Debra Levenia Carr

Debra Lavenia Carr (Debbie) was born August 22, 1953, in Detroit Michigan at Harper Hospital to Grant Carr Jr. and Georgia L. Carr (Williamson). In 1971, she graduated from Pershing High School in the Detroit Public School System.

Debbie accepted Christ and was baptized at an early age. Prior to an illness she was an active member of Perfecting Church, pastored by Marvin L. Winans, she served in the Overcomer’s Department, providing recovery outreach services.

She inherited her love of traveling and spending money (junking) from her mother. She wholeheartedly loved her family and friends, especially her sons and her granddaughters.

In 2008, Debbie retired from the State of Michigan after 35 years of service. She worked for the Michigan Employment Securities Commission (MESC) for 17 years, Northville Psychiatric Hospital for 13 years, and she returned to the unemployment Agency under the Department of Labor for five years.

Debbie loved reading and watching classic television shows. She had impressive collections of John Wayne movies and romance novels. Debbie always had at least one romance novel in her purse.

Debbie was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Grant Carr III. To cherish her loving memory, Debbie leaves her children: Derrick (Lakeeta) Carr and Christopher (Danielle) Carr; seven granddaughters: Keliah Davis, Ciara Carr, Kirsten Carr, Kendall Carr, Laurynn Carr, Savannah Carr, and Charlotte Carr; one great grandson, Khaleel; two sisters, Kelcey (Lonzel) Mitchell and Felicia Walton; one nephew Grant Carr IV; Sandra Willhite – her dear friend for 30 years; and a host of cousins, extended family members, and friends

2 Timothy 4:78

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.