Debra Sue "Debbie" Gear

Debra Sue "Debbie" Gear

Debra Gear Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Crews Funeral Home on Apr. 15, 2023.
Debra Sue 'Mimi' Gear died at the age of 68 on April 10, 2023.

A memorial service is planned for Saturday, April 22, at 10:30 A.M. at New Hope Baptist Church West with Pastor Randy Southerland officiating. Arrangements have been entrusted to Whitt Funeral Home/Oakcrest Cremation Center.

Debra Sue 'Mimi' Gear was born on February 20, 1955, in Duncan. She attended Velma High School and worked at Albins and Ace Hardware.

Debra Sue 'Mimi' Gear is survived by stepchildren Jon Gear, Jami Jones, Jenna Andrae, Nicole Addison Jones, Jon Brody Gear, and Nellie Renee Gear, as well as grandson Teague Watson and stepchildren Paul Ethan Andrae and Danny Thomas Scifres. She is also survived by her sister Kimberly Ann Downey and brother-in-law Rusty Gear. Preceding her in death were her father Perry Thomas Scifres, mother Bonnie Layn Scifres, husband Gary Gear, and daughter Dionne Watson.

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