SOUTH PYMATUNING TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (MyValleyTributes) – Edward Hoye Jordan, of South Pymatuning Township, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023, in Sharon Regional Medical Center. He was 92.
Mr. Jordan was born on July 26, 1930, in Fredonia, a son of the late Hoye James and Mariah (Van Woert) Jordan.
His wife of 65 years, the former Patricia Lyons, whom he married on July 2, 1951, in the former Sacred Heart Church, Sharon, passed away on November 5, 2016.
Ed was a lifetime member of the former Sacred Heart Church.
He was employed for ten years at the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. Later, he became a barber and for 55 years owned and operated shops in various locations throughout the Shenango Valley.
Antique cars were a passion for both Ed and his wife. They enjoyed the camaraderie of the Shenango Valley Antique Automobile Club, which was founded in Jordan’s Barbershop around 1972. Throughout the years, they made lifelong friends at car shows and cruises.
Left to cherish his memory are two sons, Jim (Melanie) Jordan of Vienna, Ohio and Dan (Pam) Jordan of Burghill, Ohio; two grandchildren, Adam (Ljubica) Jordan and Mackenzie (Jay) Holmes; two great-grandchildren and a sister, Cathy Jordan-McCright-Reid.
In addition to his parents and wife, Ed was preceded in death by three brothers, Arthur, Glenn and Regis Jordan.
Calling hours will be 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 2 in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 East State Street, Sharon. Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m. in the funeral home, with Rev. Thomas Whitman, officiating.
Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.
A television tribute will air Wednesday, March 1 at the following approximate times: 6:47 a.m. on WYTV, 9:43 a.m. on WKBN, 10:58 a.m. on FOX and 8:12 p.m. on MyYTV. Video will be posted here the day of airing.