WEST POINT — Thomas Jordan, 85, died Feb. 6, 2017, in Gary, Indiana. Services are at 11 a.m. today at Carter’s Mortuary Service Chapel with Willie B. Lairy officiating. Burial will follow in Pool’s Memorial Gardens. Visitation was from 3-6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Jordan was born Nov. 18, 1931, to the late Andrew Jordan Jr. and Mary Lou Gunn Jordan. He is survived by his son, Thomas Jordan Jr.; daughter, Joann Jordan; sister, Annie Jordan Fair; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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