Deborah Starr Hildebrand's Obituary
Deborah Starr Hildebrand, 46, of Farmington passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2014 in Prairie Grove. She was born August 22, 1967 in Fayetteville the daughter of Floyd Renfro and Madelyn Joyce Whitlock Harris.
Deborah was a member of Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville.
She attended Asbell Elementary, Ramay Junior High and Fayetteville High School. She went to college at Westminster College in Fulton, MO and finished her undergraduate degree in Business at the University of Arkansas. She later returned to the U of A to get a Masters in Education.
She was an extraordinary sister, mother, daughter and wife. She was a talented and gifted artist. She welded jewelry and made quilts with fabric that she dyed herself. She painted and crocheted. She was a novelist and a gardener. She enjoyed spending time with her family camping and kayaking. Deborah survived some extraordinary obstacles early on and lived to be an inspiration and guiding light to many, many people.
She is preceded in death by her father Floyd Harris. She is survived by her mother, Madelyn Harris of Fayetteville; husband, David Hildebrand; 2 daughters, Lyndsey Anne Starr Smith of Fayetteville, and Carolyn Rebecca Hildebrand; brother, Mark Floyd Harris (Tammi) of Fayetteville; 2 sisters, Tamara Sparrow (Greg) of Fayetteville and Rebecca Harris of New York.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7PM on Friday at the Chapel of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home.
There will be a reception at Central United Methodist Church from 1-2:30PM followed by the funeral service which will be at 2:30PM, Saturday, July 19, 2014 with burial to follow in Fairview Memorial Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to:
Deborah Hildebrand Memorial
First Security Bank
191 West Main Street
Farmington, AR 72730
For her daughter's education.
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