Mrs Mary Lou Hardy 38, wife of Shepherd Hardy, passed quietly away at her home near Ponce de Leon last Wednesday, Oct 4. Mrs Hardy died after almost 2 yrs of illness. She leaves a husband Shepherd and 7 children, Mary Jr, Monroe, Ezra, Leo, Earl, Rosette, and Charles; 4 sisters Mrs Frank Holman, Mrs Nora Elliott, Mrs Letty Champion, & Miss Idealia Smith, 2 brothers, Dan Smith, and Benjamin Smith whose is serving in South Pacific with the U S Army. Services were Thursday at Red Bay Presbyterian church, interment in Red Bay Cemetery.
[Source: Summarized by Lois Danley and Sharon Watson from The DeFuniak Herald, October 12, 1944.]
[Burial: Red Bay Cemetery, Red Bay]