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Debbie Cinker 72, of Calhoun, Kentucky passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at her home in Calhoun. Deborah Lynn Hawthorne was born May 1, 1953 in Moline, Illinois to the late Donald Melvin and Edythe Louise Parker Hawthorne and was married to George Cinker until his death in 2003.
Debbie worked as a clerk at Marathon Station in Calhoun and earlier worked in housekeeping at Pioneertown Motel in Pioneertown, California. She enjoyed both crafting, especially making jewelry, spending time with both her family and friends, and loved caring for her animals.
Debbie is survived by three daughters, Tina Warren (Ron Buckman) of Cannelton, Indiana, Myndy Buckman of Owensboro, and Kelly Mullan (Tyler Scouton) of Duluth, Minnesota; a son by her choice, Lawrence Leon Lewis (Shannon) of Portland, Oregon; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Greg Hawthorne of Iowa City, Iowa and Kirk Hawthorne (Dana) of Pinopolis, South Carolina.
Family services will be at a later date. There will be no public visitation or services. Muster Funeral Homes, Calhoun Chapel is handling the arrangements for Debbie’s family.
The Debbie Cinker family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to McLean County Animal Shelter; 86 Sanitation Lane; Calhoun, Kentucky 42327.
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McLean County Animal Shelter
86 Sanitation Lane, Calhoun KY 42327