Chief Paul B. Jordan, age 61, of Swainsboro, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2026, at East Georgia Regional Medical Center in Statesboro. Funeral Services were held Saturday, May 23, at 11 a.m. at St. Philip Baptist Church with Pastor Charles Holloway officiating. Interment followed in Swainsboro City Cemetery. Family received friends Friday, May 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Chapman Funeral Home.
Pallbearers were his nephews. Honorary pallbearers were Swainsboro High School Class of 1982 and past law enforcement personnel associated with Chief Paul Jordan.
Paul was born July 22, 1964, in Swainsboro, to the late Otis Jordan, Sr. and Lizzie Lee Wright Jordan.
At an early age, he joined Brown Chapel Baptist Church and later moved his membership to the Lester Grove Missionary Baptist Church where he also was the musician for the Youth Choir. Paul was also a member of the organization Men Reaching Men.
Paul became a Swainsboro Police Officer on August 14, 1986, where he spent 26 years of service. He also was a Deputy Sheriff for some time. From the start of his journey policing, Paul accomplished so much. He became the Chief of Police in Stillmore on November 21, 1996, to 2003. Stillmore did not have a police department, so he had to start from scratch. Paul built that department and it has been thriving ever since. He moved further down the road and became the Chief of Police of Wadley on December 8, 2003, to 2008. Soon after he retired from Wadley, he was called to Metter to become their interim chief. After finishing his time in Metter, Paul went back to Wadley to serve there as their interim chief from October 10, 2022, till he retired on August 29, 2024, for medical reasons.
Paul also has many other accomplishments: Peace Officer Standard and Training, Georgia Public Safety Training Center, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, Tactical Baton, U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation, Georgia Crime Information Center of Uniform Crime Reporting, Georgia Public Safety Training Center, Security and Integrity of Criminal Justice Information, Armstrong Atlantic State University Law Enforcement Special Operations, Advanced Taser Conducted Energy Weapon and Emergency Management Institute Fema. Chief Jordan is preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Otis Jordan, Jr. and James L. Jordan.
Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Lanell Jordan of Swainsboro; sons, Nicholas Jordan (Beatrice) and D’Angelo Jordan (Jada), both of Swainsboro; daughter, Jamia Jordan of Swainsboro; brother, Michael Jordan of Swainsboro; sister, Denise Jordan of Swainsboro; grandchildren, Italy Jordan and Kyrie Jordan; Goddaughter, Erin Rackins of Swainsboro; several nieces, nephews and many friends.
Chapman Funeral Home of Swainsboro was in charge of arrangements.
