Jane (Jean) Elizabeth Jordon DaltonJane (Jean) Elizabeth Jordon Dalton passed Saturday, October 27, 2012. She was the last surviving of her six fabulous siblings.Jean was born on May 7, 1918 to Reed and Lucy (Hilton) Jordon in the red clay earth of Amherst, Virginia, where they lived and worked the family farm throughout the great depression. She was reared with such a foundation of faith lasting throughout her life. After graduating from Amherst High, Jean pursued her dream of being a nurse earning her degree at Mount Sinai Nursing School in Fort Bolvoir, Wa. D.C. She is an alumni of Johns Hopkins University.When world war II called she joined the Army as a First Lieutenant. While stationed on the beaches of Panama, she met Marshall Albert Dalton of the 551st 82nd Air Borne Screaming Eagles. With a "ring and a promise", they married after his return from The Battle of the Bulge in Europe. Together they traveled the world. Their travels taking them to the mystic orient of Japan, where she taught English conversation at Kita Duasjha University and took lessons in flower designing, to the frozen tundra of the Alaskan interior, where she was recruited by the Alaskan Health Department. Jane was an excellent loving mother. Her first born, Danna (Ricketts) was born in Germany. Pamela (Schardt Adams) in Virgina, and Bruce Marshall in Kentucky. Jean was greatly involved with several good causes including being a girl-scout leader, She was an Emetritus of the oldest book club in Ogden, Utah which was started in 1924 to preserve the love of literature. It was a passion of hers and she loved being with the girls. She was a 31 year member of The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Her homestead, which was just seven miles on thru to Thomas Jeffersons Monticello home is now on the National Historic Register. Amongst Jeans greatest honors was to be presented the American flag at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery for a dedication memorial for the the 551st Parachute Infantry Division. (The Lost Battalion) Two years after the passing of her husband. Jane was talented and loved to cook and keep recipes. She gardened, played piano by ear. Singing along as always, her southern accent was magic to our ears. She loved to dance never passing the chance to cut a jig. On her more adventurous side, she took pilot lessons and soloed her own plane! Jane always worked hard. She retired as head nurse for the Internal Revenue Services after surviving a battle with breast cancer and a radical mastectomy in 1971.Of so many gifts and talents, those who knew and loved Jane will surely miss the most is her pure southern charm and impish wit. She will be missed tremendously by her children, their families, her 8 adoring grandchilden and 12 beautiful great-grands. The family would like to express thanks and gratitude to her friends at Legacy House and CNS Hospice for their tender loving care. Her many dear friends and family will meet at the Episcolpal Church of the Good Shepherd at 2374 Grant Ave., in Ogden on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. to share thoughts and memories. Leavitts Mortuary will inter her at Fort Douglas, SLC.In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your favorite charity. Please send us your condolences and a memory at www.leavittsmortuary.com Service Information Date: Saturday, November 3, 2012 Time: 2:00 pm - Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd Address: 2374 Grant Ave , , Ogden, UT, | Map