Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....JORDAN, JOHN DAVID  June 8, 2015
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News Star World - June 11, 2015
JOHN DAVID JORDAN

John David Jordan, age 88, of West Monroe, Louisiana, passed away on Monday, 
June 8, 2015. Visitation will be Thursday, June 11, from 5:00-8:00 PM, with 
services on Friday, June 12 at 10:00 AM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in West 
Monroe. Dr. George Wortham is the officiator. Interment will be at the Freeport 
Cemetery in Kansas.

John D. was born in Wellington, Kansas, on May 18, 1927 to Neal Dow Jordan and 
Mildred Marion Jordan. He graduated from Harper High School in 1944 and 
attended Kansas State University.

After spending his teen years harvesting wheat and milking cows on the family 
farm in Freeport, Kansas, he joined the Navy the day he graduated from high 
school, and served a tour in the Pacific. At the close of World War II, he met 
his wife Patricia and began racing hydroplane boats. He held multiple world 
speed records. In the wake of his racing career, he opened Jordan's Saw and 
Marine in West Monroe, and then expanded his business to include motorcycles. 
After retiring, he worked with Electrolux, where he enjoyed traveling and 
visiting with people. John never said an unkind word about anyone, and was 
known for his quick wit and infectious smile.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Scott Dodds Jordan.

Survivors include his wife Patricia Jordan; sister Beverle Knoeppel; son Jon 
Jordan; daughter DeAnn (Buddy) Fitch; daughter Robyn Jordan; grandchildren 
Meagan (James) Boyer, Morgan Battillo, Melissa Jordan, and Ian Mathis, and 
great-grandchildren Aubrie and Clark Boyer; cousins, nieces, nephews, and 
special friends that he considered family.

Memorials may be made to Highland Presbyterian Church in West Monroe in the 
name of John David Jordan.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA 

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