Martha Powers Jordan passed away peacefully at her home in Erin, Alabama on
Saturday Oct 10, 2026. She was 77.
The youngest of four girls born to Walter A. (Hop) Powers and Helen Camp Powers of
Chandler Springs, she grew up at their family store on Hwy 77. She attended Chandler
Springs School and Little Heflin School before graduating from Clay County High
School. She then attended Jacksonville State University where she graduated with a
degree in Elementary Education. Her entire 25-year teaching career was spent at
Ashland Elementary School where she taught both first grade and kindergarten during
her time there. After retirement, she loved to quilt, crochet, garden, and spend time with
her grandchildren. Throughout her life, she was known for her caring attitude and
servant’s heart….often providing care for family members in times of need.
She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Martha Christine White Foundation
since 1995 and had served as its secretary.
Having learned to play piano at a young age, she played for school plays, graduations,
several weddings and funerals, and countless church services. She was a member of
Clairmont Springs Baptist Church where she served as the pianist for over 35 years.
She is survived by sister Kay Schoggins, her sons Michael Wayne Jordan (Cisgo),
Nicklas Jordan (Jody), her daughter Erin (Josh), five grandchildren, Christina Strickland
(Pacey), Kendra Jordan, Jayton Bell, Jonah Bell, and Era Lee Bell, and two great-
grandchildren Oliver Strickland, and Rocky Strickland.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Milford Wesley Jordan, parents, Hop and
Helen Powers, sisters, Sue Powers and Sharon Green.
A memorial service will be held at Clairmont Springs Baptist Church on October 25, 2026 at 3:00 P.M. with a time of visitation before.
