Debra Lavaughn Reinecker, age 62, a resident of Ft. Scott, Kansas, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, November 3, 2019, at her home. She was born April 3, 1957, in Anaheim, California, the daughter of Dale and Donna Smith. Debbie married Joseph P. Reinecker on December 2, 1995, at the Community Christian Church in Ft. Scott. She had worked as a CNA for area nursing homes for twenty years. She had also worked for Wal-Mart. 

Survivors include her husband, Joe, of the home; two sisters, Diana Richards, of Ft. Scott and Dolly DeWees, of Girard, Kansas as well as several nieces and nephews. 

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Friday, November 22nd at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to Paws & Claws and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P. O. Box 374, Ft. Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.