Harry L. Hardy

Harry Landon Hardy born May 28, 1935 left this world September 28, 2022. He graduated from Argentine High School in 1955. He joined the Navy later in 1955 and was discharged in 1959. He always laughed that he was in the Navy but was never stationed on a ship. Instead, he was on planes that carried radar equipment that flew between Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands in Alaska tracking Russian activity. He married Linda Lee Wallace on May 25, 1962. They enjoyed 60 years of togetherness. He was a member of First Christian Church since he was a teenager. He served the church throughout the years in various positions on the official board. For years, he rode his bicycle around Argentine & Armourdale and while doing so, would collect aluminum cans that he gave to the church to help fund the church food pantry. He volunteered at the food pantry until earlier this year. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion. Through this organization, he was a dedicated volunteer at the Eisenhower VAMC in Leavenworth. He loved helping with the fish fries and the Christmas Gift Shop. Only thing that stopped these activities for him was the pandemic. He also volunteered at Shawnee Community Service where he made many friends. He retired from the Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department in 1993 after almost 30 years of service. He loved to travel, but was always the first one to say he was glad to be home. He was daring in many ways on their trips to the mountains or to the Grand Canyon, he would get as close to the edges as he could or climb to a higher, more dangerous spot for the best view. He and Caron would ride roller coasters together but that stopped when he had his heart attack. He was the youngest of 9 children born to George & Ruby Hardy. He was born in the Rosedale area but always considered Armourdale as home. Later the Argentine area became home as they moved there the day after JFK was killed in 1963. They lived in Argentine until June of this year when they moved to Edwardsville, Kansas. He is survived by wife Linda, daughters Lana Popejoy & husband Don, Caron DeFries & husband Steve, 4 granddaughters and 3 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, 6 sisters, 2 brothers, son Greg and grandson David. Memorial donations can be made to VNA (Hospice) who provided care to Harry in his last days and provided Linda, Lana and Caron with the emotional support that was needed just by listening to them. VNA (Hospice) 1500 Meadow Lake Parkway Kansas City, MO 64114

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Harry L. Hardy

May 28, 1935 - September 28, 2022