1976, to the creation of Habitat for Humanity. Jordan, however, would not live to see the completion of the first house. On October 29, 1969, he died suddenly of a heart attack. As he had requested, Clarence had a simple burial. His body was placed in a shipping crate from a local casket manufacturer and was buried in an unmarked grave on Koinonia property. Jordan's funeral was attended by his family, the Koinonia partners, and the poor of the community. Florence Jordan died at Koinonia in 1987 and was buried there. Jordan's papers are housed at the University Of Georgia. "He be gone now," reflected a neighbor in 1980, "but his footprint still here". Published works References Further reading Marsh, Charles. The Beloved Community: How Faith Shapes Social Justice, from the Civil Rights Movement to Today (New York: Basic Books, 2004) External links Biography at KoinoniaFarm.org The Cotton Patch Version of the New Testament Briars in the Cotton Patch, documentary broadcast on PBS 1912 births 1969 deaths Jordan Clarence Translators of the Bible into English University of Georgia alumni People from Talbotton, Georgia 20th-century translators