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Submitted: 9/3/15 • Approved: 9/3/15 • Last Updated: 9/24/15 • R1096267-G1096264-S3
Dec. 16, 1927 - Dec. 25, 2013
Wife of Charles R. Hardy, married Jun. 19, 1948 in Faulkner Co., AR.
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Olena Seiter, 86, of Conway, Arkansas, died on Wednesday, December 25, 2013. She was born on Friday, December 16, 1927, in Guy, Arkansas to the late Andrew Jackson Battles and Pearl (Little) Battles.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Andy Seiter; sister, Orel Lee Nichols; two brothers, Howard and Ovid Lewis Battles.
Olena’s hobbies included fishing, gardening, crocheting, canasta and bingo. She loved to can and freeze food to share with her relatives and friends. She made beautiful quilts she shared as well along with her crocheted pieces. She was also a very good cook. Olena did a lot of traveling to foreign countries.
In 1954, Olena worked in North Little Rock at a grocery store until she purchased her own grocery business in 1957 in Little Rock. She operated this business until 1962. She then went to work for Pruitt Hide and Fur as a secretary. In 1965 she purchased a franchise for carpet and upholstery cleaning which she owned and operated for twenty five years until her retirement.
Survivors are her three sons; Lonnie Ray Hardy, Sr. of Conway; Danny Wayne Hardy of Greenbrier and Mark Nettles (Beth)of Maumelle; four grandchildren, Lonnie Ray Hardy, Jr. (Teresa) , Wayne Hardy (Michele), Andrew Nettles and Rebecca Nettles; five great-grandchildren, Brayden, Grant, Layne, Helen and Maggie Hardy.
Funeral services are set for 10:00am, Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Cadron Ridge Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Copperas Springs Cemetery in Guy with Brother James Wilson officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00pm, Friday, December 27, 2013 at Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Conway.
Pallbearers will be Mark Seiter, Malcolm Seiter, Tom Lercher, David Kordsmeier, C.J. Kordsmeier and Adam Seiter.
Contributed on 9/3/15 by hawkinsdonna
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