Deborah Elaine "Debbie" Tyler Kroll entered her heavenly home on Thursday morning, August 17, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 65. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service of Sand Springs.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, August 22, at Living Hope Baptist Church, Tulsa, with Pastor Beau Holland officiating. Debbie will be laid to rest at Woodland Memorial Park. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Monday 12-8 p.m. with family greeting friends 5-7 p.m.

Debbie was born August 20, 1957, at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa to William "Jack" Cook and Ruby Anna (Hall) Cook Forrester. She was raised in Gainesville, Georgia, graduating in 1975 from North Hall High School. She continued her education at Truett-McConnell University graduating with an associates in accounting. She often traveled back to Georgia to visit her college roommates.

It was through close family friends that Debbie came to know and love, James Allen "Jimmy" Tyler. They were united in marriage on December 26, 1979, at the Creek County Courthouse in Sapulpa. Debbie stayed home to raise her children, and later went to work with Tulsa Public Schools in child nutrition working her way to manager. She retired on November 10, 2022, after 38 years of service.

Debbie was a kind, happy, caring and sweet wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend. She was extremely funny and witty but could hold her own when needed. She cherished her family and enjoyed cooking and sewing. Debbie was a faithful Christian and member of Living Hope Baptist Church in Tulsa. Debbie helped the church cook and serve delicious monthly lunches for anyone who wanted to come and eat.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy in 1986; her parents; infant son, Kevin Ray Tyler; and siblings: Marilyn Green, Jackie Smith, William Jack "Billy" Cook, Jr., and infant brother, Samuel David Cook.

Survivors include her children: Gary Tyler and wife, Keisha of Sand Springs, Christy Tyler Johnson of Ft. Worth, TX, and James Tyler and wife, Jaime of Killeen, TX; siblings: Tina Goldman and husband, Deric of Tulsa; Robert Cook and wife, Maria of Tulsa, and Tammy Baker of Wagoner; grandchildren: Luke Tyler and Cierra Tyler, Issac Ogburn and wife, Alice, Dakota Chevier and husband, Dustin, Dallen Johnson and wife, Veronica, Daisey Johnson and Rylee Tyler; nieces and nephews: Emily Goldman, Kristen Fielder and husband, Cody, and Trent Goldman and Shyanne Cooke; and many other nieces, nephews and extended family members that will miss her dearly.

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