Carrie Jordan

Carrie Edwards Jordan NORFOLK - Mrs. Carrie Edwards Jordan, 73, peacefully departed this life in her sleep Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, at her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Jordan was born in 1936 in Smithfield, Isle of Wright County, Virginia, the daughter of the late William Lee and Blanche Picott Edwards. She was predeceased by a brother, Steve Edwards; a sister, Virginia Edwards; and her former husband, Ervin L. Jordan Sr. Mrs. Jordan was a retired employee of several Norfolk families. She enjoyed mall walking, shopping, and visits by her children. She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter, Patricia Benjamin of Norfolk; two sons, Prof. Ervin L. Jordan Jr. (Lorraine) of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia; and Robert E. Jordan, U.S. Army, retired, of Fairfax, Va.; her sisters, Dorothy P. Edwards and Anne B. Allen, both of Newark, N.J.; a brother, William Herbert Edwards of Norfolk; various nieces and nephews; a host of other relatives and friends. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. A funeral will be held at noon today, Dec. 19, at Altmeyer Funeral Home, 5792 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach. Mrs. Jordan will be interred in Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.altmeyer.com.