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Submitted: 6/20/19 • Approved: 11/27/20 • Last Updated: 11/30/20 • R1272988-G435134-S3
Seebee US Navy
World War II
November 29, 1927 - June 12, 2010
Everette Dene "E.D." Hardin husband of T. Leota (Guntharp) Hardin. Everette Dene "E.D." Hardin son of William Benjamin Hardin and Dovie (Casteel) Hardin. T. Leota (Guntharp) Hardin daughter of Gus Edward Guntharp and Nettie Rose (Griffith) Guntharp.
E.D. 29 Nov 1927 - 12 Jun 2010
Leona 25 Jun 1930 - 28 May 2019
Marriage: 27 Jun 1947*
Everette Dene Hardin
DIXON, Ill. — Dene Hardin, 82, passed quietly at his home in Dixon, Ill., on Saturday, June 12, 2010, with his family and friends close by him.
Born Nov. 29, 1927, at Strawberry, he was the son of W.B. and Dovie Castle Hardin. He married Leota Guntharp on June 27, 1947.
He graduated from Hoxie High School and attended Arkansas State University. He served in World War II as a U.S. Navy Seabee and, while stationed in California in 1945, was one of eight sailors selected to attend the opening ceremony of the United Nations Peace Conference held in San Francisco.
He was employed at Northwestern Steel and Wire Co. of Sterling, Ill., for 34 years, retiring in 1984.
He was a founding member, past president and life-member of the Green River Saddle Club of Amboy, Ill., a member of the Fulton, Ill., and Ogle County, Ill., saddle clubs, the Moose Lodge of Mount Morris, Ill., and the Polo and later the Dixon American Legion posts. He was a contributor to both the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in Sterling.
An avid outdoorsman, he hunted deer, small game and mushrooms and blackberries to share with his friends, always with his beagles accompanying him. As a fisherman, he fished the waters of Illinois, Wisconsin and Arkansas for his favorite catches.
A longtime horseman, he loved to ride along with his many friends. He attended the cross country trail ride in Alley Springs, Mo., for many years and participated in the Pony Express ride commemorating the Illinois sesquicentennial of 1968 and the ride across Iowa. Or just seeking some time alone, often he and his horse would go out for an evening ride.
Survivors include his wife, Leota Hardin of Dixon; one son, Randy (Margaret) Hardin, also of Dixon; one grandson, Sgt. Robert (Erika) Hardin of Mililani, Hawaii; sister, Betty A. Richardson of Walnut Ridge; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one son, Christopher L. Hardin (1966); a brother, W.C. Hardin; sister, Wanda F. Ades; and his mother and father.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 9 a.m. until the 11 a.m. service in the chapel of Higginbotham Funeral Service, 401 West Main St., Walnut Ridge. Interment will follow in Lawrence Memorial Park.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ben Hardin, Ron Hardin, G. David Guntharp, Jackie Guntharp, Joe Bryan Richardson, Mike Verkler, Donnie Wallis and Jerry Wallis.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established to benefit the Veterans Memorial Park in Dixon.
Online registry: www.higginbothamfuneralservice.com
Obituary located through archives of The Jonesboro Sun Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas published 17 Jun 2010.
Also, that of his beloved wife,
Leota (Guntharp) Hardin of Dixon, Illinois
June 25, 1930 - May 28, 2019
Dixon - T. Leota (Guntharp) Hardin, 88, of Dixon died Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Serenity Hospice in Oregon.
She was born on June 25, 1930 in Ravenden Springs, Arkansas, the daughter of Gus and Nettie (Griffith) Guntharp. She was a graduate of La Vera Beauty College in Jonesboro, Arkansas and had operated a beauty salon in Sterling, IL for several years. She also worked at (Stant) Edelman’s in Dixon for 21 years.
She was a member of the Fulton and Ogle County Saddle Clubs and a life member of Green River Sattle Club; a member of the National Cosmetology Association and a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Polo. She loved working in her flower garden, reading, and walking.
Surviving her is her son, Randy (Margaret Ann) Hardin; her grandson, Robert (Erika) Hardin; two grandchildren, Autumn Everly and William John Hardin; her sister, Veve Lou Goza of Lakeland, TN; a special niece, Brenda Massey Anglese of Erie, IL; God daughter, Joyl; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her son, Christopher Lee Hardin in 1966; two sisters, Hazel Massey of Milledgeville, IL and Betty Lou Wallis of Imboden, AR; four brothers, Hairl Guntharp and Millard Guntharp, both of Jonesboro, AR, Paul Guntharp of Beebe, AR, and Melvin Guntharp of Portia, AR.
Visitation will be Friday, June 21, 2019 from 4 until 7 p.m. at Cox Funeral Home in Walnut Ridge. Cremation has taken place and a memorial gathering will be Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 10 a.m. in Lawrence Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox Funeral Home in Walnut Ridge.
Online Registry: coxfhwalnutridge.com
Obituary provided through Cox Funeral Home Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas published 19 Jun 2019. © Copyright 2012 - 19 Cox Funeral Home. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.cox-fearsfuneralhome.com/obituary/leota-guntharp-hardin
* Lawrence County, Arkansas Marriage Index Guntharp, Leota _ Hardin, E.D 6/27/1947 Book S-392
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