Lewis Jordan : Obituary

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces the death of Mr. Lewis Jordan, age 80, of Blairsville, who passed away early Wednesday morning, March 14, 2012, at home.

Lewis had lived in Blairsville all of his life, and was born there on Friday, February 5, 1932, a son of the late Roy Jordan and the late Nettie Plott Jordan. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, and served during the Korean War. Lewis was well-known in Blairsville, and was a masonry contractor, building with rock, brick, and block. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Blairsville. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Irene Harris, Betty Harris, and Bennie Thomas, and a brother, Tom Jordan.

Lewis will be missed by all who knew him, but especially his loving family: wife, Joyce, of Blairsville; son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth and Vernice Jordan, of Blairsville; daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and Terry Gibson, of Hiawassee; step-sons, Michael Wheeler, of Nashville, Tennessee; and Stephen Wheeler, of Marietta, Georgia. Several grandchildren and great grandchildren, and nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services for Lewis have been scheduled for Friday, March 16, 2012, at 1:00 p.m., in the Rock Chapel of First Baptist Church of Blairsville, with Dr. Fred Lodge, and Rev. Danny Parris officiating. Graveside services will be held at Union Memory Gardens Cemetery, and officiated by Rev. Roy Bateman, and military honors will be presented by North Georgia Honor Guard. Specially selected music will be presented by Minister of Music R. Terry Hooper. The following gentlemen have been selected to serve as pallbearers: Spencer Lewis, Neal Moon, C.W. Johnson, Fred Roberts, Charles Jenkins, and Jim Stewart.

The family will meet with friends on Friday before the service at the Rock Chapel, between the hours of 11:00 until 12:30.

If you wish to do so, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church of Blairsville, or to United Hospice.

Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville. Please share your fond memories and send your condolences to the family on our website, at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com