Margie Jordan

Services for Margie Jordan, 78 of Tyler, will be held on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 2:00 PM at Bullard United Methodist Church, with Dr. Gary Fitzgerald, Dr. Randy Fitzgerald, Dr. Nick Scholars, and Dr. R. Pat Day officiating. Burial will follow in Kilgore Cemetery in Kilgore, Texas under direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mrs. Jordan died after a lengthy illness, Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the Hospice Homeplace in Tyler. She was born September 29, 1928 in Montgomery County, MS to William Noel and Irene Ware Garrett. She was raised in Winona, MS and was a graduate of Winona High School, class of 1945. She met and married J.B. Jordan in 1972 then moved to Kilgore soon after where they lived most of their life. Margie lived in Tyler for the past eight years. Mrs. Jordan was a member of Bullard United Methodist Church, where she was very active in her ministerial work. She was very close, and enjoyed spending time with her family. For fifteen years Margie served the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church as a consultant on church growth and she coordinated a Redistribution Depot at Lakeview Methodist Conference Center in Palestine. On two occasions, Margie received the prestigious Denman Award presented annually by conference leaders to one outstanding pastor and one outstanding lay person, exemplifying extraordinary dedication in Evangelism. She was the only lay person or pastor in the Texas Conference to receive the Denman Award twice. Last May, She was recognized at Annual Conference for her years of service to local churches and her role as a Conference staff person. She served the Texas Conference on the Board of Ordained Ministry, member of the steering committee for Vision 2000, Chairwoman of the Commission of Small Membership Churches, and vice chair of the Conference Evangelism Committee. Margie was a published author, including recently co-authoring a primer on, What United Methodists Believe. Her training manuals include, Planning a Successful Faith Festival, Handling Church Conflicts, and others. Mrs. Jordan is preceded in death by her husband, John B. Jordan; sister, Nina Groce; step-son, Donny Jordan; and grand daughter, Denise Allen. Margie is survived by her loving family including her sons, Richard Williamson of Overton, Clifton Williamson of Overton, Johnny Williamson of Pontotoc, MS; daughter, Carol Allen of Overton, 10 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; a nephew Robert Groce of Marietta, GA; special friends, Mavis Griffith, and Gary Fitzgerald. Pallbearers will be Richard A. Williamson, Christopher G. Williamson, Stacey J. Williamson, Brian D. Williamson, Richard Z. Williamson, and Logan L Cain. Honorary Pallbearers will be Christopher Clint Cain, and Christopher Garrett Williamson. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Monday, at Stewart Family Funeral Home 7525 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, Texas 75703. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials in honor of Margie Jordan may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75702 or a Church/Charity of your choice. For more information or to express condolences, visit www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com.

Margie Jordan

September 29, 1928 - April 7, 2007