Deborrah Nester Skarbek, age 67 of Bedford passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024. She was preceded in death by her husband, James P. Skarbek. Surviving are her son, David North Jackson II; step-daughter, Kimberly Thomas; grandchildren, David Anthony Green, Sarah Louise Jackson, and Ethan North Jackson; step-granddaughter, Joel Thomas; parents, Pastor Curtis and Louise Nester; aunt and uncle, Donna and Jack Simmons; aunt, Mary W. Nester; and many cousins. Deborrah was kind and loving and struggled courageously with health issues in her last years. She was a friend to everyone she met. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Halesford Baptist Church, at the corner of 2485 Lost Mountain Road, and Hwy. 122, Wirtz, Virginia on Sunday, April 7 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Craig Polston and Pastor Melvin Harris officiating. Arrangements by Flora Funeral Service and Cremation Center, Rocky Mount/Smith Mountain Lake.
"How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee." (Psalm 139:17-18)