Minister Annette Marie Deckard was born in Dallas, Texas on January 31, 1959, to the parentage of Leroy (Bud) Deckard Sr. and Doris Harrison Deckard. She grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas in the Dalworth Community. She received her education from the Grand Prairie Independent School District, where she graduated from Grand Prairie High School in May of 1977.

At a very early age, she accepted Christ as her Lord and personal Savior. She grew up as a member of Evening Chapel AME Church in Grand Prairie, TX. She joined Christ Missionary Baptist Church and became a licensed minister in 2020. She was a "prayer warrior", a percussionist, she preached on 4th and 5th Sundays. She LOVED to serve her community with prayer and a home-cooked meal. She had several favorite songs, such as "Fix Me", "Jesus Will", and "In the Midst of It All". Her favorite scripture was Psalm 91. She loved to dance, entertain, and tell jokes. She loved her family dearly and NEVER met a stranger. She was a social butterfly and the life of the party! She will be greatly missed.

Annette transitioned from this life on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. She is preceded in death by her father Leroy Deckard, Sr., mother Doris Harrison Deckard, sister Victoria Michelle Walter; one nephew: Dominic Ogunrayi; 3 brothers-in-law Willie Price, Joe Hill, and Jessie Jackson.

Those left to cherish her memories are her faithful and loving children: Sephra Annette Mack, Sharmoniek Chardae Deckard; five grandchildren: Dayzha Morrison, Breanna Morrison, Sierra Rockett, Aniya Deckard, Ayden Walker; six siblings: Peggy Ann Price, Gloria Ann Hill, Joan Battee (Bobbie), Judy Ann Jackson, Leroy Deckard, Jr., and Rev. Doris Gale Deckard (Candace Coker-Deckard) and one brother-in-law William Walter; eleven nieces and nephews along with a host of great nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.