Claudia Ruth Johnson-Jordan, 96, of Springfield, MO passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014. She was born in Ozark County, MO to Elmer and Sarah Adaline (German) Wilkinson on August 22, 1917.

She married Hobert Johnson April 20, 1934 and to this union four children were born; Hobert passed in 1981. She married Cecil Johnson in 1986 and he passed in May 1998. On August 18, 2006 she married Obie Jordan.

Claudia gave her life to the Lord at the age of eighteen and was baptized by Rev Vince Casting.
She was a planter and charter member of East Side General Baptist Church in Springfield, MO; also a church planter of the New Harmony Church in Douglas County, MO. She taught Sunday school for many years for the youth. She enjoyed music, playing piano, harmonica, guitar and banjo and performed on the Ozark Jubilee Farmarama at Fantastic Caverns and the Four Star Theater in Springfield, MO but most of all she enjoyed singing in the church choir and doing special music in the church. She was currently a member of the Charity Baptist Church of Springfield, MO.

Claudia is retired from the Springfield Public School food services. Her hobbies included crocheting, embroidering, quilting and traveling and visiting many places, her favorite place was the Smokey Mountains. Was a seamstress for Famous Barr and did alterations from her home.

Claudia had a great sense of humor and enjoyed a good practical joke.

She is preceded in death by her parents; 2 husbands; 1 son Jay Dillion, siblings Hazel Jones, Amanda Trent, Icey Turner, George Wilkinson and Kathern Denny;;

She is survived by her husband Obie; 3 daughters Naomi Brown of Strafford, MO, Reverend Norma Ruth (Steven) Cochrun, Gail (David) Davidson all of Springfield, MO; one step son Dale (Wanda) Jordan of Crane, MO, one sister Lela Johnson of Squires, MO; 7 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; one great great grandchild and a host of family and friends who will miss her.

Memorial donations may be given to the family in the form of love offerings.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 2 p.m. at Mt. Tabor Cemetery in Ava, MO.