Ellabell-Mr. Rodney Lee Gordon, 63, passed away on Saturday.
Mr. Gordon was born in Marietta, Ohio and won two gold medals competing in the Special Olympics in New York. He was preceded in death by his father, Millard Gordon.
Survivors include his mother, Elaine Gordon of Statesboro, formerly of Ellabell, and two sisters, Sonja Higgins of Baxley and Millicent Snodgrass of Florida.
The graveside funeral will be at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Florida Memorial Gardens located at 5950 South U.S. Hwy 1 in Rockledge, Florida.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Homes – West Chatham Chapel – (912) 748-2444