LOUIS HENRY JORDAN
Aug. 15, 1920-Oct. 17, 2014
Louis Henry Jordan, 1721 Swains Mill Road, Harrellsville, died Friday at the age of 94.
Louis was born Aug. 15, 1920, to the late Flora Mae Lewis and Richard Whitfield Jordan. They lived in the Polly Watson Crossroads area of Wayne County.
He was the 10th child in a family of 14, and served in the United States Army during World War II, along with four of his brothers.
Louis married the late Mildred Collier Jordan in 1942. The couple had 10 children, Louis Wayne Jordan (deceased), Judy J. Upson of Michigan, Kenneth Harold Jordan of Harrellsville, twins, Lois J. Mooring of Goldsboro and Joyce J. Conner of Edenton, Dianne Jordan of Goldsboro, Linda Jordan of Goldsboro, Annette Jordan (deceased), Susan J. Saunders of Harrellsville and Andy E. Jordan of Tarboro.
Louis was a farmer by trade, but his passions were raising hound dogs and hunting with them. Over the years, he traveled to many states to hunt, and was known to others in the sport as "one of the best."
Louis is survived by eight children; a sister, Elizabeth Jordan Gay of Walstonburg; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be at Garretts-Sykes Funeral Home in Ahoskie Wednesday evening, Oct. 22, 2014, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Louis will be laid to rest Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, in Jordan Family Cemetery at White Oak Presbyterian Church in Wayne County. The graveside service will be held at 11 a.m.
The family will receive friends after the service at the Jordan homeplace next to the cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Vidant Roanoke-Chowan Hospice, 521 Myers St. West, Ahoskie, N.C., 27910.
Garrett-Sykes Funeral Service is handling the arrangements for the Jordan family, and online condolences may be directed to the family by visiting www.garrettsykesfs.com.
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Published in Obituaries on October 20, 2014 1:50 PM