Deborah Tate Pigg
Deborah Tate Pigg, 74, of Fannett, died Friday, August 15, 2025. She was born on August, 21, 1950, in Port Arthur, to Helen Johnson and Leroy Tate.
Survivors include her daughters, Brandi Borne and her husband, Keith Borne, of Groves and Chelsea Meaux and her husband, Aaron Meaux, of Port Neches; son, James Northcutt; honorary children, Rocky Stiles, of Fannett, Jarrett Quarles, and Rachel Winzer, of Winnie; brothers, Leroy Tate, Jr. and Timothy Tate; sister-in-law, Vicky Kloecker; step-brother, Brent Broussard; sixteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Gary Pigg; parents; son, John Austin Pigg; and sister, Barbara Thibodeaux.
A gathering of Mrs. Pigg’s family and friends will begin at 1:00 p.m., with her memorial service to follow, Sunday, August 24, 2025, at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. Her cremation arrangements will be handled through Broussard’s Crematorium.
Memorial Service
Broussard’s Mortuary Nederland
- 505, North 12th Street, Nederland, Texas, 77627,
- August 24, 2025
- 2:00 pm
Loved Mrs. Debbie she, Gary, & John Austin will always be loved by me. May her family be together again. God bless her soul. Thank you for allowing me to have been apart of your life’s.🙏🏼☝🏼
We were deeply saddened to hear of Ms. Pigg’s passing. She was truly one of the kindest people we have ever known, with a heart for children and a genuine love for her community. From the very beginning, she welcomed us with open arms—she was one of the first to greet us when we moved in to the neighborhood and her kindness left a lasting impression on our family. Our neighborhood will feel her absence deeply, but her warmth and kindness will always be remembered. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
She was the best person! Light-heartedly and so accepting of anyone she came across. Wise and a great friend 🧡 I wish I lived closer so I could be there to pay my respects to her. She was the calm and comfort to a lot of people.
My condolences to the family. Debi was a sweet sweet lady.
Mrs.Pigg a second mom to me and to many great things to summarize it all up without being a book. First I want to start off by saying what a great woman and mom she was along with her husband Mr.Pigg they made unbelievably great parents.My story with this family starts off with having to leave my dads house because of the way I was being treated and as a sophomore in high school with no other family but only my best friends knowing the situation I was in and one day John Austin offered me a place to live as we were riding home from school I asked you did ask your mom and dad if it was okay didn’t you he said no why umm it probably would have been a good idea he said you don’t know how great my parents are they will take you in as you are there own so later that night when they got home he talked to them alone and explained my situation and without hesitation they both came walking into the room and said welcome to the family Mrs. Pigg hugged me and whispered in my ear YOU DO KNOW YOUR GOING TO HAVE TO DO CHORES AROUND HERE I said yes mam don’t worry they will get done anything I can do to help and Mr.Pigg threw his arm around my shoulders and said you know all this family drinks is Miller-Lite so I don’t want to see any other brands around here as Mrs. Pigg said laughing shut the hell up Gary as they both laughed I said yes sir I think I can handle that they sat me down a couple days later at there kitchen table to go over rules and to talk about my reasoning on leaving my dads house they didn’t ask a whole lot just mostly listened to me crying my eyes out explaining the reason why I had to get out of my old living environment & the first words out of there mouth was as long as you live here son you will be safe and that will never happen under this roof you don’t have to worry about anything but being a kid and keeping your grades up and doing what little we ask you to do around here and most importantly being honest with us no matter how bad you might mess up don’t ever be scared to come talk to us and tell us the truth we want scream and holler or beat on you we will sit down and we can work through it and figure it out together it doesn’t mean you want be punished or have certain privileges taken away but if you don’t tell us or lie about it because we will find out those punishments and privileges will be taken away a lot longer and most importantly we will be disappointed that you didn’t feel comfortable enough to come talk to us and let us help you figure it out. The reason I’m explaining all of this is to show how great a person and mom she was and how great a dad Mr.Gary was and as a team they were the best parents a kid could ask for I mean changed my life for the better so much and when i became a father myself of a boy and two girls I used all of those teachings and how they acted as parents and everything about what I learned just being around them and living with them and all the jokes and little things I picked up from Mr.Pigg and the indef conversations Mrs.Pigg and I had I used those things to become a good person,Dad & husband and used the same rules and same talks on my kids and not once did I ever have a problem with my kids and so for all Mrs. Pigg/mom Mr.Pigg/Dad /John Austin/Chelsea & the rest of there kids and family members have done for me by taking me in another kid in there home and treating him like there own and for all the life lessons they taught me and making sure we were fed and clothed with a roof over our head i cannot thank them enough and i cannot put into words how much momma Pigg will be missed only in physical form but she will live on in all of our minds and memories and will be passed down and that is what happens when you are the kinda person and mom she was she will always hold a piece of my heart and I will miss her dearly she gave me one of the happiest times in my life by taking me in her home as one of her own and by letting me get to experience being a young man in high school and trusting us to make the right decisions but at the same time letting us have fun and the time of our lives I have so many great memories during that time it’s something that I cherished back then and to this day still cherish and it wouldn’t have happened if such a great mom didn’t take me under her wing like all her other little ducklings. I will miss you forever momma Pigg but I will never forget you I know you are at peace and not hurting in heaven with John Austin and Daddy Pigg and all the other loved ones that have left this earth to soon so go catch up with them and have a much needed miller-lite we will see you again someday until then we will carry you in our heart I love you forever your son Jarret
I am so sorry to hear about Debbie! May she rest in peace
I am so sorry to see this. Ms. Debbie was a wonderful lady. Knowing her through her kids than working with her at Albertsons. She was always there to help me while I was working with her. Rest in peace sweet lady.
I am so sorry to hear about Ms Debbie’s passing we worked together at Albertsons and she was a real sweet lady
I’m so sorry to hear about Mrs. Debbie’s passing! She was such a fun person, and I still talk about her shenanigans from decades ago any chance I get! I can only imagine how wonderful her reunion with Mr. Gary and John Austin must have been!!! Sending love and prayers to all of you, especially Chelsea. I know they are all smiling down on you with pride. Love you!!
I knew Debi through elementary school, junior high and senior high. Debi was always a nice person, and I enjoyed getting back with her at our high school reunion and on Facebook. Praying that Debi’s family will have comfort and peace from our Lord Jesus Christ.. ✝️