Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jordan, Randolph A. Sr., 1960 

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R. A. Jordan, Sr. Succumbs at 54 

  SMITHFIELD - Randolph A. Jordan, Sr., 54, died last night in Obici 
Hospital, Suffolk, after a short illness. 

  A prominent farmer and dairyman, he was a life-long resident of Isle of 
Wight County.  He was a member of Benn's Methodist Church and of Chuckatuck 
Lodge 77, A.F. and A.M. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Agnes Burns Jordan, and his mother, Mrs. 
Annie A. Jordan, both of Smithfield; one son, R.A. Jordan, Jr., of Smithfield; 
two daughters, Mrs. Robert C. Claud of Windsor and Mrs. Henry M. Jones of 
Ivor; one step-son, Shirley W. Gamer, and one step-daughter, Mrs. Curtis 
Jones, both of Newport News; five sisters, Mrs. A.L. Glasscock of Chuckatuck, 
Miss Florence Jordan of Smithfield, Mrs. R.G. Britton of Norfolk, Mrs. Phitts 
Cornett of Cincinatti, Ohio, and Mrs. Fred Bailey of Winder; three brothers, 
Charles D. Jordan of Bradenton, Fla., William A. Jordan of Lawrenceburg, Ky., 
and Samuel P. Jordan of Omaha, Nebraska, and four grandchildren. 

  A funeral service will be conducted Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Benn's Methodist 
Church by the Rev. Earle E. Henley, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Raymond P. 
Carson, a former pastor of the church. 

  Burial will follow in Old St. Luke's Church cemetery, with Masonic rites at 
the grave. 

  The body will be taken from the Bullock Funeral Home to the church one hour 
prior to the service. 


Randolph Atkins JORDAN, Sr., farmer & dairyman, 
b. 13 Feb 1906, Isle of Wight Co., d. 21 Feb 1960, Suffolk, 
interred in Old St. Luke's Cemetery*, Benns Church, 23 Feb 1960, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 38, No. 44, Mon., Feb. 22, 1960, p. 3 

*Additional information: 

Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #17: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Photos of his gravestone - added by Idobrott & Jake Dog - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #5137467. 

His parents, Charles Samuel & Annie (ATKINS) JORDAN, are also buried there. 

D.Cert. 5738 (Chuckatuck #60) 


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