Obituaries: Martha Jordan, 1950, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: July 4, 1950 Winn Parish Enterprise or Winnfield News-American

One of Parish's Oldest Residents Dies At Hudson

Funeral services were held at the Welcome Home Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m.
July 4th, for Mrs. Martha "Grandmother" Jordan who died in the home of her
granddaughter, Mrs. Elzie Adams.  Mrs. Jordan was 97 years, eight months and
15 days of age.

Rites were conducted by the Rev. W. C. Bounds, the Rev. Lester Rhymes, and the
Rev. Neal, and interment was in the Welcome Home Cemetery under direction of
Southern Funeral Home.  Pallbearers were H. L. Boyett, J. B. Shelton, Horrie
Boyett, Homer Gates, Mervin Jordan, Jr., and John Wesley Jordan.

Mrs. Jordan is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Annie White, of Hudson; two
sons, Oscar Jordan and Mervin Jordan, both of Hudson; one sister, Mrs. Della
Hatten of Oak Grove; 10 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren, and 13 great-
great grandchildren.

Mrs. Jordan, one of the oldest residents of Winn Parish and believed to be the
only woman drawing a civil war pension, suffered a paralytic stroke Friday
night.  She had sat on the bed and talked as usual earlier in the evening and
had retired at about 8 p.m. and at about 1:15 a.m. other living in the house
noticed that she was struggling and she soon became unconscious and never
recovered.

Her husband, John Jordan, died 37 years ago.  Mrs. Jordan came to Louisiana
from Mississippi at the age of eight, and had resided in Winn Parish for the
balance of her life.  Earlier after their marriage they had resided near the
Dugdemonia River on the Dodson highway, but moved to Hudson about 50 years
ago.