Elmer "E.H." Hulan Hardwick, Jr. Obituary (1947

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Elmer Hulan Hardwick, Jr. Mr. Elmer Hulan Hardwick, Jr. , age 71, of Lexington, Indiana entered this life on June 16, 1947 in Quinton in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Junior was the son of the late Elmer Hulan, Sr. and Bonnie Wilson Hardwick. He resided in Pulaski County until moving to Dupont in 1959. He graduated in 1965 from New Castle High School and was inducted into the United States Army on November 7, 1966 at Louisville, Kentucky. He rose to the rate of Private serving in the First Infantry during the Vietnam War. He was wounded twice, later receiving three Purple Heart Medals. He was honorably discharged on November 6, 1972 from Fort Riley, Kansas receiving also the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal and many other awards. He was employed at Cummins Engine Company early in life and later worked as a machinist for Chrysler Corporation in New Castle for 13 years. He last worked construction. Baptized early in life, Elmer held membership in the Lancaster Baptist Church. He loved going to chicken fights, fishing and hunting. Junior died on Tuesday, September 11, 2018, at 10:44 p.m. at the Baptist Health Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Click Here for Tribute or Funeral Service VideoA LOVING FAMILY Elmer will be missed by his loving daughter, Anitra Ostos and her husband, Manuel of Moss, Tennessee; his grandchildren, Asael Ostos and Mila Ostos; his step children, Robert Burton and his wife, Sue of Albany, Kentucky, Gretta Bryant and her husband, Doug of Moss, Tennessee; his sisters, Jean Crabtree of Lexington, Indiana, Brenda Smith of Nabb, Indiana, Debbie Cook of Middletown, Indiana; his brothers, Kenneth Hardwick and his wife, Dwana of New Castle, Indiana, Roger Hardwick and his wife, Alva of Lexington, Indiana; his brothers in law, Tony Grubbs of Madison, Indiana, Bill Hudson of New Castle, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Elmer Hulan Hardwick, Sr. died, December 31, 1987, his mother, Bonnie Wilson Hardwick, died October 25, 1990, and his sisters, Judy Ellen Grubbs, died July 6, 2013 and Betty Karen Hudson, died in 1990. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, September 15, 2018, at 1:00 p.m., by Rev. Skip Napier at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre - Hanover Chapel, 278 East Main Street in Hanover, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Kent Cemetery in Kent, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may vist Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre - Hanover Chapel, 278 East Main Street in Hanover, Indiana.MILITARY HONORSA final salute will be conducted on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre-Hanover Chapel by Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion and the Fort Knox Ceremonial Unit with full honors to follow at the graveside.MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Lancaster Baptist Church. Cards are available at the funeral homes. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.comSecure">http://www.paysimple.com/security.html">Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Elmer "E.H." Hulan Hardwick, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.