Deborah Jeannette “Debbie” Scardina, 69, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2025.

Debbie was born on June 30, 1956, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. At a young age, she moved to Florida, and at 13, she found a second home in the care of Mardell and Emory Cox, who lovingly adopted her. In a beautiful and unique weaving of family, the people who took her in with love later became her in-laws through her marriage to their son, her first husband, Doyle Cox. Her adopted brother Elden and sister Sabrina were not just family members; they were lifelong companions.

She lived in Florida until moving to Louisiana with her adopted family at 17. Debbie made her home and her life in Watson, Louisiana, where she built decades of cherished memories with her devoted husband, Tim, and felt blessed to raise their youngest daughter, Carlie. She was a woman of rare strength, deep passion, and great tenderness.

Debbie was the beloved wife of Tim Scardina and a devoted mother to Shanta Cox and her spouse David Wingerson, Julie Ann and Patricio Rojas, Joshua and Samantha Cox, Kylan and Juliet Cox, Ashley and Jonathan Lincoln, Amy and Ryan Silvey, and Carlie Scardina. She poured her heart into her family and treasured every moment with them.

Debbie was proudly “Nana” to 18 grandchildren: Elizabeth, Madison, Carolyn Kora-Leigh, Alexia, Ashe, Sarah, Brayden, Brielle, Kyla, Kami, Isabelle, Peyton, Tyler, Kingston, Dylan, Landon, Gabriel, and Damian. Her grandchildren were the joy and light of her life. She also had 12 great-grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews, who brought her immense pride and happiness.

Those who knew Debbie remember her as strong yet gentle, passionate yet patient, compassionate, loving, and endlessly kind. She faced life with courage, gave freely of her heart, and left an enduring imprint of love on all who knew her.

Her family and friends will carry forward her warmth and wisdom, honoring her life by living with the same grace she showed them. Debbie was deeply loved, and she will be dearly missed but never forgotten.

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