Born in Elba, AL, September 22, 1926 to Dr Mercer & Felix Rowe. The family moved to Gadsden after surviving the tragic Pea River flood of 1929.
Tut Jordan is survived by her children Wesley Winchell Acee III, Marie Coston Acee, Kitty Jordan Barksdale, Mimi Jordan McGuire, Juli Gari Jordan; grandchildren: Gary Jordan Brooks, Jim Vincent Brooks, Ellen Ezekiel Farquharson, Laura Coston Ezekiel Dyas, Saffold Jordan Barksdale, Samuel Eason Barksdale, Mary Coston Hill, Marian Elizabeth Acee; great grandsons: Jacob Daniel Dyas Jr, John Arthur Dyas, Andrew Coston Dyas, Blake Hill, Colt Spencer, Landon Spencer, Connor Joseph Farquharson, Grant Edward Farquharson.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Thomas Gary Jordan Jr, daughter Ann Rowe Acee Hill and Nancy Jordan Gore, brothers Dr. Stephen William Rowe & Mercer Coston Rowe, mother Felix Broughton Coston Rowe & father Dr Mercer Rowe. She is also the widow of Wesley Winchell Acee, Jr.
Tut attended Stephen College a private women's college, in Columbia, Missouri and graduated with a degree in Home Economics from The University of Alabama where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority. After teaching 2nd grade at Southside and Striplin Annex, which later became Eura Brown Elementary, she opened Kiddie Kollege, a kindergarten with a focus on language and arts. Upon retiring, she opened The Kitchen Door, a gourmet kitchen shop in downtown Gadsden. The shop featured cooking classes, gadgets and even soup mixes which later became a separate business, Don’t Spill the Beans.
She was founding members of the Church of the Resurrection in Rainbow City and was involved in many civic & social organizations.
Tut and her husband, Gary, traveled extensively and enjoyed life to the fullest.
Donations to Church of the Resurrection.
The family would like to thank Pro Health Hospice nurses Melissa McSpadden, Frieda Owens and Amanda Pruitt for their kindness and caring.
Visitation at Collier Butler Funeral Home Sunday May 31st 1pm-3pm followed by private graveside services at Forrest Cemetery.
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