Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jordan, William E., 1949 

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Rites Held For William Jordan 

  Funeral rites tor William Edward Jordan were conducted on Monday at the R.W. 
Baker Funeral Home at 3:30 p.m. by the Rev. John H. Blakemore and the Rev. 
Harry L. Bryant. 

  Miss Mildred Johnson and Mrs. Richard Solomon sang as a duet "Abide With Me" 
and "How Firm a Foundation."  They were accompanied by Mrs. W.F. Whitley. 

  A pall of white asters, white carnations and red roses covered the casket. 
Pallbearers were Willie Quillin, T.B. Gray, Earl Bohena, R.L. Butler, Arthur 
Latimer and Joe E. Haslett.  Interment followed in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 


William Edward JORDAN, Norfolk Navy Yard quarterman, 
b. 14 Oct 1908, Suffolk, d. 10 Sep 1949, Portsmouth, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block I, Lot 78*), Suffolk, 12 Sep 1949, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 26, No. 136, Tues., Sep. 13, 1949, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

His parents, "Charlie" Charles William & Allie (ROGERS) JORDAN, 
   are buried in the same lot.  Cedar Hill list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_j.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Hixburg23958 - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #191443013. 

D.Cert. 19740 (Portsmouth #478) gives son of Charles W. & Alice (RODGERS) 
   JORDAN. 

His widow, Ruth (MILLER AVIS) JORDAN (1912 - 2008), is buried in 
   Oaklawn Cemetery, Jacksonville, Duval Co., FL.  They m. 30 Oct 1945. 
   (Norfolk #3500) 


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