Jordan Elaine Barnes' Obituary
Funeral Services for Jordan Elaine Barnes, Age 15 of Longview will be held at First Baptist Church on Tuesday, November 28, 2006 at 2:00 pm with Reverend Murphy Walker of Liberty Baptist Church officiating. A private family burial will follow at Lakeview Memorial Gardens. Services are under the direction of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6-8 PM.
Pallbearers will be Jordan Crumpler, Kyle Unruh, Jordan Smith, Brandon Bunt, Nathan Brazell, Stephen Houghton, Trace Pope, Sean Pepper, Mike Fish, John Tillery, Harman Griffin, Louden Barnes and Hunter Barnes.
A Memorial Tribute will be held at the Pine Tree Stadium at a date to be announced to celebrate her life.
Jordan was born on September 27, 1991, and became an angel in Heaven on November 22, 2006 at approximately 9:10pm being held closely by her mom and dad.
Jordan was a 15 year-old 9th grader at Pine Tree Junior High/High School. She was an excellent student, was in AGM since the second grade, and had perfect attendance since Kindergarten. She volunteered two years as an AWANA Cubbie Leader at church working with three and four year-old children. She was currently involved in the Varsity AWANA program at Liberty Baptist Church and had attended the SPARKS weekend at Mobberly Baptist Church last summer. She loved theatre, performing, jazz and tap dancing and flag twirling. In June 2006 she traveled with a dear teacher and friend Loree' Tatum and five other students to tour New York City to attend drama classes and see two Broadway plays along with all the wonderful sights of the City. She was a member of Odyssey. She was also on the Precision Prep Team at Pine Tree High School.
She played the French Horn in the Pine Tree Pride High School Band. "The Pride" recently received a first division rating at UIL Marching Contest in Mt. Pleasant and was the highlight of her Freshman year. She was chosen as Marcher of the Week on September 29, 2006. She was also chosen as Auxiliary Member of the Week at the Pine Tree 2006 Homecoming. On Friday, November 17, Jordan was so excited to have earned 3rd chair French Horn in the first High School Band. She earned a position on the Band's 2006-2007 Auxiliary Flag Line, and the Flag Line received a first division rating and Best In Class award at the Vickie Bowden Mobbs Twirling and Flag Line Competition on Saturday November 18, 2006. She also received several first divisions on UIL solos and ensembles playing her French Horn over the last few years.
She had planned to attend Stephen F Austin University to major in music, and aspired to become a band director.
She is survived by her mom and dad, Tonia Barnes Woods and Robert Woods, her little brother Robbie Woods, grandmother "Granny" Olivia Waggoner, great-grandmother "Nanny" Doris Blasingame, grandparents "Meemaw" Rosa and "Papaw" Austin Woods, grandfather "PawPaw" Wayne Waggoner; all of Longview; grandparents Janice and Raymond Eddy of Pittsburg, and is preceeded in death by Greg Eddy. She is also survived by Uncle Eddie and Aunt Donna Barnes, nephews Louden and Hunter Barnes of Longview; Great-Aunt Maurine Masterson of Longview, Aunt Edith Johnson of Pittsburg. Aunts and uncles, Betty and Mike Swanson of Hallsville, Carl and Susan Woods of Longview, Jackie Woods of Van, Linda Woods of Houston, Charles and Carolyn Woods of Kilgore, Jerry Woods of Longview, Judy Martin and Wes Barron of Pittsburgh, PA, and numerous cousins and other family members.
Jordan will be loved and deeply missed by all who knew her.
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