Mrs. Debra Kay Ashley Elwell

July 26, 1955 - April 4, 2019

Chester Mrs. Debra Kay Ashley Elwell, 63, died Thursday, April 4, 2019, at MUSC-Chester Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, April 8, 2019, at Barron Funeral Home with Rev. Kenneth Compton officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Sunday, April 7, at Barron Funeral Home, 133 Wylie St., Chester, SC. Mrs. Elwell was born July 26, 1955 in Chester, SC and was a daughter of the late Hazel Ashley and Mabel Melton Ashley. She was a graduate of Chester High School and was retired from Walmart as an assistant manager. Debra was a loving woman and a full time devoted mother. She is survived by one son, Justin Elwell of Chester; two daughters, Ashley Zarko and Dawn Elwell both of Chester; eight grandchildren, Taylor, MacKenzee, Bree, Devyn, Madison, Zoe, Payton and Bryson; three great grandchildren, Isaac, Bentley and Nilan; two sisters, Liz DalPogetto (Ron) and Lejean Smith (Leslie) both of Rock Hill; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Elwell was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard Wayne Elwell and a sister, Juanita Hatchell. Memorials may be made to Relay for Life, c/o Christy Wilburn, 173 Columbia St., Chester, SC 29706. Please designate on the check who the memorial is for. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.