On the 11th day of April, 2023, in the quiet hours of a springtime Tuesday afternoon in the comfort of her homeplace in Sandersville, Georgia, Mary Alice Brim Jordan left the earth she loved and walked upon for one-hundred and two incredible years, for the joys of heaven! She joins her beloved husband, Newton Marion Jordan, Jr. and precious son, Charles Henry Jordan.
A funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Friday, April 14th at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate. Pallbearers will include Mark Harvey, Mel Daniel, Allen Hodges, Mack Flemister, David Brooker, Zack Webb, Mark West and Bob West. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeffery Mountain and Chip Gilbert and members of the Sandersville Transylvania Club and the Washington County Pilot Club. Mrs. Jordan's family will receive friends at the Jordan residence on South Harris Street in Sandersville Thursday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Mary Alice is survived by her loving daughter, Mary Susan Bell (Tom) and daughter-in-law, Cheryl Hartley Jordan; seven grandchildren, Aaron Michael Clements (Sarah), Matthew Charles Clements, Shannon Etheridge Whitten, Mary Rebecca Etheridge, Elizabeth Jordan Haines (Sean), Virginia Jordan Haake (Richard) and Mary Charles Howard (Keenan); and thirteen great-grandchildren, Kaylee Nicole Clements, Aaron Jordan Clements, Charley Rose Pulver, Caroline Olivia Clements, Sarah Catherine Clements, Will Marsh Whitten, Mary Elizabeth Etheridge-Walton, Charles Brittin Haines, Thomas Jordan Haines, Richard Bowman Haake, Henry Richard Howard, Ruth Bright Howard and Charles Hartley Howard.
Mary Alice Brim was born in Sasser, Georgia on September 27, 1920 to her parents John Dennis Brim and Julia Elizabeth (Bessie) Hill Brim. She had three brothers, Joe, Jene and Henry Brim, and two half-sisters Christine Olsen and Bernice Culpepper. Mary Alice moved to Sandersville in 1946 to become the librarian at Sandersville High School where she also taught English. She married Newton Marion "Buddy" Jordan, Jr. of Sandersville on June 29, 1948.
Mary Alice and Buddy owned Buddy Jordan Florist where she worked as a floral designer until her retirement, but her aspirations only started as a designer. She found a passion in civic activities and community organizing, first as the sponsor of the Drama Club at Sandersville High School, and then as a historian and library sponsor at the Transylvania Club (founders of the famed Georgia Plates). She was a founding member of, active in, and always passionate about the Sandersville Historical Society, even becoming a local historical legend when she edited: Cotton to Kaolin: A History of Washington County 1784 – 1989, the first comprehensive history of Washington County, Georgia. That editing project took over two years to complete. Her love of history continued throughout her life leading her to help found and restore the Brown House Museum, forever memorializing Washington County history in the house that served as General Sherman's local headquarters on his March to the Sea. She was also an integral part of the Washington County Genealogy Research Center.
Anecdotally, Mary Alice hosted, impacted and inspired many people in her years of community service. In 1974, she participated in the effort to name the Transylvania Club's Georgia Plates as the official historical plate of Georgia culminating in then Governor and later President Jimmy Carter signing a resolution memorializing the Club's effort. Years later, in April of 1988, she hosted Sam and Helen Walton, founders of Walmart, for lunch at her home on South Harris Street after the Walton's opened the Sandersville Walmart. Her civic duty was honored at various times throughout her life including: 1989 Washington County "Citizen of the Year" by the Sandersville Rotary Club; 2001 Governor's Award for Humanities; 2002 "Volunteer of the Year" by the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries; 2007 Grand Marshall of the Sandersville Kaolin Parade; 2009 Georgia Trust Historic Restoration Award; and 2009-2010 Pilot International Founders Sweetheart by the Pilot Club of Washington County. She also served as a past president of and devoted member of both the Transylvania Club and Washington County Chamber of Commerce.
She was a devout member of the First Baptist Church of Sandersville where she taught Sunday school for over fifty years. She also served on the building committees for the current locations of the First Baptist Church and the Sandersville Public Library.
More than anything, Mary Alice was a loving friend to all. Her door was always open for any visitors near and far: wining, dining and sheltering her family and people from around the world. Whether from Japan, China or Germany, for over two decades, Mary Alice had a room for anyone working in the Kaolin Industry. And she could recall any piece of Sandersville history you dared to ask her about, always keeping meticulous records of meetings, speeches, newspaper clippings, letters and photos. To quote David Brooker of the Washington County Historical Society, Mary Alice was a woman with "quiet grace, flawless manors, and an iron will that typifies ladies of her generation." To quote her collective family, "she was beautiful."
Her warm presence and eloquence will be dearly missed but not forgotten. She inspired a life-long love of learning and history among her family, friends and community. We can all learn how to live a long, fulfilled, and filled to the Brim life from Mary Alice Jordan as she will forever tell us to: stay curious, love others and always have a good joke on hand.
The family would like to say a special thanks to Minnie Mountain, Jeffrey Mountain and Jenise Miller who spent many hours helping and caring for Mary Alice. And lastly, the family would like to thank Dr. Mark Harvey, University Home Healthcare and Mary Alice's hospice caretakers for the professional medical service they provided.
Flowers are appreciated or donations may be made to the Washington County Historical Society, P.O. Box 6088, Sandersville, GA. 31082 in her memory.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.
A funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Friday, April 14th at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate. Pallbearers will include Mark Harvey, Mel Daniel, Allen Hodges, Mack Flemister, David Brooker, Zack Webb, Mark West and Bob West. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeffery Mountain and Chip Gilbert and members of the Sandersville Transylvania Club and the Washington County Pilot Club. Mrs. Jordan's family will receive friends at the Jordan residence on South Harris Street in Sandersville Thursday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Mary Alice is survived by her loving daughter, Mary Susan Bell (Tom) and daughter-in-law, Cheryl Hartley Jordan; seven grandchildren, Aaron Michael Clements (Sarah), Matthew Charles Clements, Shannon Etheridge Whitten, Mary Rebecca Etheridge, Elizabeth Jordan Haines (Sean), Virginia Jordan Haake (Richard) and Mary Charles Howard (Keenan); and thirteen great-grandchildren, Kaylee Nicole Clements, Aaron Jordan Clements, Charley Rose Pulver, Caroline Olivia Clements, Sarah Catherine Clements, Will Marsh Whitten, Mary Elizabeth Etheridge-Walton, Charles Brittin Haines, Thomas Jordan Haines, Richard Bowman Haake, Henry Richard Howard, Ruth Bright Howard and Charles Hartley Howard.
Mary Alice Brim was born in Sasser, Georgia on September 27, 1920 to her parents John Dennis Brim and Julia Elizabeth (Bessie) Hill Brim. She had three brothers, Joe, Jene and Henry Brim, and two half-sisters Christine Olsen and Bernice Culpepper. Mary Alice moved to Sandersville in 1946 to become the librarian at Sandersville High School where she also taught English. She married Newton Marion "Buddy" Jordan, Jr. of Sandersville on June 29, 1948.
Mary Alice and Buddy owned Buddy Jordan Florist where she worked as a floral designer until her retirement, but her aspirations only started as a designer. She found a passion in civic activities and community organizing, first as the sponsor of the Drama Club at Sandersville High School, and then as a historian and library sponsor at the Transylvania Club (founders of the famed Georgia Plates). She was a founding member of, active in, and always passionate about the Sandersville Historical Society, even becoming a local historical legend when she edited: Cotton to Kaolin: A History of Washington County 1784 – 1989, the first comprehensive history of Washington County, Georgia. That editing project took over two years to complete. Her love of history continued throughout her life leading her to help found and restore the Brown House Museum, forever memorializing Washington County history in the house that served as General Sherman's local headquarters on his March to the Sea. She was also an integral part of the Washington County Genealogy Research Center.
Anecdotally, Mary Alice hosted, impacted and inspired many people in her years of community service. In 1974, she participated in the effort to name the Transylvania Club's Georgia Plates as the official historical plate of Georgia culminating in then Governor and later President Jimmy Carter signing a resolution memorializing the Club's effort. Years later, in April of 1988, she hosted Sam and Helen Walton, founders of Walmart, for lunch at her home on South Harris Street after the Walton's opened the Sandersville Walmart. Her civic duty was honored at various times throughout her life including: 1989 Washington County "Citizen of the Year" by the Sandersville Rotary Club; 2001 Governor's Award for Humanities; 2002 "Volunteer of the Year" by the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries; 2007 Grand Marshall of the Sandersville Kaolin Parade; 2009 Georgia Trust Historic Restoration Award; and 2009-2010 Pilot International Founders Sweetheart by the Pilot Club of Washington County. She also served as a past president of and devoted member of both the Transylvania Club and Washington County Chamber of Commerce.
She was a devout member of the First Baptist Church of Sandersville where she taught Sunday school for over fifty years. She also served on the building committees for the current locations of the First Baptist Church and the Sandersville Public Library.
More than anything, Mary Alice was a loving friend to all. Her door was always open for any visitors near and far: wining, dining and sheltering her family and people from around the world. Whether from Japan, China or Germany, for over two decades, Mary Alice had a room for anyone working in the Kaolin Industry. And she could recall any piece of Sandersville history you dared to ask her about, always keeping meticulous records of meetings, speeches, newspaper clippings, letters and photos. To quote David Brooker of the Washington County Historical Society, Mary Alice was a woman with "quiet grace, flawless manors, and an iron will that typifies ladies of her generation." To quote her collective family, "she was beautiful."
Her warm presence and eloquence will be dearly missed but not forgotten. She inspired a life-long love of learning and history among her family, friends and community. We can all learn how to live a long, fulfilled, and filled to the Brim life from Mary Alice Jordan as she will forever tell us to: stay curious, love others and always have a good joke on hand.
The family would like to say a special thanks to Minnie Mountain, Jeffrey Mountain and Jenise Miller who spent many hours helping and caring for Mary Alice. And lastly, the family would like to thank Dr. Mark Harvey, University Home Healthcare and Mary Alice's hospice caretakers for the professional medical service they provided.
Flowers are appreciated or donations may be made to the Washington County Historical Society, P.O. Box 6088, Sandersville, GA. 31082 in her memory.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.
On the 11th day of April, 2023, in the quiet hours of a springtime Tuesday afternoon in the comfort of her homeplace in Sandersville, Georgia, Mary Alice Brim Jordan left the earth she loved and walked upon for one-hundred and two incredible years, for the joys of heaven! She joins her beloved husband, Newton Marion Jordan, Jr. and precious son, Charles Henry Jordan.
A funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Friday, April 14th at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate. Pallbearers will include Mark Harvey, Mel Daniel, Allen Hodges, Mack Flemister, David Brooker, Zack Webb, Mark West and Bob West. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeffery Mountain and Chip Gilbert and members of the Sandersville Transylvania Club and the Washington County Pilot Club. Mrs. Jordan's family will receive friends at the Jordan residence on South Harris Street in Sandersville Thursday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Mary Alice is survived by her loving daughter, Mary Susan Bell (Tom) and daughter-in-law, Cheryl Hartley Jordan; seven grandchildren, Aaron Michael Clements (Sarah), Matthew Charles Clements, Shannon Etheridge Whitten, Mary Rebecca Etheridge, Elizabeth Jordan Haines (Sean), Virginia Jordan Haake (Richard) and Mary Charles Howard (Keenan); and thirteen great-grandchildren, Kaylee Nicole Clements, Aaron Jordan Clements, Charley Rose Pulver, Caroline Olivia Clements, Sarah Catherine Clements, Will Marsh Whitten, Mary Elizabeth Etheridge-Walton, Charles Brittin Haines, Thomas Jordan Haines, Richard Bowman Haake, Henry Richard Howard, Ruth Bright Howard and Charles Hartley Howard.
Mary Alice Brim was born in Sasser, Georgia on September 27, 1920 to her parents John Dennis Brim and Julia Elizabeth (Bessie) Hill Brim. She had three brothers, Joe, Jene and Henry Brim, and two half-sisters Christine Olsen and Bernice Culpepper. Mary Alice moved to Sandersville in 1946 to become the librarian at Sandersville High School where she also taught English. She married Newton Marion "Buddy" Jordan, Jr. of Sandersville on June 29, 1948.
Mary Alice and Buddy owned Buddy Jordan Florist where she worked as a floral designer until her retirement, but her aspirations only started as a designer. She found a passion in civic activities and community organizing, first as the sponsor of the Drama Club at Sandersville High School, and then as a historian and library sponsor at the Transylvania Club (founders of the famed Georgia Plates). She was a founding member of, active in, and always passionate about the Sandersville Historical Society, even becoming a local historical legend when she edited: Cotton to Kaolin: A History of Washington County 1784 – 1989, the first comprehensive history of Washington County, Georgia. That editing project took over two years to complete. Her love of history continued throughout her life leading her to help found and restore the Brown House Museum, forever memorializing Washington County history in the house that served as General Sherman's local headquarters on his March to the Sea. She was also an integral part of the Washington County Genealogy Research Center.
Anecdotally, Mary Alice hosted, impacted and inspired many people in her years of community service. In 1974, she participated in the effort to name the Transylvania Club's Georgia Plates as the official historical plate of Georgia culminating in then Governor and later President Jimmy Carter signing a resolution memorializing the Club's effort. Years later, in April of 1988, she hosted Sam and Helen Walton, founders of Walmart, for lunch at her home on South Harris Street after the Walton's opened the Sandersville Walmart. Her civic duty was honored at various times throughout her life including: 1989 Washington County "Citizen of the Year" by the Sandersville Rotary Club; 2001 Governor's Award for Humanities; 2002 "Volunteer of the Year" by the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries; 2007 Grand Marshall of the Sandersville Kaolin Parade; 2009 Georgia Trust Historic Restoration Award; and 2009-2010 Pilot International Founders Sweetheart by the Pilot Club of Washington County. She also served as a past president of and devoted member of both the Transylvania Club and Washington County Chamber of Commerce.
She was a devout member of the First Baptist Church of Sandersville where she taught Sunday school for over fifty years. She also served on the building committees for the current locations of the First Baptist Church and the Sandersville Public Library.
More than anything, Mary Alice was a loving friend to all. Her door was always open for any visitors near and far: wining, dining and sheltering her family and people from around the world. Whether from Japan, China or Germany, for over two decades, Mary Alice had a room for anyone working in the Kaolin Industry. And she could recall any piece of Sandersville history you dared to ask her about, always keeping meticulous records of meetings, speeches, newspaper clippings, letters and photos. To quote David Brooker of the Washington County Historical Society, Mary Alice was a woman with "quiet grace, flawless manors, and an iron will that typifies ladies of her generation." To quote her collective family, "she was beautiful."
Her warm presence and eloquence will be dearly missed but not forgotten. She inspired a life-long love of learning and history among her family, friends and community. We can all learn how to live a long, fulfilled, and filled to the Brim life from Mary Alice Jordan as she will forever tell us to: stay curious, love others and always have a good joke on hand.
The family would like to say a special thanks to Minnie Mountain, Jeffrey Mountain and Jenise Miller who spent many hours helping and caring for Mary Alice. And lastly, the family would like to thank Dr. Mark Harvey, University Home Healthcare and Mary Alice's hospice caretakers for the professional medical service they provided.
Flowers are appreciated or donations may be made to the Washington County Historical Society, P.O. Box 6088, Sandersville, GA. 31082 in her memory.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.
A funeral service celebrating her life will be held on Friday, April 14th at 1:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Sandersville with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Reverend Lee Lacey will officiate. Pallbearers will include Mark Harvey, Mel Daniel, Allen Hodges, Mack Flemister, David Brooker, Zack Webb, Mark West and Bob West. Honorary pallbearers will be Jeffery Mountain and Chip Gilbert and members of the Sandersville Transylvania Club and the Washington County Pilot Club. Mrs. Jordan's family will receive friends at the Jordan residence on South Harris Street in Sandersville Thursday evening from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Mary Alice is survived by her loving daughter, Mary Susan Bell (Tom) and daughter-in-law, Cheryl Hartley Jordan; seven grandchildren, Aaron Michael Clements (Sarah), Matthew Charles Clements, Shannon Etheridge Whitten, Mary Rebecca Etheridge, Elizabeth Jordan Haines (Sean), Virginia Jordan Haake (Richard) and Mary Charles Howard (Keenan); and thirteen great-grandchildren, Kaylee Nicole Clements, Aaron Jordan Clements, Charley Rose Pulver, Caroline Olivia Clements, Sarah Catherine Clements, Will Marsh Whitten, Mary Elizabeth Etheridge-Walton, Charles Brittin Haines, Thomas Jordan Haines, Richard Bowman Haake, Henry Richard Howard, Ruth Bright Howard and Charles Hartley Howard.
Mary Alice Brim was born in Sasser, Georgia on September 27, 1920 to her parents John Dennis Brim and Julia Elizabeth (Bessie) Hill Brim. She had three brothers, Joe, Jene and Henry Brim, and two half-sisters Christine Olsen and Bernice Culpepper. Mary Alice moved to Sandersville in 1946 to become the librarian at Sandersville High School where she also taught English. She married Newton Marion "Buddy" Jordan, Jr. of Sandersville on June 29, 1948.
Mary Alice and Buddy owned Buddy Jordan Florist where she worked as a floral designer until her retirement, but her aspirations only started as a designer. She found a passion in civic activities and community organizing, first as the sponsor of the Drama Club at Sandersville High School, and then as a historian and library sponsor at the Transylvania Club (founders of the famed Georgia Plates). She was a founding member of, active in, and always passionate about the Sandersville Historical Society, even becoming a local historical legend when she edited: Cotton to Kaolin: A History of Washington County 1784 – 1989, the first comprehensive history of Washington County, Georgia. That editing project took over two years to complete. Her love of history continued throughout her life leading her to help found and restore the Brown House Museum, forever memorializing Washington County history in the house that served as General Sherman's local headquarters on his March to the Sea. She was also an integral part of the Washington County Genealogy Research Center.
Anecdotally, Mary Alice hosted, impacted and inspired many people in her years of community service. In 1974, she participated in the effort to name the Transylvania Club's Georgia Plates as the official historical plate of Georgia culminating in then Governor and later President Jimmy Carter signing a resolution memorializing the Club's effort. Years later, in April of 1988, she hosted Sam and Helen Walton, founders of Walmart, for lunch at her home on South Harris Street after the Walton's opened the Sandersville Walmart. Her civic duty was honored at various times throughout her life including: 1989 Washington County "Citizen of the Year" by the Sandersville Rotary Club; 2001 Governor's Award for Humanities; 2002 "Volunteer of the Year" by the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries; 2007 Grand Marshall of the Sandersville Kaolin Parade; 2009 Georgia Trust Historic Restoration Award; and 2009-2010 Pilot International Founders Sweetheart by the Pilot Club of Washington County. She also served as a past president of and devoted member of both the Transylvania Club and Washington County Chamber of Commerce.
She was a devout member of the First Baptist Church of Sandersville where she taught Sunday school for over fifty years. She also served on the building committees for the current locations of the First Baptist Church and the Sandersville Public Library.
More than anything, Mary Alice was a loving friend to all. Her door was always open for any visitors near and far: wining, dining and sheltering her family and people from around the world. Whether from Japan, China or Germany, for over two decades, Mary Alice had a room for anyone working in the Kaolin Industry. And she could recall any piece of Sandersville history you dared to ask her about, always keeping meticulous records of meetings, speeches, newspaper clippings, letters and photos. To quote David Brooker of the Washington County Historical Society, Mary Alice was a woman with "quiet grace, flawless manors, and an iron will that typifies ladies of her generation." To quote her collective family, "she was beautiful."
Her warm presence and eloquence will be dearly missed but not forgotten. She inspired a life-long love of learning and history among her family, friends and community. We can all learn how to live a long, fulfilled, and filled to the Brim life from Mary Alice Jordan as she will forever tell us to: stay curious, love others and always have a good joke on hand.
The family would like to say a special thanks to Minnie Mountain, Jeffrey Mountain and Jenise Miller who spent many hours helping and caring for Mary Alice. And lastly, the family would like to thank Dr. Mark Harvey, University Home Healthcare and Mary Alice's hospice caretakers for the professional medical service they provided.
Flowers are appreciated or donations may be made to the Washington County Historical Society, P.O. Box 6088, Sandersville, GA. 31082 in her memory.
May and Smith Funeral Directors is in charge of these arrangements.
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