Debbie M. Storey

Debbie M. Storey, 67, passed away February 11, 2023, at St. Francis Hospital in Colorado Springs. Debbie was born May 31, 1955, in Lamar, Colorado to Jim & Opal (Crane) Hollenback. She grew up in Springfield and later moved to La Junta where she attended and graduated from La Junta High School.

In January 1973 a young Debbie was in the parking lot at Otero Junior College when an unknown 23-year-old man walked by, looked into her blue eyes and introduced her to his friend as his fiancé. This is how Debbie first met Greg Storey who would become her life partner for the next 50 years. The two of them were married within five months after four dates.

Debbie helped Greg with horse shoeing. She worked at Davidson’s Jewelers, manager of 6 Star, DeBourgh Manufacturing, Colorado East Bank & Trust (TBK), and SECOM. She was a member of the La Junta Rifle Club, National Cutting Horse Assoc., NRA and past 4-H leader.

Debbie is survived by her husband, Greg of the La Junta family home, several nieces and nephews and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, her daughter, Stacy and her sisters, Paula and Shelly.

Funeral services will be held Friday, February 17, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at the La Junta First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Marty Lee of the United Methodist Church of Rocky Ford officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, February 16, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Peacock Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow the funeral service at the Springfield Cemetery in Springfield, CO.