Deborah (Debbie) L. Gardner of Raeford died Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at age 67.
She was born on June 3, 1953, to the late Roscoe A. Smith and Mary Taylor Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years Allen Wayne Gardner and her brother David M. Smith. She was a member of Parker United Methodist Church and retired from the State Employees Credit Union in Raeford as a Finance Officer. She was also a member of the Raeford Garden Club and a member of the Eastern Star in Raeford.
She is survived by three daughters, Christy Beasley and her husband Billy, Carrie Bounds and Amy Lunsford and her husband Josh, all of Raeford; six grandchildren, Brittany Beasley Archer and her husband Micah, Madison Branch, Hannah Beasley, Allie Grace Bounds, Jackson Bounds and Emily Lunsford; a sister Donna Baker and her husband Daren of Tampa Florida; two brothers, Rocky Smith of Fredericksburg, VA and Ricky Smith and his wife Ellen of Hilton Head, SC; her aunts, Frances Corey, Juanita (Neda) Davis, Lillian (Midge) McClure; and her uncles, Jim Taylor and his wife Margarete, George Taylor and his wife Yvonne.
Visitation will be 2-3 p.m. on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Crumpler Funeral Home, 131 Harris Avenue, Raeford.
The funeral will follow at 3 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Kevin Gardner officiating.
Burial will be in Raeford Cemetery.