Jordan Funeral Home

2025-2026 Bill 5383: Jordan Funeral Home - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5383
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Williams, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0467DG-EB26.docx
Introduced in the House on March 24, 2026
Adopted by the House on March 24, 2026
Summary: Jordan Funeral Home
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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3/24/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 27
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
03/24/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

to recognize and honor Jordan Funeral Home for the
long-standing and sympathetic service offered to families in Darlington and the
surrounding areas and wish it continued success in its eightieth year.

W
hereas, Jordan Funeral
Home has been a mainstay in Darlington County since before the middle of the
20th century. The original structure on the corner of Lee and South Main Street
in Darlington was destroyed by fire. In 1942, Mr. Washington Jordan built a new
facility at its present location on Lee Street, with a preparation area,
showroom, chapel, and a viewing area; and

W
hereas, the first
funeral coach, purchased from Kistler Funeral Home in Darlington, often was
used to transport people to the doctor, for ambulance service to hospitals,
removal of remains, and funerals. His coverage area included Darlington,
Timmonsville, Lamar, Dovesville, Society Hill, and the connecting communities. His
first funeral service was in September 1942 for Mr. Mauruel Carroway; and

W
hereas, working
alongside Mr. Jordan was his beloved wife, Mrs. Charlotte Casley Jordan, a graduate
of Renouard Training School for Embalmers in New York City. They faithfully
continued the business with a staff that included Mr. Callis Mitchell, embalmer,
Mr. Willie Bristow, attendant, and Mr. Sherman L. Barno Sr., who joined them in
1969 upon graduation from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science; and

W
hereas, following the
death of Mr. Jordan on December 12, 1975, Mrs. Jordan continued to operate the
business until declining health from a 1977 automobile accident reduced her
role and the torch was passed to her son, Raymond Jordan. A teacher in the Florence
District School System, Raymond resigned his teaching position to carry on the
business under the supervision of his mother. Upon her death on September 29,
1982, Raymond Jordan assumed ownership and continued the legacy begun by his
parents. The Reverend E. B. Burroughs joined the staff to assist while Raymond obtained
his required funeral director license credentials; and

W
hereas, during his
tenure, Raymond Jordan made additional improvements to the Lee Street
establishment that included a large chapel with viewing area, organ, piano, and
sound system, a fourteen-unit coffin display room, a large room for body
preparation and dressing, family sitting rooms, an employee lounge, restrooms,
and a seven-space garage. An enlarged staff of eight included a licensed
director and embalmer, a lady attendant, grave personnel, notaries, and a
certified nursing attendant; and

W
hereas, after four decades
of service to the extended Darlington community, Mr. Raymond Jordan passed away
on July 23, 2022. Jordan Funeral Home now is in the capable hands of Elder
Sedale J. Green who serves as manager, funeral director, and embalmer. The
Darlington County native earned a bachelor's degree from Coker College, an
associate's degree from Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service, and a Master
of Divinity from Howard University. He is licensed as a funeral director and
embalmer in South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. He is a
member of the National Funeral Directors Association, the South Carolina
Funeral Directors Association, the South Carolina Morticians Association, and
the Sixth District Morticians Association; and

W
hereas, now in its
eightieth year, Jordan Funeral Home continues its tradition upholding values of
respect, service, integrity, and care. Their professionalism and transparency
have earned them a reputation as a place where families feel well cared for when
gathering to celebrate life and find comfort in difficult times. Jordan Funeral
Home's involvement in the community extends beyond its mortuary services with a
long history of financially supporting church and public functions. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, recognize and honor Jordan Funeral Home for the
long-standing and sympathetic service offered to families in Darlington and the
surrounding areas and wish it continued success in its eightieth year.

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