Gary Chester Hardin

September 22, 1960 ~ March 2, 2022

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Mr. Gary Chester Hardin, 61, died Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi. The funeral will be Monday, March 7, 2022, at 2:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Waller Funeral Home with Rev. Jody Schmelzer and Rev. Fish Robinson officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 12:00 noon. Burial will follow in Eastover Memorial Cemetery.

Gary was born in Grenada, MS to the late Charles and Julia Hardin. A retired Park Ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, he was a passionate outdoorsman. His work often kept him on Sardis, Enid, and Okatibbee Lake, but Gary held a sweet spot for Sardis Lake. A perfect day for Gary would be spent there, fishing and enjoying the peace you can only find in a boat. He also enjoyed time spent in the woods hunting. Gary was a member of Pinelake Church of Oxford and an avid Ole Miss fan. He was affectionately referred to by family and friends as “Big G” and known as a fine southern gentleman. In addition to his parents, Gary is preceded in death by a brother, Gerald Hardin.

Gary is survived by his son, Gary Tyler Hardin of Oxford, MS; a sister, Missye Turner and her husband, Bill of Covington, TN; a brother, Charles William Hardin, Jr and his wife, Nichole of Tupelo, MS; several nieces and nephews; and his beloved girlfriend, Jamie Whitworth of Oxford, MS; her children, Ashlee Whitworth of Oxford, MS and Brandon Whitworth of Nashville, TN; and her grandchildren, Kaylee and Karlee Whitworth.

Expressions of sympathy or memorial contributions in Gary’s memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 or online at https://www.heart.org/en/get-involved/ways-to-give, or to Pinelake Church of Oxford, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard, Oxford, MS 38655 or online at https://pinelake.org/give/.

Visitation

Monday, March 7, 2022 12:00PM – 2:00PM

Waller Funeral Home & Cremation Services
419 Highway 6 West P.O. Box 1200
Oxford, MS 38655

Service

Monday, March 7, 2022 2:00PM – 12:00AM

Waller Funeral Home & Cremation Services
419 Highway 6 West P.O. Box 1200
Oxford, MS 38655

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