Ronnie L. Jordan
Ronnie was born and raised in Winnfield, Louisiana, where he graduated from Winnfield Senior High School in 1964. In his youth, Ronnie enjoyed rodeo and being a part of the Winnfield Riding Club. Ronnie still enjoys riding horses to this day. In 1967, he graduated from Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science in Dallas. In the same year, Ronnie and his family moved to Jena, Louisiana, where he has lived ever since. Ronnie and his family enjoy the small town life where everyone is “friendly and family oriented.”

In October 1964, Ronnie Jordan began working in funeral service with Hixson Brothers Funeral Home in Winnfield, Louisiana, as an assistant funeral director and ambulance driver. After graduating from mortuary collage in March of 1967, Ronnie with his wife moved to Jena, Louisiana, to work for Hixson Brothers as a funeral director and mortician. Ronnie was promoted to branch manager of the Jena funeral home in 1971 and has served in this position to present. Ronnie has seen many changes in the organization. Some of these changes include the construction of the funeral home in Jena, which he and the staff moved into in November 1972. After renovation and expansion in 1997, Ronnie boasts that the Jena Hixson Brothers is the most beautiful building in the town of Jena.

Ronnie is a member of various organizations. He is a member of East Jena Baptist Church. He is also a member of the North Louisiana Funeral Director’s Association, the LaSalle Association for the Developmentally Delayed, and a former member of the LaSalle Parish Fair Association.

In his spare time, Ronnie enjoys riding horses, hunting, fishing, and gardening. Ronnie and his wife enjoy traveling and camping.

Ronnie is married to Judy Baker Jordan. They have been married for 39 years. Ronnie and Judy have two daughters, Tammy Jordan Stickle and Stephanie Jordan. The pride and joy of their lives are their two grandchildren, Sydney and Shelby Stickle. Ronnie is the son of Leigh Hurl Jordan of Winnfield, Louisiana.

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