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Sammie E CROSSLAND JORDAN

Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Terry County,
Texas

Bennett
US Army
World War II
July 31, 1923 - December 18, 2007

Sammie
Nov 22, 1923 - Mar 5, 2007

Married Nov 22, 1947

*Obituary

Bennett Jordan, U S Veteran, aged 84, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, in Brownfield. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2007, at Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Don McWhorter officiating. Burial will follow in Terry County Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.

Bennett was born on July 31, 1923, to A. J. and Willie Jordan in Vernon, TX. He moved to Needmore with his family in 1931 and attended Meadow schools. He was a WWII Army Veteran serving in a tank battalion.
On November 22, 1947, he married Sammie Crossland in Tahoka. She preceded him in death on March 5, 2007. He worked as a farmer for many years and then worked for Mason Oil Co. for 35 years, retiring in 1987. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion and was a member of Brownfield First Christian Church.

He is survived by his daughter, Charlotte Franklin of Midland; 3 grandchildren, Kimm Duncan, Craig Franklin and Candy Garrett and her husband Greg; and 3 great grandchildren, Justin Garrett, Jacob Garrett and Caleb Franklin.

Brownfield News

*Obituary

Services for Sammie Jordan, 83, of Brownfield will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 9, 2007, at the Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Rev. Jackie Matlock officiating.

Sammie went home to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, March 5, 2007, in Brownfield. She was born November 22, 1923, to Ed and Oma Crossland in Terry County and grew up in Terry County where she graduated from Union High School.

She married Bennett Jordan on November 22, 1947, in Tahoka. She was an Eastern Star member and was also a member of First Christian Church.

She is preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers. She is survived by her husband, Bennett Jordan; daughter; Charlotte Franklin; 2 Sisters; Billie Howell and Nora Crossland; 2 Brothers; E.H. Crossland and Don Crossland; 3 Grandchildren; Kimm Duncan, Craig Franklin and his wife Tasha, Candy Garrett and her husband, Greg; 5 Great Grandchildren: Justin Garrett, Jacob Garrett, Caleb Franklin, Cody Hughes, and Karly Hughes, and several nieces and nephews.

Brownfield News



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Submitted: 6/20/21 • Approved: 6/30/21 • Last Updated: 7/3/21 • R429359-G429357-S3

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