Mary "Jane" Debrick

Mary Jane "Jane" Debrick, age 93, of Paola passed away November 23, 2019 at North Point Skilled Nursing in Paola. She was born April 5, 1926 in Miami County to the late Charles R. and Frances Annabelle (Hopkins) Hogue and graduated from high school in Drexel, Missouri in 1944. On July 19, 1945, she married Ernest E. "Rusty" Debrick of LaCygne in Mineral Wells, Texas during World War II while Rusty was in the Army. After the war, they settled in Drexel and became the parents of two daughters Frances and Pamela. Jane and Rusty moved from Drexel to Trading Post, Kansas where they owned their own business from 1954-1960. They moved to Paola in 1960. For 22 years, Jane was employed at the Sears Catalog Store while also being a homemaker and an antique dealer. She especially enjoyed attending and bidding at auctions and for several years was a vendor at the bi-annual White Cloud Flea Market in White Cloud, Kansas. She loved Paola, her neighbors, long walks through the Ursuline Academy grounds and making pies and yeast rolls with extra yeast. Jane was a member of the Paola United Methodist Church and the Miami County Hospital Auxiliary. Jane is survived by her husband, daughters Fran Crouch (Steve) of Topeka and Pam Pringle (Jerrel) of Hemp Camp, Texas; grandchildren Mary Crouch Young (Mrs. Bobby), Clint Pringle and Guy Hollinger; great grandchildren Isaac Young, Genevieve Hollinger (parents Neil and Emily), Daniel, Marcella, Brylen and Shayla Dees, and great-great granddaughter Miracle Willcut (Daniel Dees). In addition to her parents, preceding her in death were her sister Joanne Hogue and grandson Neil Hollinger (Mrs. Emily). Family and friends are encouraged to post their memories and condolences on Jane's Tribute Wall.