Deborah Elizabeth Sykes Fosbury

Debs was born December 28, 1930 in England, daughter of the late John and Daisy Elwell. She attended the Belmont School of Nursing in Birmingham, UK studying to be a Physiotherapist. There she met her husband David, whom she married in 1955. Debs and David moved to Kinston, North Carolina in 1956 with Dupont. From there they moved with Dupont to Hendersonville, TN in 1963 and then Signal Mountain, TN in 1965. This is where Debs ands David raised their family until they moved to Southport, NC in 2005 to be near her son Hugh and family who lived in Raleigh, NC at the time.

Debs was very involved with her church and was an avid gardener. She was a well respected physical therapist working at the Siskin Foundation for many years. She was a loving wife, mother, Grandmother and more recently a Great Grandmother. She was loved for her graciousness and optimism as Debs never appeared to have a bad day and always saw the best in people. She will be dearly missed by her family and many friends but our memories of a life well lived will sustain us.

Debs is survived by her husband, David Fosbury; two sons, Michael and wife Belle of Vestal, NY, and Hugh and wife Lisa of Southport, NC; three grandchildren, Melissa White and husband Sean, James Fosbury, and Jonathan Fosbury; a great-granddaughter, Olivia Marie White; cousins in England, Christopher and Jenny Powlett, Hugh and Jane Powlett, and cousin Felicity Powlett Priest in Australia.

A celebration of life will be held at Southport Trinity United Methodist Church on Saturday, August 21st, 2021 at 1:00pm. A reception will follow at Hugh and Lisa's home located at 120 W Moore St, Southport, NC.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the SECU Hospice House of Brunswick, 955 Mercy Lane SE, Bolivia, NC 28422 or to the Dosher Memorial Hospital Foundation, 924 N. Howe St., Southport, NC 28461.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.peacocknewnamwhite.com for the Fosbury family.

Peacock - Newnam & White Funeral and Cremation Service, Southport, North Carolina.