Obituary

Jola Jourdan led an extraordinarily amazing life. First and foremost she gave her life to Jesus in her twenties and raised her family to believe in Jesus. We are so happy she now resides with Him in heaven. Jola traveled the world with her daughters, Summer, Jade and Jonte’. She loved visiting her sons Steven and Tim, daughter-in-law Robin, grandchildren Shauna and Robert in Oregon City, OR. She was an amazing cook, baker, gardener, flower arranger, painter, clothing designer, seamstress and the most incredibly loving and caring mother. She was crazy over her babies and learned how to do all of that to provide them a wonderful life. She more than succeeded.
Jola was born in Pomona, Illinois on January 16, 1927 to Adam Cripps and Myrtle Alice Hickam Cripps. She was 1 of 10 children born to Adam and Myrtle. The family moved to Portland, OR when she was 9 years old. She excelled in the public school system from being coached at home by her dad and graduated early at the age of 16. She moved to Seattle, then California and back to Portland where she settled to raise her family. Once they were raised, she joined Jade and Jonte’ in New York City for a couple of years. She moved with Jade and Jonte’ to California to be on the west coast, closer to her kids in Oregon. After about 5 years in Los Angeles, they returned to Oregon to sell Jola’s house. That took about 6 years and then the trio returned to south Orange County where they bought Jola’s dream house. She loved living in her house and being able to go to heaven from there was a wish fulfilled.
Jola is in heaven with her best friend Jesus and joins her daughter Jonte’ who went there March 13, 1997. Her children love her immensely and will miss her like crazy and look forward to joining her and Jonte’ in heaven when their time on earth is finished.