Bertha Marie Jordan

Mrs. BERTHA MARIE JORDAN, 92, of Little Rock, Ark., passed away Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at her home, in Little Rock, surrounded by her family. She was a native of Jerome, Ark., but grew up in Crossett, Ark., in the White Station community; a resident of Rockford, Ill., for 22 years; and a resident of Little Rock for 22 years. She was a retired cook in the Governor's Mansion and a member of Tenth Street Church of Christ in Rockford, Ill. She is preceded in death by her husband, Jewel Jordan; two sons, Artrice Jordan and Bruce Wiley; four grandchildren, Thomas Fountain, Calvin Jordan, Rosalyn Fountain, and Pamela Jordan; her parents, George and Norma Johnson-Putney; one brother, Artice Putney; and two sisters, Ola Lee Putney and Madeline Hendrix. She enjoyed cooking for family gatherings. She is survived by two sons, Elbert (Genetta) Jordan, of Rockford Ill., and Derosher Wiley, of Little Rock, Ark.; six daughters, Jewel Tucker of Rockford, Ill., Barbara Jordan, Linda Jordan, Shelia Wiley-Kennedy, and Debbie Wiley, all of Little Rock, Ark., and Marie Brown of Crossett, Ark.; 37 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; 44 great-great-grandchildren; siblings, Norma Love and Jessie Putney, of Crossett, Ark., Ruth Pulliam (husband Gene) of Auburn Hills, Mich., Marion Putney (wife Linda), and Georgia Curry of Rockford, Ill.; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family, and friends. Services will be Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 11 a.m., at New Bethel Baptist Church in Crossett, Ark., with Rev. Jesse Radford, Jr. officiating. Active pallbearers are A.C. Love, Dennis Fountain, James Wiley, JaVaris Williams, Montrale Brown, and Terry Fountain. Honorary pallbearers are her grandsons. Burial in Ryles Chapel Cemetery under direction of Cromwell Funeral Home, Inc., of Hamburg. Viewing will be August 15, 2018, 10-11 a.m. at New Bethel Baptist Church.