Kay Co., OK - Obits: Floyd Jack Hardy ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Lovena Norton USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** November 05, 1908 Floyd Jack Hardy Funeral services for Floyd Jack Hardy, 92, were held at the Challis Mission Church in Challis, Idaho on Wednesday, November 4, 1998 at 1 pm. Pastor Paul Stroud officiated. Hardy died October 30, 1998 at St. Patrick's Hospital in Missoula, Montana He was born on August 19, 1906, on the Kaw Reservation in Indian Territory, now known as the state of Oklahoma, a son of Warren and Anne Myrtle Attebery Hardy. Floyd was raised on a farm on the Arkansas River near Hardy, Oklahoma and attended school in Newkirk. He was a member of the Kaw Nation and proud of his Kanza heritage. He married Minnie Bell O'Dell on September 6, 1933 after stealing her heart away at a house social dance during the Great Depression. A son and a daughter were born of this union. After marriage, Floyd and Minnie continued farming until economic conditions forced them from the farm. They then settled in Newkirk, Oklahoma where Floyd worked at various jobs in the area including construction work at Chilocco Indian School and clerking at the Farmers Supply Co-op in Newkirk. During this period he acquired a trade as a painter under the tutelage of Wes Balster. Floyd was a skilled painter and decorator and a master of wood finishing and restoration. In 1942, he took employment with the Continental Oil Company in Ponca City, Oklahoma as an industrial painter. He retired from Conoco in 1962 and established his own painting and decorating business which he ran in Ponca City for several years. He was known for his craftsmanship, attention to detail and his dedicated work ethic. Floyd was a talented musician and enjoyed music of all kinds throughout his life. He learned to play the banjo at an early age and played with many area musicians in the 1920's and 30's from Arkansas City to Pawhuska. He played at many dances. In his later years he supported and played with the Idaho Old- Time Fiddlers. In 1969, Floyd and Minnie followed their children to Prescott, Arizona and resided there until 1976. The couple made their home in Challis the following year. He was a life-long member of the Southern Baptist Church. While living in Challis, he attended the Challis Mission Church. He is survived by one son, Jack O. Hardy of Challis and one daughter, Lenore Hardy Barrett of Challis; six grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was proceded in death by his wife, a brother and two sisters. Burial was in the Challis Cemetery under the direction of the Jones & Casey Funeral Home of Salmon and Challis. ---