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Deborah Ann (Prater) Fulton, age 62 of Cookeville, TN passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
She was born January 4,1963 in Paterson, New Jersey to Joseph Edward Prater and Kathleen Ann (Clayton) Prater. She was a homemaker.
Deborah is survived by husband: Randall Fulton; (2) sisters: Lisa Johnson and husband: Dean, Janet Prater; step-mother: Rosemary Prater; nephews, Dean Johnson, Jr. and wife: Erica, Joseph Johnson and wife: Emily; nieces, Barbara Johnson, JoAnn Woods; cousin: Glenda Barnes.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Joseph and Kathleen Prater; (2) sisters: Barbara Prater and Mary Prater.
Graveside services will be held Friday, December 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM from Tompkins Cemetery with Bro. J.B. Stinson officiating. The burial will be in Tompkins Cemetery.