Sarah Jordan

Sarah Cole Jordan, 90, of Mt. Gilead, passed away early Sunday morning, November 24, 2024 

“She is this thread that runs through so many places, pulls us all together around really good ideas – and  doing good things… It’s a spark, and she gets other people connected…It was a vision about serving kids on a  much broader spectrum in a much broader way. So, from that spark we all have warmed in the glow of her  generosity … the gifts that you’ve given not only financially but the love, the support, the relationships and  everything else. We are all better people for it, and we are grateful for all that you’ve done.” -Bert Armstrong

A Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday December 14, 2024, at First United Methodist  Church in Mt. Gilead. The family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall following the service. 

She is preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Robert Byrd ‘Bob’ Jordan, III, her parents Alfred Franklin Cole, Retha Janie Jenkins Cole; and her sister Betsy Ann Cole McNeill. 

She is survived by her children: Betsy Lynn Jordan of Washington DC, Robert Byrd Jordan, IV and wife Wendy  of Mt. Gilead, and Janie Cole Jordan and husband Carter, of Raleigh; grandchildren: Jordan Fife, Amber  Solomon (Chris), Sabrina Shaw, Wes Jordan (Laiken), Vince Jordan (Brittany), Landon Jordan (Edna), India  Bodine (Brady), Chris Andrews (Mary Hannah), Cole Jordan, Caroline Bray (Russ); seventeen great  grandchildren; brother Alfred Franklin Cole, Jr. and numerous nephews and nieces. 

Sarah Cole Jordan has spent her life and career as an educator, a dedicated community service volunteer through church and all phases of local and state youth ministry, conference youth events, Scouts, and youth  camps. She was personally dedicated to advocating for our state’s youngest and most vulnerable children  and families.  

After graduating from Woman's College with a degree in elementary education, she worked in the North  Carolina Public Schools and as an advocate for children and higher education in the state. She served on the  Board of Trustees at Louisburg College, the Board of Visitors for Bennett College, and the Board of Visitors for  the Duke University Divinity School. She also served as a member of the Legislative Committee for the NC  Mental Health Study Commission, Director of the NC Child Advocacy Institute, Director of Friends of the  Library of NCSU, UNCG Excellence Foundation and UNCG University Centennial Planning Committee, and  served on the board of the NC Methodist Home for Children for over three decades.

In lieu of flowers: 

Sarah Cole Jordan Fund for Early Childhood http://mhfc.org

Sarah Cole Jordan UNCG Teacher Education Fellows Endowment https://go.uncg.edu/givesoe PO Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

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