Obituary for Selma Jordan Thomas
Selma Jordan Thomas passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at her home in Hartfield, Virginia. Selma was a graduate of Mathews High School and Johnston Willis School of Nursing. Her nursing career spanned over 40-years including Riverside Hospital, Doctor Felton's RN, the Lancashire and as Public Health Nurse for Essex and Matthews counties.
Selma has been an active member of Lower United Methodist Church, where she has served in multiple leadership roles throughout the years. She was a former member of the Matthews Yacht Club, and along with her husband, Dallas, they were well known on many of the area's dance floors.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dallas and her parents, Kenneth H. Jordan, Sr. and Mary Flavia Aldrich. She is survived by her two sons; the Rev. Jim Thomas (Amy) of Beaufort, NC and Ray Thomas (Hee Lee) of Chatham, NJ, four grandchildren (Clay, Drew, Porter and Taryn); her sister, Barbara Smith; and two brothers, Ralph and Earl Jordan.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 5, 2020 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home, Saluda, Virginia. A Funeral Service will be held Monday, January 6, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Lower United Methodist Church in Hartfield with burial in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Selma's honor to the Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department.
Selma has been an active member of Lower United Methodist Church, where she has served in multiple leadership roles throughout the years. She was a former member of the Matthews Yacht Club, and along with her husband, Dallas, they were well known on many of the area's dance floors.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dallas and her parents, Kenneth H. Jordan, Sr. and Mary Flavia Aldrich. She is survived by her two sons; the Rev. Jim Thomas (Amy) of Beaufort, NC and Ray Thomas (Hee Lee) of Chatham, NJ, four grandchildren (Clay, Drew, Porter and Taryn); her sister, Barbara Smith; and two brothers, Ralph and Earl Jordan.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 5, 2020 from 6 - 8 p.m. at Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home, Saluda, Virginia. A Funeral Service will be held Monday, January 6, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Lower United Methodist Church in Hartfield with burial in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Selma's honor to the Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department.