DEBORAH CORDOVA WELLS,

53, of Little Rock, passed peacefully into the next life on Saturday, December 5, 2020, following a brief battle with cancer. She was born August 25, 1967, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Robert and Easelene Cordova. Deborah spent part of her youth in Saudi Arabia before attending

Miss Hall’s Boarding School in Pittsfield, Mass. In 1991, she graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, Ark., with a degree in Marketing. She worked as an insurance adjuster for several years before choosing to focus on raising her family full time.

Deborah was a loving daughter, sister, wife and mother. She enjoyed spending time at the family cabin in South Arkansas, playing tennis, traveling, decorating and gathering with family and friends. She worked part time at The Little Rock Racquet Club and she was a member of P.E.O, chapter CK.

Deborah was preceded in death by her brothers, Boyd and Philip Cordova; paternal grandparents, George and Irene Cordova; and maternal grandparents, Easel and Gracie Bittle. She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Kevin Lewis Wells; daughter, Audra Grace Wells; son, Alex Newton Wells; her parents, Robert and Easelene Cordova of Little Rock; two sisters, Rebecca Cordova of Little Rock; Gina Cordova-Young and husband, Joey Young of Bella Vista, Ark.; a niece and nephew, Sara and Taylor Smith of Nashville, Tenn.; and a host of family and friends who will miss her always.

A private service will be held for the family, which can be viewed on Deborah’s online obituary and guest registry page at RuebelFuneralHome.com. A visitation will be held at Ruebel Funeral Home on Friday, December 11, from 5 p.m. -7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Arkansas Hospice, 14 Parkstone Circle, North Little Rock, Ark., 72116. RuebelFuneralHome.com.