Myrtle Hancock Jordan

Mt. Croghan, SC

          Mrs. Myrtle Hancock Jordan, age 91, entered into rest on Sunday, February 12, 2023. Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Thursday, February 16, 2023 at Cross Roads Baptist Church by Max White, Jamie Gulledge, and Brent Taylor. The family will receive friends between 2:00 and 3:00 PM on Thursday prior to the service in The Cross Roads Baptist Church Family Life Center. The family will also receive friends at Mrs. Myrtle’s home, 1430 Hwy 268, Mt. Croghan, SC 29727, between 3:00 and 5:00 PM on Wednesday.  

          Mrs. Jordan was born July 31, 1931 in Mt. Croghan, SC a daughter of the late Robert and Daisy Rollins Hancock. Before retirement, Myrtle was a seamstress and farmer. Mrs. Jordan was a lifelong member of Cross Roads Baptist Church. She had a talent for gardening and making things grow. She also enjoyed fishing and cooking. Above all else, Myrtle loved her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and her dog Mindy.

          In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jordan was also preceded in death by her husband, Everette M. Jordan; siblings, Maro Hancock, Paul Hancock, Durant Hancock, JW Hancock, Fred Hancock, Elbert Hancock, Jeanette Rivers, Kathleen Baker, Grace Hancock, and Billie Jean Knight.

          Survivors include her children, Vivian (Billy Joe) Taylor of Mt. Croghan, SC, Sherry (Gary) Chapman of Mt. Croghan, SC, Kaye (Allen) Liner of Bennetsville, SC, Randy Jordan of Mt. Croghan, SC; grandchildren, Chris (Candice) Taylor, Stacy (Richard) Jenkins, Casey (Kristian) Taylor, Danielle Boyd, Lori (Nick) Campbell, Amanda (Kolby) Croxton, and Randal (Dayna) Jordan; 6 great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Gulledge of Kannapolis, NC; and numerous nieces and nephews.  

          Memorials may be made in Mrs. Myrtle’s memory to Cross Roads Baptist Church, P.O. Box 72, Ruby, SC 29741.

Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield, SC (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) is serving the Jordan family.