Jerry Lee Jordan, 87 of Paris, left this life to arrive in Heaven on Wednesday, March 10th, 2021.
He was born on December 21, 1933 in Minter (Lamar County) Texas to William Morris (Bud) Jordan, and Melba Harris Jordan. He attended Minter School and graduated from Deport High School in 1951. After graduating High school and attending Paris Jr. College, he went to work for El Paso Natural Gas Co. in Kermit, Texas and Jowl, New Mexico until as he said, “Uncle Sam decided to send him on his senior trip”. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Chaumont, France at the U.S. Army/Air Base there from 1953 until 1955. After returning to Paris he worked as a Truck Driver for his family trucking business and for a few years for Texas and Southwestern Cattlemen’s Association as an Inspector. He married Jeanette
Morris of Hugo, Oklahoma in August 1957 in Paris and together they had one child, Ricky Lee Jordan. She preceded him death on May 1st, 1992.
He married Linda Stewart in November 1972 and they were together until her death on July 5th, 2004. Together they operated Jordan Transportation lnc. for a number of years as well as various trucking endeavors. He grew up in and was a member of the Minter Methodist Church and accepted Christ as his Savior as a young teenager.
He is survived by one son, Rick Jordan and wife Laura Giddens Jordan of Reno,Texas; two step- daughters, Leigh Lightfoot-Martin and husband Joe Martin of Merritt lsland, Florida; and Carol Plott of Forest Grove, Oregon; grand-children, Lacey Jordan of Reno, Ragan Jordan Ramsey and husband Brad Ramsey of Paris, Shelby Jordan Dollins and husband Colter Dollins of Reno; one step-grandson, Lonnie Plott Jr. of Forest Grove, Oregon; great-grandchildren, Addison Blaire Jordan, Aubree Jordan Ramsey, Roslyn Lee Ramsey, Pierce Jordan Dollins, Jax Waylon Ramsey and “one on the way from Heaven”, due in July. Jerry is also survived by his brother, William Harris (Billy) Jordan; and nephew, William (Britt) Jordan; and niece, Casey Ladd (Tuttle) Jordan Whitley. Others preceding him in death were his parents; and by a sister-in-law, Janie Dawson Jordan.
Funeral Services are set for Monday, March 15th at 2:00 PM at Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Butcher officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Meadowbrook Gardens Cemetery.
Pallbearers: Colter Dollins, Wesley Giddens, Douglas Johnson Sr., and Brad Ramsey.
Online condolences may be sent to the Jordan family at www.fry-gibbs.com
