Wayne G. Hardesty Obituary (1937 - 2015)

Wayne G. Hardesty, 77, of Bloomington, passed away at 6:04 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at his home. His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday, June 22, 2015 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington. Burial will follow at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, June 21, 2015 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Salvation Army. He was born September 20, 1937 in Bloomington, a son of Ray and Elsie Miller Hardesty. Surviving are three children, Cindy (Darrell) Williams of Bloomington, Linda (Marvin Morris) Hardesty of Wapella and Chris (Jennifer) Hardesty of Stanford; seven grandchildren, Heather Brown, Tiffany (Frank) McGowan, Eric (Jess Anderson) Elder, Kyle (Natalie) Kingston, Travis Hardesty, Abigail Hardesty and Olivia Hardesty; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Cletus (Marilyn) Hardesty of LeRoy; four sisters, Wilma Garrison of Bloomington, Juanita (Joe) Rutledge of Heyworth, Rena Hodges and Dorothy Peasley, both of Bloomington; a sister-in-law, Lois Hardesty of Normal; and Dee Brunson, who was a special person in his life for more than 30 years. He was preceded in death by a son, Robert Hardesty; one sister; and four brothers. Wayne was a longtime member of Sheet Metal Workers Local #1 and owned and operated Hardesty Heating and Ventilating. He enjoyed retirement which gave him the time to do the things he loved most: yard-work, woodworking, riding his John Deere Gator and spending time on his land. More than anything, Wayne valued all of the time he spent with his family, especially his grandchildren.