Lt. Col. Elton Taylor Gordon Jr.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 1, 2011 at the chapel of Edo Miller Funeral Home in Brunswick, Georgia with Pastor Bob Briley officiating. Burial with full military honors will take place in Concord Cemetery in Ludowici, Georgia at 2:00 p.m. with Edo Miller Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be held Friday, December 31, 2010 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Edo Miller Funeral Home.

Mr. Gordon was born in Ludowici, Georgia on December 13, 1946. He served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel and Master Aviator. He went on to work with McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Company / Boeing where, among other roles, he served as Southeast Marketing Director for Military Helicopter Sales for the Apache Helicopter. Military and career honors include: Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal and the Order of St. Michaels Honor.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Elton Taylor Gordon, Sr. and Clariece Daniels Gordon of Ozark, Alabama.

Mr. Gordon is survived by his wife of 43 years, Martha Jane Gordon and two sons, Elton Taylor Gordon III, Chief Financial Officer for Great Southern Publishers, Inc. St. Simons Island, Georgia and wife Diana, Troy Prescott Gordon, active duty Chief Warrant Officer 4 and Senior Aviator with the U.S. Army and wife Katherine and his sister Era Lynn Johns of Ozark Alabama. Mr. Gordon was also blessed with 4 grandchildren: Savannah Marie, Anna Elizabeth, Amelia Clariece and Preston Taylor Gordon.