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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 June 10, 1911 ~ March 18, 2007 THE WONDERFUL LIFE OF JAYNE HARDY The 'Golden Bells' are ringing in Heaven for Jayne Hardy and we are all celebrating a life 'well lived' by an extraordinary lady that was admired and adored by all who were lucky enough to know her. She was a one of a kind charmer and the original 'Glamour Girl' who loved the color Red, anything Estee Lauder, everything that sparkled!!! Jayne Hardy, age 95, was born June 10, 1911, and grew up in Gracemont, OK. She was the beloved daughter of Thomas J. Hardy and Cora Deason Hardy. She was the adored sister of Ethel, Willy, Alph, Fanny, Rufus, Jeff, TJ, and Walter. She graduated from Gracemont High School at the age of 16 and attended Central State College in Edmond. She then went on to graduate from Southwestern State College in Weatherford, OK. She taught all grades K thru 12 in Jackson County OK and spent 29 of her 44 years in education teaching 1st Graders in Altus, OK. Jayne was named the 1961 Jackson County 'Teacher of the Year' and then went on to win the 1961 Oklahoma Fair State 'Teacher of the Year Award.' She was also a nationally recognized penmanship teacher and her students won many state and national honors. Jayne Hardy was a lifetime member of the Delta Kappa Gamma Teachers Sorority holding many offices at the state and local levels. She was also a member of the Oklahoma Education Assoc. [OEA] and the National Education Assoc. [NEA]. She was a member of the Promise Street Church of Christ in Altus and the South Yukon Church of Christ. Jayne dedicated 100's of hours to community service projects and was recognized by the Salvation Army in 1992. She was also a top saleswoman for World Book and truly believed every family should own a set. In 1987, she was proclaimed a 'Living Legend' by the Museum of the Western Prairie. Jayne Hardy was gifted and talented. She enjoyed painting fine art and ceramics, vocal music, playing the guitar, piano and organ. She loved reading fine literature and the Bible. Her best talent was gathering friends along her many journeys. A trail blazer for women, Jayne was always ahead of her time. She attended unusual events including two Worlds Fairs, a Tea with Eleanor Roosevelt, and she even drove a World War II Jeep across the country that was shipped in from Europe after the war. She traveled across all 50 states, throughout Canada and Europe. At the age of 88, she realized her lifelong dream and traveled around the world!! In 1988, she moved from Altus to Spanish Cove Retirement Center in Yukon, OK to join in the fun with many lifelong friends including Claudia Williams, now deceased. From the moment she arrived she quickly became Spanish Cove's life of the party and continued to have the time of her life there for 19 years. She is survived by a multitude of loving friends, four devoted nieces and three devoted nephews and all of their extended families. Nieces are: Coann Truex and husband, Walt, Lawton, Camilla Schmitt, Tulsa, Ouida McGuinty and husband, Bob, Stillwater, Phyliss Causey and husband, Frank, Miami, FL. Her nephews are: Tom Hardy and wife, Sue, Bethany, John Underwood and wife, Alice, Marlow, Bill Hardy and wife, Karen, Bethany and sister-in-law, Jewel Hardy of Chickasha. Jayne LOVED all her family and was especially proud of family namesakes great niece, Jaine Truex LeFebvre and great-great niece, Jaine' Coann Truex LeFebvre and TJ LeFebvre [after her own brother TJ] all from Glastonbury, CT; and also first cousin Polly Jane Deason, Anadarko. She was also blessed to have 21 great nieces and many more great-great nieces and nephews and loved relatives. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at Yanda & Son Funeral Home located at 1500 W. Vandament, in Yukon, OK. The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m., at the Yanda Chapel, after which she will be laid to rest with her beloved parents, brothers and sisters at 4:00 p.m., in Gracemont, OK. Jayne Hardy was a truly amazing woman, Christian, loving family member, teacher and friend who was devoted to her country, teaching high moral values and educational skills, and living every minute of her life to its fullest potential. She leaves us sad to let her go to her next adventure in Heaven but thrilled to have been blessed by her presence in our lives. Bon Voyage, Jayne!! WE LOVE YOU!!! YANDA & SON FUNERAL HOME Yukon, OK 350-7101 |
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