Debra Dee White

June 10, 1968 - October 9, 2014

Debra "Debi" Dee White, 46, earned her wings after a 15-year battle with Huntington's Chorea on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at Lake Chelan Community Hospital. She was born on June 10, 1968 in Deer Lodge, Montana to Constance "Connie" Foster and Randolph "Randy" Leyda. Debi grew up in Chelan and graduated from Chelan High School in 1988. She was extremely active in local and state FFA events. After high school, Debi attended Edmonds Community College, but shortly made her way back home to reside in the Wenatchee and Chelan valleys. She was a loving sister, daughter, aunt, and a proud mother of three. She will be missed by many. Debi was preceded in death by her sister Vicky Misenar, mother Connie Foster, and step-mother Carol Leyda. Debi is survived by her children Samantha Flaget of Chelan, Sarah Flaget of Chelan, and Joshua Davis of Chelan; her father Randy Leyda of Orondo; her siblings Valerie Rife (Mike) of Orondo and Austin Leyda (Emily) of Waterloo, IA; her niece Destaney de la Mora (Eric) of Orondo; and her nephews Cyrus and Jonathan Leyda of Waterloo, IA. A memorial graveside service will be held at Chelan's Fraternal Cemetery on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 3 pm. The family will be greeting friends and relatives at a reception directly following the service.