Maxine Jordan

FUNERAL: 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2014 at Parker-Reedy Funeral Home, 604 East Main Street, West Frankfort, IL 62896 with Rev. Robert Smith & Rev. Susan Cox officiating. VISITATION: 11:00 a.m. until service time on Friday at the funeral home. BURIAL: East Fork Cemetery. LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS: Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home. MEMORIALS: Memorial contributions may be made to Our Hospice of South Central Indiana, 2626 E. 17th Street, Columbus, IN 47201 or through the funeral home. Maxine Jordan, 97 of Columbus, passed away at 8:36 p.m., December 29, 2014 at Millers Merry Manor, Hope. Born in West Frankfort, IL on May 26, 1917, Maxine was the daughter of Fred and Gladys Walls Melvin. She married Elva Jordan, he preceded her in death April 21, 1984. Maxine retired as a school cook for Franklin Schools in West Frankfort, IL. She was an active member of the Antioch United Methodist Church in West Frankfort. Survivors include her son, Rev. Melvin Bucky (Pauline) Jordan of Columbus, IN; daughter, Mary Ellen (Michael) King of Bayville, N.J.; brother, Dean (Karen) Melvin of Cape Coral, FL; sister, Myrldean (Sal) Leone of FL; grandchildren, Timothy (Raye Lynn) Jordan, Sean (YaYa) Jordan, Jeremy King and Kelley King; great grandchildren, Luke Melvin Jordan and Hadley Danielle Jordan. Maxine was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Elva Jordan; brothers, Lyndell Melvin, Charles Melvin and Gene Melvin.