Ruth Ann Young Hardy

Ruth and her husband Jimmy both passed away on March 13, 2025. She was a native of Kalamazoo, Michigan and resident of Battle Creek, Michigan. After high school, Ruth joined the Army. In 1967, while a Corpman working in the birth department of the hospital at Ft. Jackson, South Carolina., Ruth met Jimmy Hardy and they married shortly thereafter. Upon leaving the military, Ruth and Jimmy settled in Battle Creek, where they raised three sons. Ruth was a homemaker and loved to spend time with her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors included Ruth’s sons, Jeffrey Hardy, Jon Hardy and Jason (Jane) Hardy; their grandsons, Jeffrey (Christina Hauser) Hardy, Kyle Hardy, Dakota (Jomary) Hardy and their great-grandchildren. She were preceded in death by her parents and a still-born son, Jimmy Hardy Jr. Follow the link below to view the full obituary for Ruth and Jimmy.   

Information from Ruth and Jimmy’s obituary originally published about March 18, 2025 on the website for Farley-Estes-Dowdle Funeral Home, Battle Creek, Michigan; and comments provided by Ruth for the Battle Creek Central Class of 1965 40^th Reunion booklet in 2005

https://www.farleyestesdowdle.com/obituaries/jimmy-and-ruth-hardy