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Submitted: 6/21/14 • Approved: 6/21/14 • Last Updated: 6/24/14 • R1014327-G1014327-S3
Sept 29, 1949 - Jan 16, 2013
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Sherry Jean Hardesty Mahan, 63, of Paragould, AR, passed from this life Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at her home.
She was born in Blytheville, AR to Paul and Ruby McDermott Hardesty, and retired from American Greeting Company where she worked in quality control. Sherry was a member of Eastside Church of Christ. She enjoyed watching hummingbirds. She was a loving mother and a totally devoted "Grammy" to her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Guy Gene Hardesty and sisters, Julia Ann Kegley and Geneva Roberta Reda.
Sherry is survived by her children, Krissy Riggs and husband, Kenneth of Gosnell, AR and Jason Mahan and wife, Jennifer of Paragould, AR; grandchildren, Kourtney Riggs, Alexis Riggs, Hunter Riggs, Henry Mahan and William Mahan; sisters Betty Wade and husband, Jerry of Jonesboro, AR and Carolyn Deichman of Blytheville, AR.
Graveside services will be Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 10:30 am, in Elmwood Cemetery. There will be no visitation.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital, #1 Children's Way, Little Rock, AR, 72202.
Contributed on 6/21/14 by hawkinsdonna
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