Dr. Herbert Jordan

Published 9:24 am Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Dr. Herbert K. Jordan, 84, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland Ky. He was born on Feb. 18, 1927, in Pliney W.Va. He was the son of the late Oris Vernon Jordan and Maude Rose Jordan.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Nancy Ray Jordan. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Dreama Donn McDaniels Jordan; sister Loretta Kline of Coronado, Calif.; and a brother Wendell Jordan of Mt. Gilead. Herbert was a podiatrist in Ironton for more than 40 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Ironton.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Kenton (Gretta) Jordan of Ironton; daughter, Rebecca Lee Jordan of Silver Springs, M.D.; son, William H. Jordan (Paula) of Perrysburg; daughter, Carol Anne (Shannon) Griffith of Maryville; stepson, Michael McDaniels of Ironton; stepdaughter, Paula (David) Coburn of Franklin Furnace; along with 10 grandchildren, Kurt (Christina) Jordan of Athens, Kara Jordan of Ironton, Martha Rose, William Paul and Henry Jordan of Perrysburg, Anna Jordan of Silver Springs, Jordan Griffith of Marysville, Brianna McCown of Huntington, W.Va., Madison McDaniels of Ironton and Kyle McCown of Athens.

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Funeral services will be conducted by Pastor Dennis Strawn at noon at First Baptist Church on Thursday. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until noon at the church. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to First Baptist Church Faith and Fitness Center, 304 S. Fifth St., Ironton OH 45638.