Debra Ann Hardison

Debra Ann Hardison, 62, of Springfield passed away Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
She was born Aug. 23, 1958, in Riverside, Calif. to Robert Eugene and Diana Lea (McMurray) Hardison.
Hardison had been the owner/operator of Sub Shop on Seminole in Springfield, started It’s a Deli in Fort Walton, Fla., and most recently opened Sail Works, a marine fabricator, in Stockton. In between the times of owning and operating businesses, she worked as a patient advocate. She had worked for Mercy Hospital for many years and Integrity Care.
Hardison is survived by her fiancé, Robert Thomson; brother, Stephen Hardison and wife Sherry; sister-in-law, Nancy Hardison; sister, Connie Anderson and husband Mark; many nieces and nephews, other family and many friends.
Hardison is preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Diana Hardison and brother, Curtis Scott Hardison
Visitation was from 1-2 p.m., Friday, July 2, 2021 at Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home, Walnut Grove. Graveside services were at 2:30 p.m., Friday, July 2, 2021, at Greene Lawn Cemetery, Walnut Grove.