Lester Earl Jordan

1906 - 1988  (81 years)

• Name	Lester Earl Jordan
  Birth	13 Dec 1906	Upper Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	5 Feb 1941	Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
  	World War II (US) US Army Discharged 13 Feb 1946, Fort Oro, California
  Death	14 Aug 1988	Paoli, Chester County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	Lester E. Jordan, 81, ex-PennDOT Engineer Lester E. Jordan, 81, of 406 Walker Road, Wayne, Delaware County, former Allentown District 5 engineer for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, died Sunday in Paoli Memorial Hospital, Chester County, He was the husband of Ruth (Dickensheets) Jordan. After serving the Allentown district, Jordan was assistant chief engineer and director of Design in PennDOT's central office in Harrisburg before retiring in 1973. He first served as district engineer of PennDOT's five-county district in Indiana. He was a 1931 graduate of Lehigh University, with a degree in civil engineering. Born in Mount Bethel, he was a son of the late Eden H. and Grace (Myers) Jordan. He was a member of the St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, Wayne. Survivors: Wife, son Lee C. of Downingtown, and a daughter, Lois J. Felldin of Exton, both in Chester County, and three grandchildren. Services 10:30am Friday in the church. No calling hours. Arrangements, Vincent C. Alleva Funeral Home, 1724 E. Lancaster Ave., Paoli. (The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania · Thursday, August 18, 1988)
  Person ID	I39681	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	25 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Eden Henry Jordan,   b. 1869, Pennsylvania d. 1928 (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Grace Cora Myers,   b. 16 Jun 1878, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 1965 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	ca 1899	Bucks County, Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F14055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 13 Dec 1906 - Upper Mount Bethel Twp, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Military Service - World War II (US) US Army Discharged 13 Feb 1946, Fort Oro, California - 5 Feb 1941 - Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Death - 14 Aug 1988 - Paoli, Chester County, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
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