Joseph Michael Jordan, 66 of North Charleston, SC, passed away at home peacefully, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, September 27, 2023.
Born on November 15, 1956, in Conway, SC, he was a son of Betty Foxworth Jordan and the late Hoyt L. Jordan.
Michael grew up in Conway, SC. While attending Conway High School he met his wife, Kathy. They have been together ever since. After high school, he graduated from Clemson University where he majored in Financial Management. He loved one thing almost as much as his family and that was watching his Clemson Tigers. He graduated in 1979. After Clemson, he began work at People’s Saving and Loan in Conway, SC. In 1982 he began his nearly 26 year long career with PYA/Monarch/US Foods. That job brought him to Mount Pleasant, SC in 1989, Lexington, SC in 1993, and Edgewater, MD in 2003. After moving to North Charleston, SC in 2006, he “retired” in 2012 to become a stay-at-home husband where he took care of his beautiful yard and pool. In 2017 he became best known as “Poppi” with the birth of his first grandchild, Maverick, and then again in 2022 with the birth of Piper.
Michael is preceded in death by his father, Hoyt L. Jordan.
Michael is survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Kathy Squires Jordan; children, Jason Jordan (Elise) and Joanna “Jonathan” Jordan; grandchildren, Maverick Grey and Piper McClellen; his mother, Betty Foxworth Jordan; brothers, Kevin L. Jordan (Candace) and Greg Jordan (Cindy); sister-in-law, Cheryl Harrell; brother-in-law, James Squires (Betty); and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 10 AM on Thursday, October 5th at St Andrew’s Park Circle, 4602 Durant Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or St. Andrew’s Park Circle Church, 4602 Durant Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29405.
Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted online at www.mcalister-smith.com.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, 2501 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston, SC 29414, (843) 722-8371.