Dorothy Reed Hardy

Dorothy Hardy, 92, of Myrtle Ridge, traveled to Heaven from her home, Monday morning, January 10, 2022. Dorothy was born December 8, 1929 in Lawrence County, OH, a daughter of the late Floyd and Roberta Kingery Reed. She was a member of Bald Knob United Brethren Church where she enjoyed singing in the choir. One evening while at Bald Knob Church, Dorothy met a young man named Paul Hardy who had just returned from Europe after serving in the the Army during World War II. They were married in July, 1946 and remained married until Paul's death in 2015. Dorothy worked at the former Valley Rest Home in South Point and for the Wilson's Sporting Goods Company in Ironton where she laced baseball gloves for over twenty years. She was especially proud of re-lacing Wilson A2000's for MLB players who would send them to Wilson's for periodic reconditioning. Dorothy never met a challenge that she wouldn't tackle, including finishing the rebuild of a car engine by herself that Paul had taken apart shortly before he contracted a severe case of Scarlet Fever. She enjoyed quilting, arranging flowers, making wood crafts and mowing her large yard which she continued through her 90th summer. She was hard working and an example of independence, determination and endurance to the very end. Also preceding her in death were her brothers, Earl, Lawrence, Claudy and Lee Reed; sisters, Darlene Stewart and Ruth Ferguson; brother and sisters-in-law, Robert and Mary Lou Hardy, Bill Ferguson, Fred (Jim) Stewart, Clarence Barker, Marie, Viola and Elaine Reed; and an infant daughter, Carlyn. She is survived by one daughter, Paula Diana Humphrey and her husband, Rodger; three grandchildren, Lance Humphrey, Lora Freeman and her husband, Aaron, Timmy Humphrey and his wife, Kristen; four great grandchildren, Eilee and Eli Freeman and Ben and Silas Humphrey; sister, Flora Bell Barker of Ravenswood, WV; sister-in-law Geraldine Reed of Columbus, along with many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was very close to her church family and loved each of them dearly. Funeral services will be at 10 am on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at Schneider-Hall Funeral Home in Chesapeake, OH with Pastor Jim Kearns officiating. Burial will follow in Myrtle Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the family at schneiderhallfuneralhome.com.

Dorothy Reed Hardy

December 8, 1929 - January 10, 2022