Cornelia "Nellie" Nordan

Benson, NC:  Mrs. Cornelia "Nellie" Porter Nordan, age 79, of Benson died Thursday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.  Funeral services will be Sunday at 2:00 PM at Rose and Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson, NC.  Officiating will be Rev. Bobby Caudle.  Burial will follow in Nordan Family Cemetery, Benson, NC. Mrs. Nordan was born February 5, 1935  in Cumberland County to the late Alexander Bradley and Ida Mae Bass Porter.  She was preceded in death by her husband, John Albert Nordan, Jr.; brothers, Clayton Porter, Raymond Porter, Durwood Porter; sisters, Patricia Rose and Linda Tart.   Mrs. Nordan was a retired  farmer  and  member of  Piney Grove Baptist Church. Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, Gail N. and Connie Johnson of Benson; son, John Albert Nordan, III and wife, Cindy of Benson; grandchildren, Chris Johnson and wife, Tracey, Jennifer Johnson, Katie Nordan, Kiley Nordan; great grandchildren, Blake Johnson, Colby Johnson and Emerson Bunn. Several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Saturday from 6:00PM- 8:00PM at Rose and Graham Funeral Home in Benson.