Johnie Mae Jordan, 81, of Pine Ridge, Texas died Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont.
Funeral Service will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 14, 2005 at Pine Ridge Baptist Church in Sour Lake with burial to follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery under the direction of Broussard's, 700 Saratoga Highway, Kountze. A gathering of family and friends will be from 6:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. on Thursday evening, January 13, 2005 at the church.
Johnie Mae Wilson was born on October 14, 1923, in Pasadena, Texas. She grew up in West Texas and graduated from Floydada High School in Floydada, Texas.
She attended Mary Hardin Baylor College, where she was editor of “The Bells” campus newspaper and was president of Historical Phila academic society. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism in 1946.
On October 16, 1948, Johnie married R.G. Jordan of Pine Ridge. Johnie lived in Pine Ridge for 56 years.
She was a teacher at West Hardin High School, then taught at Charlton Pollard and Beaumont Charlton Pollard before retiring from Crockett Jr. High School. She dearly loved her students and co-workers and was a kind and caring teacher. She taught English and sponsored the newspaper at the schools.
Mother loved to sing and sang with the Pine Ridge Baptist Church choir while she was able. She seemed to know hundreds of songs by heart. She loved to play 42 and dominoes, work crossword puzzles and play cards. She also loved the Astros and watched their games faithfully.
She is survived by her husband, R. G. Jordan of Pine Ridge; children, Glenda Ruth Brown of Killeen, Thomas James Jordan and his wife Linda of Lake Jackson, George Dale Jordan and his wife Martha of Sour Lake, and Alice Mae Johnston and her husband Hal of Sour Lake; sisters, Alice Nixon of Houston, Berniece Marrs of Houston, and Hazel Atkinson of Houston; brothers, William Wilson of Pasadena, Ernest Wilson of Livingston, and Byman Wilson of Houston; grandchildren, Eric and Glen Brown, Jesse and Kyle Jordan, Nate and Tana Jordan, and Will and Chris Johnston; and great grandchildren, Kyle and Bryan Brown.
Memorial contributions may be made in Johnie’s memory to Pine Ridge Baptist Church, P.O. Box 568, Sour Lake, Texas 77659.
