Willie Mae Jordan

Willie Mae Jordan was born March 7, 1940 in Summerville, Georgia to parents John Price Adams and Gertrude Mosteller Adams. She joined her heavenly family on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at the Clarksville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Clarksville, Tennessee.

She was raised in the country and traveled to Gore, Georgia where she attended elementary and high school. She was friends with a then young Al Gore, and had fond memories of him and his father growing up. She loved to travel and lived in several states as a young woman. It was nothing for her to pack a bag and be on the road from Georgia to Tennessee, Illinois, South Carolina to Michigan. She was an outspoken activist and walked in marches during the Civil Rights Movement. Willie Mae was a philanthropist and entrepreneur, she promoted club openings like a Touch of Class in South Carolina and Antique Shops here in Tennessee, while being involved in local government. Willie Mae prided herself in knowing many Judges and Lawyers in her day. 

She was a member of several organizations to include the Eastern Stars and supported the Free and Accepted Masons who often came to visit her. 

 Willie Mae was employed by Mrs. Conrad of Nashville, Tennessee as a personal assistant.  

Willie Mae met Robert Cecil Jordan. They were united in holy matrimony in 2003 Robert predeceased her in 2006. 

 Willie was always willing to help her family and friends in any situation, she was truly a friend indeed. She was an outstanding mother who supported her son and daughter. Her generosity was unmatched. Willie Mae was very supportive to all of her family, especially her grandchildren. When her granddaughter was involved in a serious accident as a toddler, she put a halt to everything so that she could be there morning, noon and night for months, until she was well, enough to come home. She was an understanding and caring woman who never looked down on others and did her best to make sure she left you smiling. Willie Mae was also a realist who wasn’t afraid to tell you what she thought, and made sure her opinion was heard.

She passed these traits on to her children and grandchildren who in her declining years took care and nurtured her until her passing. She was an amazing woman who will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

She enjoyed collecting antiques, shopping, discussing politics, and dancing.

In addition to her husband, Robert Cecil Jordan, she was also preceded in death by her parents, John Price Adams Gertrude Mosteller Adams; daughter Angela Waller; brothers John Q. Adams, Jr Wiley Adams, Dewey Adams, Benny Adams; sister Sarah Stamper; great grandson Nicholas Waller; great granddaughter Shauna Finley. 

Loved ones left to cherish her memories are her son, Anthony Finley; a lost son Jeffrey Adams; brother Fred Adams; grandchildren LaToya Waller, LaTasha Kelly, LaShauna Waller, Jarod Finley, Shann Finley Prince Finley, and Craige Finley; numerous great grandchildren; two great-great grand children. She shared a special relationship with her nephews Johnny Wayne Stamper and Harold Stamper, niece Minnie Adams. Many, many friends including Ms. Betty Jean, Mr. David and Karen Conrad; long time friends Mr. Michael Muhammad and Mr. Carnell Barnes whom held a special place in her heart as well.