Jordan Karl Kearns Obituary (1925 - 2016)

Jordan Karl Kearns 90, of Mt. Zion, IL went to be with his Lord and Savior, at 12:28 a.m., Wednesday, August 10, 2016, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. A service to celebrate Jordan's life will be held at 12:00 Noon, Saturday, August 13, 2016, in the First Baptist Church, Mt. Zion with Pastor Tracy Smith officiating. Interment will be in the Old Stonington Cemetery with military honors provided by the Macon County Honor Guard and the US Navy Honors Team. Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mt. Zion is assisting the family with services. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, Mt. Zion. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com. Jordan was born on December 30, 1925, in Christian County, IL the son of Jordan Karl and Mary Pearl (Smith) Kearns. He served in both the U.S. Navy and US. Marine Corps and was a W.W.II and Korean War Veteran. He was a retired engineer from Wagner Castings Company. He was a faithful member of First Baptist Church. Jordan married Marian Boal on April 23, 1950. She preceded him in death on September 18, 1993. He then married Lois Fletcher on June 26, 1997. Surviving is his wife: Lois of Mt. Zion; he loved Lois's children as his own: Marsha Michel (Tom) of Oreana, Craig Fletcher (Jo) of Argenta, Vicki Fletcher of Miamisburg, OH, Rita Moeller (Keith) of Waynesville, OH, John Fletcher (Nan Turner) of Argenta, Cheryl Conway (Chuck) of Argenta, and Kim Cochran (Jeff) of Christiansburg, VA; sister: Ruth Ellen Sanders (Jack) of Moweaqua; special nieces and nephews: Charles Brown (Beverly) of Moweaqua, Michael Brown (Linda) of Hammond, and Robert Brown (Lisa) of Cowden; fourteen grandchildren and twenty-seven great-grandchildren also survive. He was preceded in death by his first wife: Marian; daughter: Kathy Lawson (Richard), two sons: James Kearns and Kevin Kearns.