Nathan Alan Kahn

Man plans and G-d laughs. Our beloved Nathan Alan Kahn passed away after a brief illness on January 14, 2024. He was born in Mobile, Alabama on April 1, 1930, to Al and Molly (Prince) Kahn. He attended Gulf Coast Military Academy, Murphy High School and received a BA in Business from the University of Alabama. He met Myra Ordon at a party in Mobile and they were married on December 7, 1952, at the Mustin Beach Officer's Club at Pensacola NAS. After military service during the Korean War, they moved to Pensacola where Nathan became a partner in Ordon's Menswear, Inc., later becoming President. He was a 50-year member of Rotary International and received the honor of Paul Harris Fellow. He was a Mason for 65 years and a longtime member of the Hadji Shrine. He was a founding member of the Downtown Improvement board, a visionary of its future resulting in what the area has become today. Nathan and Myra were lifetime members of Temple Beth El and B'nai Israel Synagogue. He was a developer of Sun Plaza Shopping Center in Ft. Walton, founder and President of the Bank of Mary Esther and longtime board member of the Oberstein Charitable Trust and the Melba Meyer Trust.
Nathan was preceded in death by his parents and his brother the Honorable G.B. Kahn. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Myra Ordon Kahn, daughter Carol Kahn Parker and son Louis (Leslie) Kahn; sister Annette Kahn Webster, Dallas, TX; granddaughter Celia Finkelstein (Brad Maurer), Los Angeles, CA, granddaughter Ashley Salley (Jared), Boone, NC; grandson Alan Kahn, Hoboken, NJ; grandson Shane Johnson II (Jessica Gillis), granddaughter Taylor Johnson (Sutton May), Jordan, UT; and Trevor Johnson; great-grandchildren Eli Kroll, Adelyn Salley, George Salley, Luke Johnson and Hank Johnson. Niece, Elisa Spencer (Donnie); Nephews Howard Ordon, Tampa, FL and Andrew Kahn, Orange Beach, AL, and many loving cousins. Missing him will be Stuart Bainter and the Thursday Lunch Bunch, Eretha Dillard, Brenda Johnson, Mike Boccia, Monte & Leah Finkelstein (Tallahassee, FL), son-in-law, Shane Johnson and basically everyone who knew him.
Nathan was buried at the B'nai Israel Synagogue cemetery on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, and a reception followed at Temple Beth El. Special thanks to Rabbi Joel Fleekop, Rabbi Steve Silberman (Mobile, AL), Cantor Greg Watson, Sydney McAbee, Brenda Vigodsky and Maria Vigodsky.
"Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you." - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Temple Beth-El, 800 N Palafox St, Pensacola, FL 32501; B'nai Israel Synagogue, 1829 N 9th Ave, Pensacola, FL 32503; Gulf Coast Kid's House, 3401 N 12th Ave, Pensacola, FL 32503; or a charity of your choice.
Waters & Hibbert Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.