Debora Anita Stark, affectionately known as "Debbie", departed this life on April 29, 2025, at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia. She was born on June 9, 1959, in Petersburg to her beloved mother, Martha Dabney.

Debbie was educated in the Petersburg Public School System and graduated from Petersburg High School Class of 1978. She went on to pursue higher education at Virginia State University. With a heart for service and a passion for nurturing others, she worked as a Special Education Teacher at Vernon Johns Middle School and Westview Early Childcare Center, where she touched the lives of many students and colleagues.

Debbie had a love for music and singing that brought joy to those around her. A devoted Jehovah's Witness for 20 years, she lived a life rooted in faith, compassion, and generosity. Her spirit was marked by love, warmth, and an unwavering dedication to those she cared about.

Debbie was preceded in death by her son, Sean Buford; brother, Carl Tucker; aunts, Ruby Moore and Mary Glover (Latcher); and her uncles, Jerimaih Tucker, Samuel Tucker (Costella), David Tucker, and Moses Tucker.

She is survived by her loving mother, Martha Dabney (Wayne); son, Gerald Buford; bonus children, Andrew Stark and Corinth Stark; her cherished granddaughter, Farrah Buford; sisters, Gwendolyn Lundy and Queen Simmons (Javier); brother, James Tucker (Gina); uncle, Joseph Tucker (Linda); and aunt, Anna Tucker. Debbie also leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends, to include two devoted cousins, Letitia Taver and Michael Freeman; four devoted friends, Maxine, Francine Haskins, Brenda Tucker, and Rosemarie who stood by her side throughout her life.

Debbie's loving spirit, kind heart, and beautiful voice will be missed dearly and remembered always.

Services will be held 2:00 P.M., Friday, May 16, 2025, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 575 Old Wagner Road, Petersburg, VA. The interment to follow at Dinwiddie Memorial Park.

J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com. Watch the funeral services live online on our J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. Facebook page.