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Debra worked at the Elgin Mental Health Center. She and her husband, Harry, were married 24 years. She loved and cared for her husband and their three children, and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed shopping, listening to music, and tending her houseplants.
Debra was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Henry Washington; and sisters, Janet and Stacy Washington. She is survived by her husband, Harry Roberts; children, William, Chante, and Justin; siblings, Ikie, Michael, Robert, Wayne, George, and Teresa; and grandchildren, Amari, Janiyah, Lena, Justus, Benjamin, Elizabeth, and Mia.
Visitation will be 9:00am until funeral service at 11:00am, Thursday, February 13, 2025, at Symonds-Madison Funeral Home, 305 Park Street, Elgin, IL 60120. Pastor Charles A. Ramsey will be officiating.
To access the funeral service remotely, loved ones are encouraged to log on via Zoom (Meeting ID: 861 9295 2385, Password: 656721).
Interment to follow at Lakewood Memorial Park, 30W730 U.S. Hwy. 20, Elgin, IL 60120.
Final arrangements entrusted to Symonds-Madison Funeral Home. For more information, call 847-741-1128.
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