On Tuesday, October 2, 2018, Debra Anne Meares Waller, a loving mother of two, passed away at the age of 67.

Debbie was born on May 12, 1951, in Mullins, South Carolina to Jack Meares and Mary R. Meares. A graduate of Mullins High School, Debbie attended Columbia College earning her BA degree in English, followed by her Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of South Carolina. Debbie was a lifelong educator who taught at Goose Creek High School, South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice, Dillon High School, McCormick Elementary School, and never stopped teaching her children and family.

Debbie was a devoted Christian of Baptist faith, a former member of the American Library Association, the Marion County Library Board of Trustees, the Marion County Arts Council Board of Trustees, and the Anderson Theater Board.

Debbie is survived by her beloved sons, Ryan M. Waller and Rand E. Waller; her granddaughter, Elizabeth Marie "Lizzie" Waller; her mother, Mary Rogers Meares; two sisters, Donna M. Whittington (Eddie) and Cindy M. Gibbs (Joe); her brother, J. Randolph "Randy" Meares, all of Mullins, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her loving father, Jack Meares.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2018, from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at Meares Funeral Home in Mullins, South Carolina. A funeral service celebrating Debbie's life will be conducted by the Reverend Kem Thomas at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, October 7, 2018 in the chapel of Meares Funeral Home. A private burial will follow.

If you would like to remember Debbie, the family suggests that memorials be made in her memory to McLeod Hospice House, 1203 East Cheves Street, Florence, South Carolina 29506.

An online guestbook is available at www.mearesfh.com .

"A Mother's love is something That no one else can explain. It is made of deep devotion And of sacrifice and pain. It is endless and unselfish And enduring come what may. For nothing can destroy it Or take that love away."