HARDIN OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri ==================================================================== HARDIN, Rufus Gibson 1846 - 1911 R. G. Hardin was born in Boone county, Missouri, January 28, 1846, and died Monday, April 3, 1911. His death being caused by heart trouble, with which he had been afflicted for a number of years. He was in his store and was supposed to have been rebuilding a fire when the summons came for his departure into the great beyond. Mr. Hardin was married to Miss Amanda J. Little in 1864. He was converted in 1872, and shortly before coming to Henry county, in 1874 he joined the M.E. Church South, of which he was a faithful member until his death. He served three years in the Union army during the Civil War. He leaves to mourn his loss a wife and four children - three sons, Rufus, W. L., and LeRoy Hardin, and one daughter, Mrs. I. N. Holloway. Funeral services were conducted from the residence April 5th at 9 a.m., by Rev. S.G. Welborn. A large crowd gathered to show their respect to a husband, father and citizen who will be sadly missed from this community. The pallbearers were: P.S. Barrow, Fred Mason, Hosea Smith, John Young, Wm. Burton, W.B. Graham. (Rufus Gibson Hardin is buried at Calhoun Cemetery) ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by the Henry County MOGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~mohenry/henryco.html Contact the Henry County Coordinator for comments or corrections. ====================================================================