01/03/2017

Obituary for Reverend Donald H. Jordan, Sr.

Husband of Katherine Jordan, Father of Donald Jr. and Kevin Jordan, Funeral Directors at Thompson, Hall & Jordan Funeral Homes

Reverend Donald H. Jordan, Sr. was born January 16, 1932 in Middletown, Ohio, the son of the Reverend and Mrs. James K. (Elsie) Jordan.

Rev. Jordan was educated in the Middletown Public Schools, graduating in 1950. Rev. Jordan attended college at Miami Univiersity, Oxford, Ohio, Class of 1954 receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration.

Upon graduating from Miami University, Rev. Jordan servedin the United States Army from 1954-1956 in the Panama Canal Zone.

Rev. Jordan opened his first funeral home in Middletown, Ohio in May, 1953. He expanded to Hamilton, Ohio in May of 1959 and to Cincinnati, Ohio, purchasing the Lee Funeral Home in 1966, the Houston Funeral Home in 1972, the Pierce and Peoples Funeral Home in 1974, the Wrassman Funeral Home in 1976, and the Denman-Radel Funeral Home in 1988. Green Funeral Home in Hamilton, Ohio was purchased in 1990, Thompson Funeral Home in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1997 and Jones & Simpson Funeral Home in Covington, Kentucky in 1999. Rev. Jordan's most recent acquisition was the Lavenia's Home for Funerals and the Summer's Funeral Home both located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Today, Rev. Jordan operates one of the largest funeral home operations in the state of Ohio. In Cincinnati, the funeral homes are known as Thompson, Hall and Jordan Funeral Homes. With the acquisition of Thompson's, the company celebrated 100 years of service to the Greater Cincinnati community in 1999.

Rev. Jordan is a member of many civic church organizations, such as, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity; Toussaint Lodge #19, F&AM, King Solomon Consistory #20, Illustrious Sir, 33rd Degree mason, St. Paul Chapter #10, Royal Arch Masons; former President, Booker T. Washington Community Center; United Funeral Directors of Greater Cincinnati; Buckeye State Funeral Directors Association; National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association; NAACP; Blythe-Williams Post 231 American Legion; Miami Alumni Association; and various other community and church organizations.

Rev. Jordan is a member of the South Ohio Annual Conference, African Methodist Episcopal Church; pastored Anderson Chapel A.M.E. Church, 1977-79, Cincinnati, Ohio; Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, 1979-96, Forest Park, Ohio. At Quinn Chapel, he led the congregation in purchasing six acres of land, building a $2.5 million edifice. The membership went from 50 to over 800. Rev. Jordan was assigned to Allen Temple A.M.E. Church in 1996. Allen Temple is the oldest African American Church in the northern United States from Cincinnati to the Pacific Ocean. Under Rev. Jordan, Allen Temple purchased the Swifton Commons Shopping Mall consisting of 34 acres of land and 425,000 square feet of building space. When totally renovated and completed as a retail center, this property will be valued in excess of sixty million dollars and will be the largest commercial development of any African American congregation in the United States of America at one site. In honor of Rev. Jordan, the Allen Temple board of Trustees voted to rename the Shopping Mall to Jordan Crossing.

While pastoring at Allen Temple, over 600 people united with the church. In May 2004, Allen Temple A.M.E. Church began worshiping in their new five million dollar edifice, the first new church in the history of Allen Temple. Rev. Jordan retired from pastoring in 2006 after 29 years of service to the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

The visitation and funeral arrangements for Rev. Jordan are as follows:

Monday, January 9, 2017 a public visitation will be held from:
1-3pm
Hall Jordan & Pretty Memorial Chapel
918 S. Main St.
Middletown, OH 45044

6-8pm
Quinn Chapel AME Church
10998 Southland Rd.
Forest Park, OH 45240

Tuesday, January 10, 2017
10-11am
Allen Temple AME Church
7080 Reading Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45237

The Home Going Celebration will be held:
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
11am
Allen Temple AME Church
7080 Reading Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45237
Entombment will follow at the Woodside Cemetery in Middletown, Ohio.

A block of rooms have been reserved at two hotels for out of town Funeral Directors that will be attending the services:

Mention: Hall Jordan Funeral Home
Homewood Suites
9226 Schulze Blvd
West Chester, OH 45069
513-805-4400
Rate: $109/night

OR 

Best Western- Kenwood
5900 E. Galbraith Rd.
Cincinnati, OH 45236
513-936-0525
Rate: $89/night

Hall-Jordan Funeral Home is requesting that all out of town funeral directors that will be attending the funeral services on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 to please send an email to thompsonhalljordan@twc.com with the number of people in your party. They will be providing motor coach transportation from the funeral services to the cemetery and then return you to the church. Please send an email no later than Friday, January 6, 2017 so that they may plan accordingly. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact them at 513-742-3600. Condolences may be left for the family at www.thompsonhalljordan.com