Obituaries: Hardesty

Posted on June 18, 2015

Wayne G. Hardesty

Wayne G. Hardesty, 77, of Bloomington, passed away at 6:04 a.m. June 17 at his home.

His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Burial will follow at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salvation Army.

He was born Sep. 20, 1937 in Bloomington, a son of Ray and Elsie Miller Hardesty.

Surviving are three children, Cindy (Darrell) Williams of Bloomington, Linda (Marvin Morris) Hardesty of Wapella and Chris (Jennifer) Hardesty of Stanford; seven grandchildren, Heather Brown, Tiffany (Frank) McGowan, Eric (Jess Anderson) Elder, Kyle (Natalie) Kingston, Travis Hardesty, Abigail Hardesty and Olivia Hardesty; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Cletus (Marilyn) Hardesty of LeRoy; four sisters, Wilma Garrison of Bloomington, Juanita (Joe) Rutledge of Heyworth, Rena Hodges and Dorothy Peasley, both of Bloomington; a sister-in-law, Lois Hardesty of Normal; and Dee Brunson, who was a special person in his life for over thirty years.

He was preceded in death by a son, Robert Hardesty; one sister; and four brothers.

Wayne was a longtime member of Sheet Metal Workers Local #1 and owned and operated Hardesty Heating and Ventilating. He enjoyed retirement which gave him the time to do the things he loved most: yard-work, woodworking, riding his John Deere Gator and spending time on his land. More than anything, Wayne valued all of the time he spent with his family, especially his grandchildren.

To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.

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