Theda Debes, 89, died February 27, 2012 at Pawnee Valley Community Hospital, Larned, Kansas. She was born October 4, 1922 at Waurika, Oklahoma, the daughter of Columbus Frederick and Willie Pearl (Glazner) Sparkman. Her father died when she was six years old. She was raised by her mother and step-father, Delbert Easter Elliott. She married Irvin Martin Debes January 15, 1942 at Great Bend, Kansas. He died January 11, 2001. A Great Bend resident since 1954, coming from Ellinwood, Kansas, Mrs. Debes was a bookkeeper. Survivors include one son, Fred Debes and his wife Bev, Derby, Kansas; one daughter-in-law, Naomi Debes, Littleton, Colorado; one sister-in-law, Lou Sparkman, Hutchinson, Kansas; one brother-in-law, Lesley Anderson, Denver, Colorado; four grandchildren: Kim Hindman, Littleton, Colorado; Kerrie Martinez, Austin, Texas; Kristi Stevens, Larned; and Kori Miller, Derby; twelve great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Johnny Lynn Debes; two brothers, Hurschel Sparkman and Carl Sparkman; and one sister, Louise Anderson. Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 2, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Father Warren Stecklein will officiate. Inurnment will be in Great Bend Cemetery. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorials are requested to the Prince of Peace Parish, in care of the funeral home.