe Steptoe, Charles Leighton Hendricks, Jr. (Katie), Kelly Jenea Nelson, Virginia Marie Nelson Johnson (Ken), David Barry Nelson, Jr. (Leah) and Christopher Ellis Nelson (Emilie); her grandchildren, Morgan Lyn Steptoe (Davis Rooks), James Dennis Steptoe III, Isabella Louise Hendricks, Matthew Joseph Hendricks, Jason O'Keefe (Emma), Julee O'Keefe (Cam Miles), Josee O'Keefe, Grace Johnson, Wyatt Johnson, Kaili Nelson McCloud (Andrew), Jake Nelson, Abram Zydonyk, Wiley Nelson and Everett Nelson; her great grandchildren, Teagan Faye Jones, Eleanor Vera Rooks and Caiden James Steptoe; and her sisters, Margaret Louise Stauffacher and Ruth Elizabeth Mathis. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers remembrances may be given to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 340 Eisenhower Drive, Building 200, Suite 220, Savannah, GA 31406.
