Mrs. Effie Lee Mathis Jordan

Glover Funeral Home

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Posted by: Glover Funeral Home
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334-699-3888
Date: Mar 09 2017 3:38 PM

Mrs. Effie Lee Mathis Jordan, age 79, a resident of Gordon, passed away Wednesday March 8, 2017 at Extendicare Health & Rehabilitation in Dothan following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday March 11, 2017 at the Glover Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Mark Bristow officiating.  Burial will follow in the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in Bascom, Florida with Kendall Glover directing.

The family will be receiving friends from 1 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Glover Funeral Home Chapel.  Flowers will be accepted.

Mrs. Jordan was born on February 11, 1938 in Houston County the daughter of Elton Thomas Mathis and Lillie Mae Merritt.  She was retired from the Houston County Board of Education after 26 years working in lunch room at Harmon School and Cottonwood School.  Mrs. Jordan was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Vickie Jordan Lawrence.

Survivors include: Husband of 62 years, Norris Elton Jordan, Gordon; 3 daughters, Rita Jordan Ward (Wayne), Rydal, GA.; Sonja Jordan Cureton (David), Cottonwood; Anita Jordan Murphree (Jimmy), Cowarts; a son, Wayne Jordan, Gordon; 2 sisters, Annie Merle Dale, Ashford; Ruby Jean Lindsey, Gordon; 9 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be: Josh Jordan, Rusty Jordan, Justin Jordan, Phillip Stitt, Colby Murphree, Haisten Murphree and Jamie Lawrence.

Glover Funeral Home of Dothan has been entrusted with the arrangements.  (334) 699-3888.  Please sign the guestbook on line at www.gloverfuneral.com.

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