NameWilbur Camp Hardin, 4th Cousin
Birth13 Feb 1926, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death23 Aug 2009, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherDorsie Ray Hardin (1904-1990)
MotherZona Taylor McKenzie (1902-1988)
SpouseViolet Lewis (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
FatherGordon Lafayette Lewis (1906-1988)
MotherBeatrice McGlone (1911-2007)
Children
1 FDebra S. Hardin , 4C1R* (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
SpouseLawrence L. Manship (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
2 FVickie L. Hardin , 4C1R* (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
3 MJeffrey G. Hardin , 4C1R* (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
Notes for Wilbur Camp Hardin
The Kentucky birth index lists Wilbur C. Hardin, born 13 Feb 1926 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Zena McKinzie.

The SSDI lists Wilbur C. Hardin, born 13 Feb 1926, died 23 Aug 2009, last residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, SSN issued in Ohio before 1951.

His obituary in the Morehead News of 25 Aug 2009 reported:

“Wilbur Camp Hardin, age 83, of Whitaker Street, Morehead, Kentucky, exited this life Sunday, August 23, 2009, at his residence. He was born February 14, 1926, in Rowan County, Kentucky, to Dorsie Ray Hardin, Sr. and Zona McKenzie Hardin.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Philemon Hardin and Melvin "Frosty" Hardin.

Wilbur is survived by his wife of 55 years, Violet Lewis Hardin, whom he wed on September 6, 1953; two daughters, Debra Hardin Manship and husband Larry of Maysville, Kentucky, and Vickie Hardin Scescke and husband Francis of Chicago, Illinois; one son, Jeffery G. Hardin of Morehead, Kentucky; and five grandchildren, Beatrice Scescke, Kirstin Manship, Augusta Scescke, Logan Manship, and Trevor Manship. Also surviving are two brothers, Don Hardin and wife Patricia and Dorsey Hardin, Jr.; one sister-in-law, Margena Hardin; special "daughter" Sally Trent and husband Gary, all of Morehead, Kentucky; and a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Wilbur was a veteran of World War II serving in Patton's 3rd Army. He was an extra in the movie Elizabethtown filmed in Versailles, Kentucky by Paramount Pictures in 2004. Wilbur was a former driller for Harbison Walker Refractories Company in Olive Hill, Kentucky, a retired builder, plumber, electrician, bricklayer and farmer. He really enjoyed people, antiquing, and telling stories. He was a member of the Morehead First Church of the Nazarene.

Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at Northcutt and Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Brian Farmer officiating. Burial will follow in Brown Cemetery with full military rites by Morehead American Legion Post No. 126.

Pallbearers will be Robert F. Lewis, Jack Lewis, Tom Lewis, Jeffery Hardin, Logan Manship, and Trevor Manship.

Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at Northcutt and Son Home for Funerals.In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Claire Cardiac Rehab, 222 Medical Circle, Morehead, KY 40351.”
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