Debra Teare

With heavy hearts we acknowledge the passing of Debra Teare on November 10, 2018. Debra Ann Campbell Teare was born July 11, 1955, in Logan, Utah, to Don Spencer Campbell and Julia Picket Campbell. She was the third of four children and lived next door to six energetic cousins. Growing up on Logan’s “Island” she experienced an idyllic childhood, graduating from Logan High in 1973.

She studied Illustration at Utah State University and worked as executive secretary at Bridgerland Vocational Center. In 1982 she met her future husband, Brad Teare, at a Christmas dance. They were married on July 20, 1983 in the Logan Temple.

Their daughter Ashley, was born in Logan, Utah in 1985. In 1989 Debra and her family moved to Rhinebeck, New York, where Brad worked as a freelance illustrator and Deb provided support for him and Ashley. In 1993 they moved back to Logan, Utah where Brad pursued a career with the Friend Magazine and Debra began painting trompe l’oeil paintings. Her career as a painter blossomed and her work was featured in galleries and museums across America.

Debra served faithfully in church callings in Primary and Relief Society. Everywhere she lived, Deb was embraced as a loving friend. She was cherished by her family for her cheerfulness and loving smile. She enjoyed traveling with her husband on art trips where she often collected antiques for her paintings. She loved to garden and in her last year grew a remarkable garden that fed her family both physically and spiritually.

In the Spring of 2018 Debra began to suffer from the effects of hemolytic anemia. After months of fatigue she underwent surgery. Due to complication she passed away on November 10, 2018.

Debra was generous and loving. She was a genuine person who was always ready to help those in need. She had a strong testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and loved reading the scriptures and sharing her insights with her husband. She was a best friend to her husband and daughter. Her family loved spending time together and learning the art of compassion from Deb. She loved animals as well. Some of her favorites times were going on long daily walks with her dogs Freckles and Pixel.

Her last year was one of the best years her family had experienced together. She helped her daughter fix and decorate her house and yard. Brad and Deb spent a lot of time in their new studio where Deb helped by offering color and composition suggestions for his paintings. They worked as a team in nearly everything they did. She and her husband assembled nearly the entire collection of Charles Wysocki puzzles. She also created a beautiful rock garden outside her husband’s new studio. They also loved spending time together on Ashley’s front porch looking at the newly planted garden while enjoying lunch or just enjoying each other’s company.

Debra is survived by her husband, Brad Teare, and daughter, Ashley Teare, both of Logan, Utah. Also surviving are her sisters Christy Woffinden, and Jolene Campbell, and her brother Michael Campbell and numerous nieces and nephews.

There will be a viewing on Wednesday, Nov 14, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center St., Logan, Utah. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 15th, at the LDS Church at 100 N 100 E, Providence, Utah, with a viewing from 9:30 to 10:45 that morning. Burial will follow immediately after the funeral at the Providence City Cemetery.
Condolences and thoughts may be expressed to the family online at www.allenmortuaries.net .

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Humanitarian Fund.