Deborah Rhoad Weathers

Deborah "Debbie" Rhoad Weathers, 51, entered into eternal rest on Saturday afternoon, September 1, 2012 at her residence on Folly Beach, SC. She was the wife of Darus "Darrell" Weathers, Jr. She was born on December 29, 1960 in Charleston, SC. She graduated in 1979 from Berkeley High School in Moncks Corner, SC within the college preparatory/honors track. She was a former employee at Dupont (Cypress Gardens) for over 10 years becoming certified and trained as a First Responder for their Emergency Safety Team at Dupont. She was a hard worker and enjoyed her job and time while employed, but she made a conscious choice to become a stay-at-home mother and homemaker to her children and husband. She loved the beach, the mountains, reading, traveling, attending concerts, and gardening. In her youth, she enjoyed water skiing and in her twenties snow skiing. She was a bus driver in high school for Berkeley County Schools. She won the Miss Flame Beauty Pageant title at Pimlico Fire Department her junior year in high school, and competed at the Regional Pageant contest at the Gaillard Auditorium. She was also a dancer from the age of three until age fifteen under the Virginia Nuss School of Dance and The Cecilia Vaughn School of Dance in Charleston, where she excelled in ballet, tap, toe, and jazz, and participated in many local dance recitals around the Charleston area. Debbie had been disabled due to chronic back problems and had undergone numerous back surgeries as well as a chronic respiratory condition that made it difficult for her to do the things she enjoyed most in life.

She loved her children and family immensely and wanted the absolute best for everyone. She was especially proud of her daughter, Lauren, pursuing her masters in psychology at Western Kentucky University, her son Brooks, and wife Tina, and their children, and her son, Trey, majoring in Environmental Studies at Trident Technical College. She is survived by her husband, Darrell D. Weathers, and three children, Steven "Brooks" Grooms and his wife, Tina, of Myrtle Beach, SC, Lauren N. Weathers of Bowling Green, KY (Folly Beach), and Darus "Trey" Weathers III of Folly Beach, SC. She is also survived by her parents, Brenda and Gene Rhoad of Charleston, SC, brothers, Rodney "Rocky" Rhoad of Seattle, WA, and Kevin "Shawn" Rhoad of Charleston, SC, and her grandchildren, Stephanie, Robbie, and Brooke Grooms of Myrtle Beach, SC. She was preceded in death by her grandparents (maternal) Ottie "Steve" and Mary "Dot" Stevens and (paternal) Richard "Dick" and Evelyn S. Rhoad. She is also survived by aunts, uncles, and numerous cousins. Debbie will be extremely missed by her family, especially her children. All services will be private. Arrangements by J. HENRY STUHR, INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway.