Erma was born on December 21, 1943 to Henry Leon and Sarah Crosby Hatchell in Walterboro, South Carolina.
After Erma graduated from Hanahan High School in 1961, she worked at various jobs including Northside Baptist Church as an office manager during the 1970’s and 80’s and then worked at Bayer and Honeywell for a time. In February 1961, Erma married the love of her life, Van Myron Jordan. They went on to care for two loving children, Pamela Jordan Farley and Shauna Jordan Bailey.
Erma retired in the early 2000’s to spend time with her husband, mother and family. She loved to spend time with her husband Myron and her family more than anything else. Erma was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a super grandma for sure.
She is survived by her daughters Pamela Jordan Farley (Rick) of Charleston and Shauna Jordan Bailey (Kris) of Dettenhausen, Germany; grandchildren Richard (Trey) W. Farley III, Kayla Jordan Bailey Means, Jordan Lynn Farley, McKenna Ann Bailey and Alexandria Jean Bailey; great grandchildren James Wallace Jordan Means and Richard Elijah January Means Jr. of Oklahoma. She is also survived by several loving sister-in-laws and many nephews and nieces.
Erma was preceded in death by her husband Van Myron Jordan, her parents Henry Leon and Sarah Crosby Hatchell and her brother Henry L. Hatchell Jr. Erma was a member of Portside Baptist Church in North Charleston.
A Visitation will be Tuesday January 4, 2021 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Carolina Memorial Funerals & Cremation, 7113 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406. A Funeral Service will be held Wednesday January 5, 2021 at Carolina Memorial Funerals & Cremation from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. The Burial will follow at 1:00 pm at Carolina Memorial Gardens.
Memorial donations may be made to Portside Baptist Church, 1179 Remount Road, North Charleston, SC 29406.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.carolinamemorial.com for the Jordan family.
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