Dee graduated from Newman Community Unit High School and received a bachelors degree in Nursing from Indiana University Kokomo. She was married to Paul E. Mabrey on September 26, 1965. Dee had a career in Nursing for Howard Community Hospital. She was a dedicated member of Order of the Eastern Star, and had a passion for scrapbooking, crafting, nursing, reading, collecting, and her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Mabrey, a son, Christopher Pate, and her parents, Will Forsythe and Selma Krabel. She is survived by sons Jason and Travis Mabrey, granddaughter Sierra Mabrey, brother Richard Forsythe, and multiple nieces and nephews, and great-nieces and nephews.
A visitation for Dee will be held Monday, November 20, 2023 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 5740 South Pine Ave, Ocala, FL 34480.
A Celebration of Life for Dee will be held Friday, November 24, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Ellers Mortuary, 3400 S Webster St., Kokomo, Indiana 46902, with interment on Monday, November 27, 2023 from TBD to TBD at Sunset Memory Garden Cemetery, 2097 W Alto Rd., Kokomo, Indiana 46902.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ForestLawnOcala.com for the Mabrey family.
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