Mrs. Deborah (Debbie) L. Gardner of Raeford went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at the age of 67. Debbie 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. Debbie 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, NC; 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 FL; 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, her uncles, Jim Taylor and his wife Margarete, George Taylor and his wife Yvonne, several nieces, nephews, and beloved friends. Visitation will be held from 2:00 until 3:00 pm on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Crumpler Funeral Home, 131 Harris Avenue, Raeford and at other times at the home of Josh and Amy Lunsford, 398 West Palmer Street, Raeford. Funeral services will follow at 3:00 pm at the Funeral Home with Reverend Kevin Gardner officiating. Burial will be in the Raeford Cemetery. Services have been entrusted to Crumpler Funeral Home of Raeford.