Deby was born October 21, 1961, to Dewane and Wanda Bryant Carr in Live Oak, Florida. She was a 1986 graduate of Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. She was an avid Mississippi State sports fan! Deby was a member of Arcadia First Baptist Church and was currently a teacher at Creekside Intermediate School where she was the sponsor of the National Junior Honor Society student organization. She was a very active and dedicated educator who loved her students and they loved her in return.
Deby is survived by her son Ric Cribbs of Webster, Texas, and her father Dewane Carr of Louisville. She is also survived by many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. Deby was preceded in death by her mother Wanda Bryant Carr, her step-mother Kathy J. Smith Carr, and her grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Therrell Carr and Mr. and Mrs. Carey Bryant.
Serving as pallbearers are Hayden Carr, Jay Stokes, Larry Cockrell, Robert Hisaw, Steve Jernigan, and Brett Kitchens. Memorials in honor of Deby may be given to Ellison Ridge Cemetery Fund, 152 Ellison Ridge Church Road, Louisville, MS 39339.
Services are under the direction of Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, MS. Memories and condolences may be shared with the family by signing the guest register at www.nowellmasseyfuneralhome.com.
