MARY CATHERINE HARDESTY

Mary Catherine Hardesty, 83, Brandenburg, died April 28, 2007, at Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown. She was born Dec. 8, 1923, in Meade County, the daughter of Henry and Edith Brown Hardesty.

She was a member of St. John the Apostle Catholic Church for the past 20 years, and prior to that a member of St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Payneville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Russell Hardesty; a son, Paul Fredrick Hardesty; a sister, Fonda Weilage; and two brothers, Oswald Hardesty and Patrick Hardesty.

Mrs. Hardesty is survived by three children, Joseph Michael (Barbara) Hardesty and Leo Hardesty, both of Brandenburg and Lawrence Benjamin Hardesty, Webster; a brother, Benny (Mary Lena) Hardesty, Brandenburg; a sister, Juanita McMahan, Mt. Washington; a grandson, Josh (Tiffany) Hardesty; a step-grandson, Mike (Angie) Hager; a step-great-granddaughter, Autumn Hager; and a special friend, Nina Justice.

Funeral services will be held May 1 at 3 p.m. from St. John the Apostle Catholic Church with Rev. Paul Beach officiating. Burial was in St. Mary Magdalen Cemetery, Payneville, directed by Hager Funeral Home. Vigil services will be held at 5:30 p.m. April 30 from the funeral home with Deacon Mike Jones officiating.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Online condolences may be left at www.hagerfuneralhome.com.

 

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