Harry Randolph Jordan

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Harry Randolph Jordan

Birth
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Death
18 Jun 2018 (aged 91)
Burial
Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Harry married Esther Marie Hall on November 23, 1946 in Gloucester County, VA.
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Obituary is from the Hogg Funeral Home & Crematory (Gloucester Point, Va.) website, posted June 19, 2018:

Harry R Jordan passed peacefully on to meet his master on Monday, June 18th, 2018. He was born Dec 13th, 1926 and was the youngest of three sons born to Joseph H. Jordan and Beuna V. Midgett.
Harry graduated 1st in his class at Achilles High School and entered the US Army Air Force on June 6th 1944. He left the service in 1946 and married Esther Marie Hall. Harry then enrolled in Engineering at Virginia Tech and graduated in 1949. He immediately went to work for a newly organized engineering Laboratory at the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown, VA. He remained at NWS for his entire civil service career and progressed to be the Director of the Laboratory with annexes at Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Jacksonville, Fl. Harry retired from public service in 1984.
Harry spent his retirement building furniture, golfing, and raising azaleas. He became very interested in researching genealogy and compiled two books: Cemeteries of Gloucester County through 1995.
Harry is survived by his wife of 71 years, Esther Marie, 2 daughters Norma Baker (Kris), Harriet Jordan, 2 grandchildren Jordan Baker and Karter Baker (Lindsay), and 2 great grandchildren Macie and Jax.
Family will receive guests at Hogg Funeral Home from 2:00 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018, followed by graveside service at 3:00 p.m. at Gloucester Point Cemetery, 1860 Hayes Road, Gloucester Point, with the Reverend Arthur Wolz, Jr. officiating.
In Harry’s memory the family desires memorial contributions be made to Bethany United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 527, Gloucester Point, VA 23062 or the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, www.chesapeake.cbf.org.
Arrangements are under the direction of Hogg Funeral Home, 3098 George Washington Memorial Hwy., Gloucester Point, VA. Please visit www.hoggfh.com to share condolences and memories.
Harry married Esther Marie Hall on November 23, 1946 in Gloucester County, VA.
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Obituary is from the Hogg Funeral Home & Crematory (Gloucester Point, Va.) website, posted June 19, 2018:

Harry R Jordan passed peacefully on to meet his master on Monday, June 18th, 2018. He was born Dec 13th, 1926 and was the youngest of three sons born to Joseph H. Jordan and Beuna V. Midgett.
Harry graduated 1st in his class at Achilles High School and entered the US Army Air Force on June 6th 1944. He left the service in 1946 and married Esther Marie Hall. Harry then enrolled in Engineering at Virginia Tech and graduated in 1949. He immediately went to work for a newly organized engineering Laboratory at the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown, VA. He remained at NWS for his entire civil service career and progressed to be the Director of the Laboratory with annexes at Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Jacksonville, Fl. Harry retired from public service in 1984.
Harry spent his retirement building furniture, golfing, and raising azaleas. He became very interested in researching genealogy and compiled two books: Cemeteries of Gloucester County through 1995.
Harry is survived by his wife of 71 years, Esther Marie, 2 daughters Norma Baker (Kris), Harriet Jordan, 2 grandchildren Jordan Baker and Karter Baker (Lindsay), and 2 great grandchildren Macie and Jax.
Family will receive guests at Hogg Funeral Home from 2:00 p.m. until 2:45 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2018, followed by graveside service at 3:00 p.m. at Gloucester Point Cemetery, 1860 Hayes Road, Gloucester Point, with the Reverend Arthur Wolz, Jr. officiating.
In Harry’s memory the family desires memorial contributions be made to Bethany United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 527, Gloucester Point, VA 23062 or the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, www.chesapeake.cbf.org.
Arrangements are under the direction of Hogg Funeral Home, 3098 George Washington Memorial Hwy., Gloucester Point, VA. Please visit www.hoggfh.com to share condolences and memories.