Connie Mae (Hall) Jorden, 67, of Hopkins, died Thursday, Nov. 21, at her home.
Born March 8, 1952 in Kingsport, TN, she was the daughter of the late Ray Allen and Helen Irene (Martin) Hall and was the wife of Terry Wayne Jorden. Connie had worked as a bus driver for more than 12 years. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Dorr American Legion Post 127.
Connie started to attend church regularly in 1979 and has worshiped with many congregations over the years. She loved to sing in the choir and volunteered in any way that she could, especially with programs that helped senior citizens. She loved to travel and camp with her family. She recently purchased a Jayco pop-up camper and was excited to use it more often. One of her favorite places to be was boating on Gun Lake. She found great joy in fishing and her family found just as much joy watching her fish.
When not on the lake, Connie likely could be found driving around in her 1995 red Ford Mustang convertible GT 5.0; at times she had been known to burn a little rubber behind the wheel. She also enjoyed spending time tending to her flower and vegetable gardens, watching the hummingbirds at the feeders, and adding items to her elephant collection at home.
Besides her husband of 42 years, Terry, Connie is survived by her children, Shawn S. Sim, Heather L. (Charles) Parker and Nicole M. Jorden; grandchildren, Shawn, Noah, Nahla, Amber, Camren, Christian, Kennedy, Demarcus, II and Gracelynn; great-grandchildren, Ellianna and Aria; siblings, Diane (Bob) Kirschbaum, Ray (Henrietta) Hall, Jr., Kathy (Scott) Sim, Brenda Hall and Hilda (Dave) Iacobazzi; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Hopkins Community Church from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26. A funeral service will take place at the church at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.
