Debbye Balcaen Lathrop, 64, of Cheyenne, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center.
She was born on August 7, 1951 in Cheyenne and had lived here most of her life.
Debbye has been the Laramie County Clerk for 21 years. She was a member of the League of Women Voters, Special Friends, Republican Women, and past President of the Wyoming Association of County Officials.
Debbye loved her community, her state, and most of all her family. One of her biggest joys in life was spending time with her grandchildren and watching them be entertaining.
She is survived by her children, Jacob Fleenor (Trina), Rayme Van Dell (Rich), and Dylan Lathrop; two brothers, Kevin and Kerry Balcaen; and four grandchildren, Emmaray and Hayden Van Dell, and Jameson and Madeline Fleenor.
Debbye was preceded in death by her husband, Steven Lathrop; a sister, Kathy Martin; and her parents, Elmer and Carleen (Poole) Balcaen.
Life Commemoration services will be Friday, 10:30 a.m., at First United Methodist Church.
A reception will immediately follow at the Kiwanis Community House.
Debbye would have preferred donations to be made to the American Cancer Society of charity of your choice in lieu of flowers.