Darline Jordan

After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Darline Jordan passed away peacefully on June 2, 2017 at her home in Cantonment, FL at the age of 69. Darline was born in Lewisville, AR on October 10, 1947 to George Dewey Tompkins and Evelyn Tompkins. She was the youngest of nine children with seven sisters and one brother. She was raised and attended school in Springhill, LA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dewey and Evelyn Tompkins, brother, George Dewey Tompkins Jr. , sisters, Christine Redman, Marie Page, Evonne Downs and Irene Todd. She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Ralph Jordan, children, Darla Wynne, Billy Laws (Hana) and Jeffery Jordan (Tonya), grandchildren, Anthony Laws, Jonathan Laws, Allison Elliott and Ashley Jordan, sisters, Sadie Jester, Willie O’Donnell and Diane Todd. Brother and sister-in-law; Jimmy and Elaine Mays and special long-time friends, Viv and Rick Patterson. Her greatest joys in life were spending time with family and friends, growing beautiful flowers that she loved to share, taking care of her beloved pets and Caribbean cruises. She spent many hours in the pool teaching her grandchildren to swim. She always put the wants and needs of others before her own. She asked for very little and accepted even less. She was an avid NASCAR fan and a volunteer at the North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame in Mooresville, NC. The family would like to extend sincere appreciation to Dr. Michael Goodman, Dr. Yazan Alsayed, Dr. Robert Marcus, Dr. Patricia Meyers, Dr. George Knefely, the staff at Covenant Hospice, the caregivers at Waterford at Creekside Memory Care Facility and the staff at TLT Transport. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 6, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Faith Chapel North located at 1000 S. Highway 29, Cantonment, FL 32533. A Celebration of Life will be held at her home on Wednesday, June 7, starting at 3:00 PM. An inurnment service will be held on a later date at Barrancas National Cemetery located at Naval Air Station Pensacola. In lieu of flowers the family is requesting donations be made to the Madalyn McCormick Cancer Fund. She is 19 years old and fighting cancer for the second time in her young life. She had to put her college education at Auburn University on hold to return home for treatment. Donations can be made on her YouCaring page at youcaring.com/madalynmccormick-803768.

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Darline Jordan

October 10, 1947 - June 2, 2017