Debra Dianne (Crump) Smart

Debra Dianne Crump Smart,68, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 16, 2024 at Hospice of South Georgia surrounded by her loving family.

A resident of Jesup, Georgia for the past three years and former resident of Pageland, South Carolina and  Lancaster, South Carolina, Debra was born on July 16, 1956 to the late Marvin Smith Crump and Hazel Virginia Benton Crump in Monroe, North Carolina, the place where she lived most of her life.  At the age of thirteen, Debra accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior while attending Faith Baptist Church.  Many years later, she rededicated her life to the Lord and had been attending services most recently at Calvary Baptist Church in Jesup, Georgia.  Debra worked in textile manufacturing facilities for most of her career but had also worked for a short time with the Salvation Army.  She was a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother who devoted herself to her family first and foremost. In her spare time she enjoyed drawing and caring for animals of all kinds including her favorite horse of all time, Flicka.  She was always one who enjoyed a good cup of coffee and there was never a bigger Elvis Presley fan who ever lived.  In addition to her parents, her husband, Donald Hugh Smart, and her sister, Sandra Dee Crump Starnes, both preceded her in death.

Survivors include her three children, Laura Dianne Massey and husband, Quen of Maxton, North Carolina, Brandi Michelle Holt and husband, Alex of Pageland, South Carolina and Justin Mark Santana and wife, Kayla of Brooklet, Georgia; one brother, Anthony Roy Crump of Pageland, South Carolina; grandchildren, Desmond Phenom Coffey, Omarion Avant Huntley, Justice Marquis Gingham, Avah Michelle Santana, Sebastian Nathaniel Gingham, Aaliyah Collette Massey, Jonah Mark Santana, Emalyn Michelle Santana and Levi Matthew Santana and great granddaughter, Sophia Bailey Coffey.  Her beloved canine companion, Maggie Mae and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members also survive.

A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at Calvary Baptist Church in Jesup, Georgia with her son, Rev. Justin Mark Santana, officiating.  The family will receive friends thirty minutes prior to the services at the church.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Lung Cancer Research Foundation at www.lungcancerresearchfoundation.org

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