JULY 22, 1913 – SEPTEMBER 18, 2010
IVA, SC – Dorothy Wakefield Jordan, age 97, of 1838 Warren Watt Road, died at home on Saturday, September 18, 2010, after a prolonged illness.
Born in Iva, SC, on July 22, 1913, Mrs. Jordan was the daughter of Henry Smart Wakefield and Maude McGee Wakefield. She attended Winthrop University and graduated from Anderson College. She was a member of Marshall Memorial United Methodist Church in Anderson for 75 years. She was a youth Sunday school teacher for several years and enjoyed her activities with the Women’s Missionary Society.
Survivors include her son, Gary Jordan and his wife, Joyce of Iva, SC; grandson, Ken Jordan and his wife, Jan of Iva, SC; great-grandchildren: Kristin and husband, Joe of Taylors, SC, Katelin and husband, Will of Greenwood, SC, Kallie of Greenville, SC, Kody of Iva, SC, and Kensley of Iva, SC.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Samuel Woodrow Jordan; grandson, Chris Jordan; brother, Douglas Wakefield; and sisters: Hazel Patterson and Hilda Glover.
Mrs. Jordan’s career included employment at Gluck Mill, Carolina National Bank, and with the following doctors in Anderson: Land, Hinnant, & Gaillard; Davidson and Prevost; Gaines, Stanfield, & Haddock, and Vincent. She was honored by being elected to the Gluck Hall of Fame at the Gluck reunion in 2005.
The Funeral Service will be held at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at the First Baptist Church of Iva, officiated by Reverend Don Upson, her pastor; and Reverend Jerry Gray of Iva First Baptist. Burial will follow in the Iva City Cemetery.
The family is at the home of her son, Gary Jordan, 1838 Warren Watt Road, Iva. They will receive friends at the Church from 1:30 pm until 2:35 pm prior to the funeral.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Marshall Memorial Methodist Church, 135 Riley Street, Anderson, SC 29624, or Interim HealthCare Hospice, 775 Spartan Boulevard, Spartanburg, SC 20301.
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