PHOTOS: Willis Dale Jordan, 90, of Twin Falls, Idaho, passed away peacefully at home Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Dale, as he was known by friends and family, was born July 10, 1932, son of Fern Jordan and Boyd Jordan, in Buhl, Idaho.
After graduation, he cowboyed in Nevada during an extremely hard winter. In January of the next year, he escaped the bitter cold and joined the Navy, achieving the rank of petty officer first class.
Dale married Margery Veatch of Filer, Idaho, in 1955. He farmed in Castleford before working for the Idaho State Department of Lands. That job took the family to Idaho Falls and Kendrick, eventually landing in Sandpoint. Willis, as he is known to his North Idaho colleagues and friends, was fire warden of Bonner County for 23 years. After retiring, Dale and Margery moved back to Castleford and always had a large garden and bountiful orchard.