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King Hardy Obituary
King Hardy, Jr., 87, departed this life Tuesday, August 14th, 2007 in Atlanta, GA. He was born in Georgia on March 26th, 1920 to the late King and Mattie Hardy. King was a WWII veteran, who served in the Army. King lived in Ithaca for over 40 years before retiring to Atlanta. He was a well known chef working at Rogues Harbor Inn in Lansing and various Cornell fraternities. One of King's favorite hobbies was fishing as well as baking pies for the Ithaca Farmers Market.
He is survived by his children, Betty Smith, Tampa, FL, Charlotte (Ira) Sawyer, Macedon, NY, Elizabeth Williams, Ithaca, NY, King D. Hardy, Jesse Hardy and Daniel Hardy of Atlanta, GA, W. Mae Louis, Ithaca, NY and Rachel Hardy, Spencer, NY; 19 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his sister, Mattie Parker of Sarasota, FL. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Ester Hardy and two sons, Charlie Hardy and Ted J. Hardy.
Calling hours will be Saturday, August 18th from 10a.m.-11a.m. at Our Lord's Temple C.O.G.I.C., 443 N. Tioga St. Funeral services will start at 11a.m. with Pastor Calvin F. Christian officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery.
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Memories and Condolences
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David and Alicia Speller
September 5, 2007
May God bless and keep you all.
valerie evans
August 21, 2007
To the Hardy Family
May God continue to watch over you all, during this time.
val Evans/Bibbie
Family
Angela Brown
August 17, 2007
To my family,may God keep us strong in our time of need.Remember the good times,and remember always our "uncle Ted" representing Roger and Family
Kelly Gerber
August 16, 2007
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well-lived. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. God Bless.
August 16, 2007
I was so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you and your family "Rachel" at this time of sorrow. God Bless,
Mary Hill (S-VE)
Brenda (Smith) Greenridge
August 16, 2007
David and Jesse My family is praying for you and the rest of your family in your time of need. and God bless you all.
Gail Howard
August 16, 2007
With much sympathy for the family. He was always a good man. Friendly and was sincerely missed when the family moved south. The Old West Village days. Mae, Jesse, Daniel, and Jessica are the family that I knew well. My families condolences.
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