Robert A. Jordan

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Robert Allen Jordan, 52, of Richwood, went home to be with family at 5:28 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. Bobby passed away after a very brief and difficult battle with lung cancer at the residence of his sister-in-law in Webster Springs with family at his side.

He was born Nov. 23, 1955, the youngest son of Bertha Ann Parsons Jordan and the late James Leon Jordan.

Bobby was a 1973 graduate of Richwood High School. He was employed by Snowshoe Resort at Snowshoe for many years in several capacities. Bobby loved playing video games, cooking, fishing and hunting. He was Baptist by faith.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by one sister, Jackie Hebb; maternal grandparents, Wilma and Dempsey Parsons; paternal grandparents, Guy Jordan and Reba Collins; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Wanda and Orbie Nicholas; and brother-in-law, Robert Nicholas.

Bobby will be sadly missed by his wife of 16 years, Norma Nicholas Jordan of Richwood; daughter and son-in-law, Bobbie Ann and Gil Jacob of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; granddaughter, Isabella Jacob of Niagara Falls; mother, Ann Jordan, formerly of Richwood, now residing in Franklin; brother, Henry Jordan of Franklin; one nephew, Jeremiah Jordan of Elkton, Va.; three nieces, Heather Jordan of Harrisonburg, Va., Destiny and Jordan Hebb of Ohio; brother-in-law, Wayne Hebb of Ohio; stepdaughter and son-in-law, Stephanie Jo and Torie Perkins of Elkins; brothers-in-law, Steve Nicholas of Richwood and Johnny "Butch" Nicholas of Richwood; and sister-in-law, Gloria "Cookie" Nicholas-Brown of Webster Springs.

At Bobby's request, his body was cremated. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Boyle Funeral Home of Weston.