Debra Knepp Holderman

Debra Lynn Knepp Holderman, 60, resident of Iola, Kansas, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Cherry Ridge Farms in Ottawa, Kansas. Debra was born on May 30, 1955 in Chanute, Kansas. She grew up in Carlyle where she attended elementary school then Middle School and High School in Iola. In 1973 she gave birth to her twins, Brandee and Brandon. She worked at Allen County Law Enforcement for the past five years. Survivors include her mother, Billie G. Thompson of rural Colony, KS; her son, Brandon Hobbs, and his four children, Madison, Gunner, Macee and Jagger of Oklahoma City, OK; her daughter, Brandee Bratton and her husband Joe Bratton of Victoria, TX; her sister, Diane Ransom and her husband Dr. Bud Ransom of Ottawa, KS; her nephew, Ryan Cobbs, his wife Abbi and their children Casey and Shelby; and many cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Alvin J. Knepp of Wichita, grandparents Lester and Wilma Knepp of Iola, Bill and Lydia Nettleton of Colony and nephew Casey Cobbs. Her interests included time on her mother''s ranch, gardening, and creating memories with her family, friends, and her Scottish terrier, Jolie. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the Waugh-Yokum and Friskel Chapel in Iola. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016, at the funeral home with burial to follow in the Colony Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society or St. Luke''s Home Care and Hospice and may be left with the funeral home. To leave a condolence online, go to www.iolafuneral.com .