Deborah Ann Jones was born to Gaylord and Margaret Jones on June 8, 1952 in Portland, Oregon. She passed away August 9, 2025 in Tillamook, Oregon.
She is survived by her husband, Andrew Sotta of Los Angles, CA, son Aiden Sotta and his wife Samantha, of Eugene, OR., sister Judy and McCauley and her husband Dale, of Forest Grove, OR., and all her beloved friends in Oceanside, Oregon.
As a young woman, Deborah attended Portland State University. She had a long career with Meier & Frank company; among her varied positions were buyer, operations manager, and store manager of both the location in downtown Portland and the Vancouver Mall. In her later years she was the manager of Franz Bakery Outlet store in Tillamook, Oregon.
Deborah traveled all over the world as a buyer going from Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea & New York. She loved traveling for recreation as well and visited many places including France, Italy, Germany and Spain. She was a lover of all animals too. Deborah loved to design and cook.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.