Posted: 11:31 PM - May 02, 2007
Michael McKay
From The Wilmington News Journal dated Monday 27 Nov 2006.

Jordan W. Haines

Jordan W. Haines, 86, of Wilmington, died Saturday morning (Nov. 25, 2006) in Kettering Medical Center, Kettering. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret Dehan, who died June 1, 1997. They were married March 15, 1942, in Wilmington. He is survived by his second wife, Dorothy McFarland Sheeter Haines. They were married Oct. 15, 2000, in Centerville.

Mr. Haines was born April 3, 1920, on the family farm in the Wilmington area, son of the late Russell Sage and Mildred Jordan Haines. He retired from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base after 30 years of service in the aeronautical/engineering field. For many years he operated the Haines Coal Company with his first wife. He was a lifetime member of the Wilmington American Legion Post 49. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during World War II. He lived on and farmed the family farm and was an avid pilot and boatsman.

In addition to his second wife, he is survived by a son, William Haines of Dayton; two daughters, Nancy (Dennis) Conner of Clarksville and Mary Ann (Jeff) Foland of Clarksville; four grandchildren, Todd (Suzanne) Conner, Jodi (Harvey) Persson, John (Michelle) Conner and Sara Foland; 13 great-grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Nancy (Gary) Sheely of Lima and Patricia Sheeter of Dayton; a stepson, Mike (Penny) Sheeter of Jackson; four stepgrandchildren; and his caretaker, Marcella Ross of Wilmington.

Services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at FISHER-EDGINGTON FUNERAL HOME, 97 W. Locust St. at North Mulberry Street, Wilmington, with burial in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wilmington. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Clinton Memorial Hospital Foundation, 610 W. Main St., Wilmington, 45177. For more information and to access the funeral home's online register book, visit http://www.edgingtonfuneralhomes.com.