Deborah Sudberry, age 72 of Unionville, TN passed away May 29, 2023. Deborah
was born May 26, 1951 in Shelbyville, Bedford County, TN, and was the daughter
of the late Calvin Higgins and the late Mary Louise Sanders Higgins Keith.
Deborah was a 1969 graduate of Shelbyville Central High School. Later that same
year, she married and made her lifelong home in Unionville, TN. If you asked
Deborah any given day, she would tell you her greatest accomplishment was being
Mom to her two children and Gram to her grandchildren. Her ability to love was
unmatched – focusing her huge heart on her extended family and all the friends of
her children. She will be so missed by all that had the honor to know her and love
her.
Deborah is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, Arthur “A.C.” Sudberry;
daughter, Christy (Chris) Gliori; son, Brian (Beverly) Sudberry; grandchildren
Caden, Chase, Sydney, step-grandchild, Zach and sister, Theresa Higgins Renegar.
She is preceded in death by her sisters, Janice Faulk Whiteaker and Shirley
Higgins Bly and brother, Glyn Higgins.
A Memorial Service will be held 1:00 PM Thursday June 1, 2023 at Lawrence
Funeral Home with Dan Reed officiating. In lieu of flowers, due to her love of children,
Donations may be made to St. Jude or Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital.
