Debra Luella Crabtree was born October 1, 1952, at Georgia Air Force Base in Victorville, CA to Phyllis Beller and James Wilson, Jr. Debra was raised by loving caretakers including parents, Paul and Phyllis Beller, and grandparents, Richard and Flora Fulkerson. She was the oldest of six children and much loved by her younger siblings.
Known as Debbie or Deb to her family and friends, she was a strong-minded, benevolent mother and friend, as well as an upstander who would always defend the underdog. Debbie passed from this earth and went to be with her Lord on September 4, 2024, at age 71.
Debbie is survived by her daughters Kristy Crabtree (Andy Perwein) and Jami Harder (David Harder); granddaughters, Hailey and Lyndee Harder; and ex-husband and friend, Donald Crabtree. Debbie’s surviving siblings include Kimberly, Nancy, Stefanie, and Paul.
Debbie is now living a new life with her Heavenly Father. “Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die.”
John 11:25