Charles Edward Jordan

Charles Edward Jordan, 85, of Beaumont, died Saturday, May 9, 2020. He was born on December 17, 1934, in Port Arthur, to RV Wilson Jordan and Charles Cay Jordan.

Charlie grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1954. He worked at area plants including Texaco, DuPont, and ICIA, retiring in 1996. Charlie was very proud of his service in the Army National Guard, from which he retired an ISG. Charlie had a great love of music and sports. He enjoyed playing and singing country and gospel music with friends and family. He coached baseball in Nederland and even played 1st base on an over 30 league at the age of fifty-three. He loved basketball even more, playing until the age of forty-five. He was known to many as “Church League Charlie”. His spare time activities included playing golf, fishing, making furniture, reading westerns, and attending special events with his grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Kay Jordan, of Beaumont; sons, Jeffery Jordan and his wife, Jennifer, of Austin, and Brian “Peanut” Jordan and his fiancée, Tracy Sheffield Blair, of Georgetown; stepchildren, Kathy McDuffie and her husband, Dwight, of Roundrock; Sheryl Tate and her husband, Theron, of Nederland; and Stephen Lowry, of Beaumont; grandchildren, Julie; Jenna; Brianna; and Jessica Jordan; Trevor Peterson; Madison and Keegan McDuffie; Tyler and his wife, Keather; and Jeré Tate.

He is preceded in death by his parents; six siblings; son, Kevin Jordan; and grandson, Tanner Tate.

Mr. Jordan’s memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 16, 2020, at Cowboy Church on the Rock, 13803 Highway 90, Beaumont.

A family committal for Mr. Jordan was held at Broussard’s Crematorium, Beaumont, under the direction of Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation, 4573 South Broad Street, Suite 150, Yardville, NJ 08620; or to Alzheimer’s Association, 700 North Street STE M, Beaumont, TX 77701.