Deborah was born to Cleophas and Dorothy Robinson in Piedmont, Alabama on December 19, 1956. She attend Anniston High School. She later moved to Nashville, where she was employed at Park Center Home ans a Mental Health Counselor.

Deborah's sunset came on June 9, 2016 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. She was preceded in death by: her parents; and one brother, Cleophas "Jazzy" Robinson.

She leaves to cherish her loving memories: three sons, Desmond Robinson, Demario Robinson and Derrick Edwards; one daughter, Dionna Edwards; one sister, Dorothy (Jonathan) Parker; two brothers, Timothy Robinson and Kenneth Robinson; six grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends who will truly miss her.