Raymond Leroy Jordan Sr.

Boyd ~ Raymond Jordan Sr., 82, former owner of Boyd Industries, went to be with our Lord Thursday, August 17, 2017 in Boyd.

Funeral is 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 21, 2017 at First Baptist Church in Boyd with burial in Boyd Cemetery.  Family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. on Sunday at the church.

Rev. Mark Autry and Rev. Glen Latimer will officiate.  Pallbearers will be Ernest Partin, Jeremy Massey, Pedro Contreras Jr., Brent Wilson, Ray Sanders, Dylan Hall, Dwayne Moore, and Kent Spencer.

Raymond was born January 8, 1935 to Fred and Annie (Taylor) Jordan in Weatherford, Texas.  He married Marilyn Kramp on November 1, 1983 in Kauai, Hawaii.  Raymond was a member of Gospel Gathering Fellowship in Azle.

He started Boyd Industries in 1962 and was owner for 40 years.  Raymond was on the Boyd City Council for 17 years, 8 of which he was the mayor.  The Boyd Public Library was named after him.  He was a life member of the Boyd Masonic Lodge and on the Fort Worth Stock Show Parade Committee for 37 years.  Raymond was a member of A.A. with more than 31 years of sobriety.  He proudly served our country in the United States Army in Korea.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his daughter, Debra Elaine Jordan; his brother, Kenneth Jordan; and his sister, Barbara Haynie.

Those left behind to cherish his memory are his wife of 33 years, Marilyn Jordan; his sons, Raymond Jordan Jr., and Jim Hicks and wife MeDina; his daughter, Tammy McAfee and husband Fred; his grandchildren, Ali McAfee, Amanda McAfee, Connor Hicks, and Reid Hicks; his sister, Millie Jordan; numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives and a host of friends.

Please consider making donations to the Gospel Gathering Fellowship building fund, P.O. Box 7, Azle, Texas 76098.

Hawkins Funeral Home, Boyd, Texas 940-433-5310 www.hawkinsfuneralhome.com