Debbie James, 59, of Mt. Vernon, Illinois passed away at 6:18 A.M. on Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Debbie was born on Friday, March 16, 1951 in Mt. Vernon, Illinois the daughter of the late Kenneth O. and Noma F. (Richardson) Compton. She married Rick James on March 14, 1988 in Nashville, Tennessee. Surviving family members include her husband: Rick James of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; 2 sons: Kenneth Stephen Neal and wife Mindy of Dahlgren, Illinois and Derrick James of Belle Rive, Illinois; granddaughter: Alexis Neal of Dahlgren, Illinois; brother: Vint D. Compton and wife Sheila of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; sister: Rhonda Compton Flannigan and husband Don of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; nephew: Coty Compton of Mt. Vernon, Illinois; niece: Leigha Gajewski and husband Jeremy of Scheller, Illinois. Her parents and one brother: Kenneth Stephen Compton preceded her in death. Debbie was Social Services Director at Mt. Vernon Health Care Center; she loved her dogs: Dixie, Baby Ozzy and Lacey and she attended Belle Rive Christian Church VISITATION: will be held from 5 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, November 5, 2010 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. FUNERAL SERVICES: will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at Hughey Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. INTERMENT: Belle Rive Cemetery in Belle Rive, Illinois. For those who wish, memorials may be given to the Activities Department at Mt. Vernon Health Care Center and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864.