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Show l ' -: j V CHARLES HARDY succumbs. Charles Hardy, 102 dies in Price nursing home Funeral services were held Monday honoring Vernal's oldest resident, Charles Allen Hardy, 102, who died September 8, 1979 in a Price nursing home. Family prayer was by Richard Heaton with prelude music and , posuune music Dy n;va natch. The tirst musical "Traumerei" was by Weldon Rastain accompanied by Melba Eaton. Gayle McKeachnie offered the invocation. in-vocation. Remarks were by Bishop Vaughn Francis, who also conducted the services held at Vernal First Ward Chapel. Speakers were Howard H. Richardson and Warren D. Richardson. Musicals were, "That Beautiful Land," by Paul and Pat Jensen accompanied by Eleanor Marshall; "These Hands," by Dorothy Peltier accompanied by Mrs. Eaton and, "Somewhere My Love." by Mrs. Eaton. Kenneth Hardy pronounced the benediction. Interment was in the Vernal Memorial Park under the direction of the Vernal Mortuary. Elsworth C. Hardy dedicated the grave. Pallbearers were Elsworth C. Blaine C, Lawrence A. Elmo. Norwood and Charles H. Hardy. Honorary pallbearers were High Priests of the Uintah. Ashley and Maeser Stakes. Vernal 1st Ward Relief Society was in charge of the flowers. Charles Allen Hardy was born November 20. 1876 in St. Charles. Idaho to Joseph Hardy, Sr., and Lydia . Rebecca Davis Hardy. He moved to .wAshleyVaUey witJtihi,vfornily aJUhaage. 'of two years. The Joseph Hardy family homesteaded 160 acres east of the old Mill Corner, what is now Wallace Caldwell's place. At the age of 16 young Charles was a Pony Express rider, and carried the mail from Maybell. Colorado to the Brown's Park area. In 1897 he served a mission from the LDS Church to the Eastern States. In 1900 he earned a scholarship to the University of Utah for his penmanship. He was the first forest ranger in Uintah County and active in the LDS Church. He was in the Slake High Council for 13 years, superintendent of the Vernal Sunday School (before it was. made Vernal Utah Stake); president of MIA; stake clerk for 10 years; served in stake MIA and was also a member of the bishopric for many years. He was a retired farmer, rancher, cattleman and sawmill operator. January 30. 1900 he claimed Stella Smith Colton as his bride in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They were parents of twelve children. She died May 3. 1963. Survivors are six sons and three daughters: Elsworth C. Price, Utah; Rlaine C, Wapato. Washington; Lawrence A., Salt Lake City; C. Harold. Layton, Utah; Mrs. Isreal C. (Arline) Heaton. Provo; Mrs. Edna McKeachnie, Mrs. Hiram (Sarah) Richardson. Elmo and Norwood, all of Vernal; 37 grandchildren; 106 greatgrandchildren great-grandchildren and 43 great-great grandchildren; one sister, Marie Porter, Clearfield. Utah. One son and two daughters preceded him in death, Paul Hardy, Reulah Stewart and Wilma Hardy. |