| James "Jim" Hardesty |
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| Tuesday, 02 February 2010 14:55 | |||
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1959-2010
James “Jim” Hardesty, 50, Paola, formerly of Parker, died Jan. 28, 2010, at the Golden Living Center in Spring Hill. He was born Dec. 4, 1959, at Garnett, the son of Carl and Joyce Ashburn Hardesty. He graduated from Prairie View High School in La Cygne. After graduation, he went to work for the Rock Island Railroad in 1979. This company dissolved and he moved to Oklahoma to work in the oil fields. He returned to Garnett in 1982 and worked for the Garnett Power Water Plant as a treatment operator for over 13 years. He also worked for Parker Truss and Brown’s Hardware.  He married Debbie Sullivan in 1981 at Enid, Okla. They became the parents of one daughter, Jami. He loved to be outside working in the garden, fishing and four-wheeling. He enjoyed putting up hay and riding motorcycles. He built a Harley from the ground up. He had a love for music, especially blues music. He also sang in the church choir at the United Methodist Church at Garnett. He loved art, from drawing, to crafts, to woodworking. He helped his sister build her home; he also loved to make beautiful wooden furniture. He loved to laugh. He was proud of his daughter and grandchildren and loving all children was what Jim was about. He was preceded in death by his wife, Debbie, in 1987; and his father, Carl Hardesty, on Dec. 31, 2000. He is survived by his daughter, Jami Hardesty of Paola; his mother, Joyce Hardesty of Paola; three sisters, Carla Brocker of Parker, Jonee Hardesty of La Cygne and Colette Gillespie of Gardner; and three grandchildren. Services were Monday, followed by burial at the Parker Cemetery. Arrangements were by Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, P.O. Box 408, Garnett, KS 66032, (785) 448-5411. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.feuerbornfuneral.com. Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association.
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