Laverne Hardin was 86 years old when she went to be with the Lord on January 26.
Laverne was born to Scrap and Helen Morgan. She grew up and lived most of her life in Junction, Texas. She graduated from Junction High School as Salutatorian in 1954. Laverne found the love of her life when she married Holbert Hardin on July 13, 1963. She always said his swagger lit up the room. They loved to go dancing and waterskiing.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAm{2G6C?6 H2D 2 G6CJ DF446DD7F= 2?5 92C5H@C<:?8 3FD:?6DDH@>2?j D96 @H?65 2?5 C2? |@C82? $925J !2C< 2?5 E@86E96C H:E9 96C 9FD32?5 w@=36CE E96J @H?65 2?5 @A6C2E65 w2C5:? !=F>3:?8 r@] x?4] {2G6C?6 6?;@J65 36:?8 2? 24E:G6 >6>36C @7 96C 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 D6CG65 2D 4@F?4:=A6CD@? 7@C E96 4:EJ @7 yF?4E:@?] $96 925 7F? A2CE:4:A2E:?8 H:E9 E96 s6>@4C2E:4 A2CEJ :? z:>3=6 r@F?EJ 2?5 6G6? 8@E E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ 2EE6?5 2 DE2E6 4@?G6?E:@? 2D 2 56=682E6] $96 H2D 24E:G6 H:E9 E96 D4@FED 2?5 D6CG65 2D s6? |@E96C 7@C !24< ca_ 2D H6== 2D D6CG:?8 @? E96 4@>>:EE66 7@C >2?J J62CD]k^Am
kAm{2G6C?6 =@G65 2 A2CEJ] w6C 2??F2= $FA6C q@H= A2CE:6D H6C6 2=>@DE 2D 72>@FD 2D E96 3:CE952J A2CE:6D D96 E9C6H] {2G6C?6 H2D 2=D@ 2? 2G:5 C6256Cj D96 H2D C646?E=J C6C625:?8 “v@?6 H:E9 E96 (:?5” 282:?] $96 6I46==65 2E >2?J 4C62E:G6 AFCDF:ED :?4=F5:?8 BF:=E:?8[ A2:?E:?8 2?5 2?J 4C27E:?8] w6 72G@C:E6 E9:?8 6G6C[ E9@F89[ >2J 92G6 366? DA@:=:?8 96C 8C2?549:=5C6? C@EE6?] $96 =:E FA 6G6CJ E:>6 D96 8@E E@ DA6?5 E:>6 H:E9 E96> @C 6G6? ;FDE E@ E2=< 23@FE E96> 2?5 D9@H @77 A:4EFC6D E@ 2?J@?6 H9@ >:89E =:DE6?]k^Am
kAm{2G6C?6 H2D AC646565 :? 562E9 3J 96C A2C6?ED[ w6=6? 2?5 $4C2A |@C82?j 96C 9FD32?5[ w@=36CE w2C5:?j 96C D@?[ y2J w2C5:?j 2?5 D:DE6C[ s@C@E9J qFC49]k^Am
kAm{2G6C?6 :D DFCG:G65 3J 96C 52F89E6C[ ':4<: 2?5 8C2?552F89E6C pD9=6Jj 96C D@?[ w2C5J 2?5 9:D H:76 r:?5J H:E9 E96:C b 49:=5C6?[ py[ $@A9:2 2?5 q6CEj y2J’D H:76[ q64<J 2?5 E96:C D@? y2>6Dj 8C2?5D@?D %C@J 2?5 %@55 w2C5:?j 96C D:DE6C[ z2C@?j ?6A96H[ %65 |@C82? 2?5 9:D H:76 v6@C8:2j ?:646[ s63: |4s@?2=5 2?5 9FD32?5 |:4926j 2?5 ?:646[ y2? q6CEC2>] {2G6C?6 2=D@ =67E >2?J 7C:6?5D D96 =@G65 2D 72>:=J]k^Am
kAmuF?6C2= D6CG:46D H6C6 2E `_ 2]>] |@?52J[ y2?] b_[ a_ab[ 2E z:>3=6 uF?6C2= w@>6[ H:E9 !2DE@C uC2?< !F==6? @77:4:2E:?8] x?E6C>6?E 7@==@H65 2E yF?4E:@? r:EJ r6>6E6CJ]k^Am
kAmx? {:6F @7 7=@H6CD[ 5@?2E:@?D >2J 36 >256 E@” q$p EC@@A b`g[” 42C6 @7 vF252=FA6 }2E:@?2= q2?<[ `b_h q2?56C2 w:89H2J[ z6CCG:==6 %) fg_agk^Am
kAmpCC2?86>6?ED 2C6 F?56C E96 5:C64E:@? 2?5 A6CD@?2= 42C6 @7 E96 AC@76DD:@?2=D 2E z:>3=6 uF?6C2= w@>6[ bad\cce\b_fe]k^Am