Lillian Joan McKinney Jordan, 80, of Concord, NC, passed away on Monday, August 27, 2018, to be with Jesus. No more pain and suffering. She was born October 10, 1937, in Charlotte, NC, to the late Henry Grady McKinney and Lillian Stella Johnson McKinney Hendrix.

Joan enjoyed helping others and worked in home health care for a number of years. She was a loving mother and homemaker. Joan spent time enjoying the company of children in her neighborhood; they were her extended family, many calling her “Grandma.” Joan had a passion for birds and other animals, and enjoyed fishing on the coast with friends and family.

In addition to her parents, Joan was preceded in death by her sister, Myra Sue McKinney, and her husbands, Arthur Eugene McLendon and Charles Jordan.

Joan is survived by her son, Jody Jordan, and his wife Pam, of Concord, NC; her brother, Scott Blake, of Charlotte, NC; her sister, Patricia Joy Watts, and her husband Jesse, of Greenville, SC; two grandchildren, Eric Norwood and Melissa Grissom; one great-grandson, River Grissom; three nephews, Joshua D. Blake and his wife Erin, of Charlotte, NC; Eric L. Watts of Atlanta, GA; and Marc Watts of Columbia, SC; and a grand-nephew, Jackson Charles Blake, of Charlotte, NC.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Carolina Cremation of Salisbury and Charlotte is assisting the Jordan family. Online condolences may be made at www.carolinacremation.com.