Snyder Family 2016 - Person Sheet
NameGrace May Ruiz 
Birth12 Oct 1924, Pittsburgh, California
Alias/AKAGrace Marie Ruiz; Gracie
Spouses
Death31 Mar 2009, Pendleton, Umatilla Co., Oregon
OccupationUnited States Postal Service, Lewiston, Idaho
FatherHeltzel “John” Jordan (1886-1964)
MotherIca Chloe [Cunningham] Waybright (1894-1948)
Marriage7 Apr 1946, San Diego, San Diego Co., California
Divorce
ChildrenWilliam Irving “Bill”
Julius Clinton (-1966)
Notes for Irving Clinton “Bud” (Spouse 1)
Irving (Bud) Jordan, 84, Pendleton, Ore. - Friday, April 3, 2009 [www.lmtribune.com/]
Irving Clint (Bud) Jordan, 84, a Pendleton resident, went to be with Jesus Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton. He was 84 years old.
A celebration of life service will be at 10 a.m. today at the First Church of God in Pendleton. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Normal Hill Cemetery in Lewiston.
Contributions in memory of Bud Jordan may be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Let'Er Buck Post 922, in care of Burns Mortuary of Pendleton, P.O. Box 489, Pendleton, OR 97801. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements.
Bud was born in Weippe on Oct. 26, 1924, to John Heltzel and Ica Chloe Waybright Jordan. Bud was the youngest of six children and was preceded in death by his brothers John Jordan, Brannon Jordan, Jack Jordan and Harry Jordan, and by his sister Margaret Jordan Rosenau.
Bud married Grace May Ruiz in 1946 and later divorced. Bud married Marguerite Shaw in 1993. Bud and Grace had two sons, Julius Clint Jordan, who preceded his father in death, and William Irving Jordan of Walla Walla. Bud leaves two grandchildren, Janelle Jordan Danielson of Scappoose, Ore., and William C. Jordan of Portland, Ore. With Bud's marriage to Marguerite Shaw, he also had six stepchildren: Linda Kerr, Donna Neumann, John Jordan, Mike Jordan, Don Jordan, Brenda Jordan and Nona Jordan.
Bud grew up in Lewiston, where he, his mother and his brothers and sister lived through the Great Depression. Graduating from Lewiston High School in 1942, Bud began college at Lewis-Clark Normal School before joining the U.S. Marines to serve his country. Bud served in the 5th Marine Division and saw action on Iwo Jima and was in the occupation forces in Japan.
After his honorable discharge from the Marines, Bud returned to Lewiston after World War II to drive cab, dig ditches and later began work at Potlatch Forests Inc. Bud joined the U.S. Postal Service in Lewiston in 1956. In his early years at the Lewiston post office, Bud started the Clearwater Credit Union and was its secretary/treasurer and also served as manager. Bud retired from the United States Postal Service as the postmaster in Langlois, Ore., in 1982.
Bud was a lifelong camper and fisherman. Bud was also a life member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and was a Pendleton, Ore., Main Street Cowboy. He spoke in area schools about his experiences in the Marines and the battle for Iwo Jima. Bud was a member of the VFW Let'Er Buck Post 922 and also served with the 6th Regiment of the Oregon State Guard Association of the United States. Bud was proud of his country and his service in the Marines. He was proud of and supported those who served in the military. He enjoyed serving others and was a lifetime donor to the ALACCA Bible Camp in Harpster.
Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements.
http://www.lmtribune.com/story/obituaries/35187/
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... lived in Pendleton, OR
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see personal notes on the ged file [ccs]
Irving Clint (Bud) Jordan, 84, a Pendleton resident, went to be with Jesus Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton. He was 84 years old.
A celebration of life service will be at 10 a.m. today at the First Church of God in Pendleton. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Normal Hill Cemetery in Lewiston.
Contributions in memory of Bud Jordan may be made to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Let'Er Buck Post 922, in care of Burns Mortuary of Pendleton, P.O. Box 489, Pendleton, OR 97801. Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements.
Bud was born in Weippe on Oct. 26, 1924, to John Heltzel and Ica Chloe Waybright Jordan. Bud was the youngest of six children and was preceded in death by his brothers John Jordan, Brannon Jordan, Jack Jordan and Harry Jordan, and by his sister Margaret Jordan Rosenau.
Bud married Grace May Ruiz in 1946 and later divorced. Bud married Marguerite Shaw in 1993. Bud and Grace had two sons, Julius Clint Jordan, who preceded his father in death, and William Irving Jordan of Walla Walla. Bud leaves two grandchildren, Janelle Jordan Danielson of Scappoose, Ore., and William C. Jordan of Portland, Ore. With Bud's marriage to Marguerite Shaw, he also had six stepchildren: Linda Kerr, Donna Neumann, John Jordan, Mike Jordan, Don Jordan, Brenda Jordan and Nona Jordan.
Bud grew up in Lewiston, where he, his mother and his brothers and sister lived through the Great Depression. Graduating from Lewiston High School in 1942, Bud began college at Lewis-Clark Normal School before joining the U.S. Marines to serve his country. Bud served in the 5th Marine Division and saw action on Iwo Jima and was in the occupation forces in Japan.
After his honorable discharge from the Marines, Bud returned to Lewiston after World War II to drive cab, dig ditches and later began work at Potlatch Forests Inc. Bud joined the U.S. Postal Service in Lewiston in 1956. In his early years at the Lewiston post office, Bud started the Clearwater Credit Union and was its secretary/treasurer and also served as manager. Bud retired from the United States Postal Service as the postmaster in Langlois, Ore., in 1982.
Bud was a lifelong camper and fisherman. Bud was also a life member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, and was a Pendleton, Ore., Main Street Cowboy. He spoke in area schools about his experiences in the Marines and the battle for Iwo Jima. Bud was a member of the VFW Let'Er Buck Post 922 and also served with the 6th Regiment of the Oregon State Guard Association of the United States. Bud was proud of his country and his service in the Marines. He was proud of and supported those who served in the military. He enjoyed serving others and was a lifetime donor to the ALACCA Bible Camp in Harpster.
Burns Mortuary of Pendleton is in charge of arrangements.
http://www.lmtribune.com/story/obituaries/35187/
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... lived in Pendleton, OR
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see personal notes on the ged file [ccs]