Mrs. Debbie Ann Burdette, age 59 of Jonesboro passed away September 14, 2018.  A fun and funny person to be around, she loved her arts and crafts, her pet dog Peppie and baking for the family that was her heart. She was a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She is survived by her husband: Kenneth Burdette, children: Steven Charles Gibbins of Ellenwood and Sherry Lynn Gibbins of Jonesboro , step-children: Brandie Nicole Burdette of FL., and Kenneth Alan Burdette of Jonesboro , siblings: Brenda Chapman and husband: Michael of LaGrange, Anita Tootle of McDonough and Larry Lamar Carlisle of Atlanta , and 13 grandchildren.  Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, September 17, 2018 at the Chapel of Ford-Stewart Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens . The family will receive friends 3-5 p.m. Sunday, September 16, 2018 at the funeral home. Ford-Stewart Funeral Home, Inc., Jonesboro/Stockbridge. 770-210-2700. www.fordstewartfuneralhome.com