Deborah Price Groves, 62, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 1, 2017. She was born in Mount Olive on November 12, 1954 to Nelson and Lynda Price, both of Lumberton. She grew up in Lumberton and graduated from Lumberton High School. She went on to ECU to earn a Masters Degree in nursing, which she practiced for the rest of her life as a mental health nurse, nurse educator, as well as the Director of Nursing for Monarch Behavioral Health.

She met her husband, David Groves, in 1979 and married him on March 29, 1980. Together they had three daughters, whom they raised in Raleigh before moving back to Lumberton. And for the remainder of her life, she resided in Lumberton. Deborah was most passionate about her love for the Lord and her family.

She leaves behind her parents; her husband David of the home; her daughters: Melinda Woods and husband Chris of Marble, Rebecca Cornett and husband Thomas of Wake Forest, and Ashley McCartney and husband Kenny of Edinburgh, Scotland; her grandchildren: Rowan, Gray, and Reese of Marble and Bailey, Elijah, Titus, and Tucker of Wake Forest; two brothers: Greg Price and wife Gwenn of Lumberton and Andy Price and wife Patricia of Red Springs; her sister, Joanna Read and husband Carey of Lumberton; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held on Monday, June 5, 2017, at 11:00 AM at Chestnut Street UMC in Lumberton. The family will receive visitors prior to the service from 10:00-11:00 AM.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Deborah's name to the Southeastern Hospice House of Lumberton or to the American Cancer Society.