Debbie Ann Lewis of Williamstown, NJ transitioned this life on August 12, 2022, at home with her family.  Debbie was born on March 18,1961 to Clara Mae Lewis Batie and Scott Lewis Sr. at Newcomb Hospital, Vineland, New Jersey.

Deb as she was often called was baptized at an early age by the late Pastor Charles Harvey Sr. at St Paul's Missionary Baptist Church.  She also attended Christian Love Church in Vineland under the leadership of the late Bishop Johnson and Pastor           Karen Johnson.  She returned to St Paul 8 years ago under the leadership of her current Pastor, Rev Darwin W. Ransom.  Deb loved the Lord and knew Him as her Savior.

She moved from Vineland to Williamstown with her family, Darwin and Wanda Ransom due to illness.  Deb remaining        independent and moved to Glassboro where her brother Stanley Lewis and niece Jelisa Ransom resided with her.  Due to her failing health, she returned to Williamstown remaining with family until she was called home to be with the Lord.

Debbie graduated from Vineland Sr High School in 1979.  After graduating from high school, she attended Cumberland County College to further her education in Early Childhood Education.  Deb was employed by the Vineland Developmental Center until she retired due to illness.  Deb was a Miami Dolphin fan until she began following Michael Vick with the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles.  She continued to follow the Eagles and became a die-hard fan.  When the Eagles won the super bowl no one could beat her team spirit.  Deb was a collector of change (Pennie's).  If you laid down any change that consisted of pennies, you could best believe that they were gone when you returned for your change.  She loved to pick up pennies so we started dropping them outside so that on our walks she would find them and pick them up.

Deb was the oldest sister of seven siblings.  She never married or birthed any children of her own, but she was the godmother to many children during her life.  She always enjoyed spending her money and time on her nieces and nephews of whom she loved as if they were her own children.  Deb poured her love into her dogs; Shaffer, Bayre, Maxwell and Skyler which were her babies.  Debbie was artistic and creatively skilled in drawing with a great love for photography and the arts.  Deb took guitar lessons and traveled with her photography equipment in her car.  Deb had a style all her own and a smile that would light up a room.  She could make sweatpants and an oversized t-shirt look stylish.  Deb loved going to the movies and eating movie popcorn.  She would always ask "Can you go and get me a large popcorn from the movie theater?"  She enjoyed watching her man, Denzel Washington and eating her popcorn.

,She leaves many special friends to cherish her memories Keisha Hunter, Peggie Jones, Joyce DeMary, Charlene Smith, Patricia Waters.  Debbie has been afforded the opportunity to be a great friend to many from her childhood up into her adult life who have been lifetime friends no matter where life has taken them.  There is nothing that she would not do for her friends.  Growing up she was a part of "Eight is Enough" which consisted of Debbie, Charlene Jones, Patricia Waters, Dorinda McIntire, Nene McIntire, Lorraine Cooper, Bridget Moneghan (cousin), Jolie Sanchez.

She leaves to cherish so many memories for her four brothers, Larry Batie (Margo) of Birmingham AL, Scott Lewis ,            Sterling Lewis Sr. of Vineland, Stanley Lewis Sr. of Sicklerville, NJ; two sisters, Michelle Lewis of Vineland, Wanda Ransom (Darwin) of Williamstown, NJ; three aunts, Ernestine Moneghan of Birmingham AL, Corine Batie of Vineland, Marie Solomon of Troy, AL; one uncle, Ernest  Batie of Birmingham, AL; nephews, Dante Batie (Ebony) of Birmingham, AL, Corey Batie (Angell ) of St. Louis, MO, Stephen Lewis of Vineland, NJ, Sterling Lewis Jr. (godson) of Vineland, Trae Lewis of Philadelphia, PA, Stanley Lewis Jr. of Sicklerville, NJ, Jarius Ransom of Williamstown, NJ; nieces, Kaneesha Kelly (Jermaine) of Birmingham, AL, Aneesha Wallace Sicklerville, NJ, Taysha Brown of Atlanta, GA, Rachel Smith, Londen Lewis, Ashley Lewis of Vineland, Jelisa Ransom of Birmingham, AL, Jasmine Lewis of Sicklerville, NJ and Angelina Lewis of Vineland, NJ,           Tiajuana Smith (goddaughter) of South Carolina, Cloe (goddaughter) of Bridgeton, NJ; 23 great nieces and nephews and host of cousins and family and friends.

She was predeceased by her maternal great grandparents Henry and Roberta Smith, maternal grandparents William King and Corine Batie, mother and father Scott Lewis Sr. and Clara Mae Batie Lewis, uncles James Batie, King Batie,  Samuel Toles, Paul Batie, Willie James Batie, Grundy Lewis, aunt Lily Kay Penningten, niece Baby Janeesa, nephew Scott Terrance Lewis, cousin Lisa Shaffer, cousin Rodney Jerome Moneghan, sister-in-law Evelyn Lewis, friend Jolie Sanchez.