We are all deeply shocked and saddened to know that our dear jamming buddy, Charlie Hardin, lost his battle with cancer Saturday morning, December 29, 2007. Please feel free to share your comments about your relationship with Charlie and Barb by clicking on the COMMENTS just below.
Here is an excerpt from the obituary in the St Joseph News-Press:
Charles D. Hardin
1935-2007
LATHROP, Mo. – Charles Dempsey “Charlie” Hardin, 72, Lathrop, passed away Dec. 29, 2007, at home
Charlie was born July 6, 1935, in Pottersville, Mo., the son of Leo and Eva Hardin. He graduated from the Willow Springs High School and later received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Missouri at Columbia. He served his country in the U.S. Army in Japan following the Korean War. Charlie was a respected educator and principal in the Hallsville, Sturgeon and Maryville, Mo., schools before retirement. Charlie leaves his wife, Barbara; children, David Hardin (Renee), Curtis Hardin, Rita Thompson (Kevin), Jill Bergee (Martin) and Betty Davis (Justin). He also leaves his sister, Darleen Nave (J.D.); four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Charlie was a licensed pilot. He also loved playing and singing bluegrass music, especially gospel, and served as vice president of HABOT.
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