MRS. LOUISE BEASLEY HARDIN, age 99, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home.
MRS. LOUISE BEASLEY HARDIN, age 99, of Eastman, GA, died Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at Heart of Georgia Nursing Home.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM Thursday, December 29, at Sand Grove Baptist Church, with Rev. Fred Parker officiating, with interment in Sand Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Louise was born in Milan, GA in 1923, and lived in the Milan community for many years, where she graduated from Milan High School. She married in the early 1940s and was a homemaker. After her husband passed away in 1975, she later moved to Marietta to be closer to her daughter. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Marietta and later moved her membership to Central Baptist Church where she was a dedicated member and worshipper of the Lord for many years. While she lived in Marietta, she provided childcare services for over 40 years to many families in the community. She later retired and returned to Eastman in 2016 to live out the rest of her days. She loved her family and was a dedicated mother and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking for her family and the many years of raising and taking care of children. Louise was the daughter of the late Eloise Weaver Beasley and William O. Beasley, Sr. and was preceded in death by her Husband, Albert “Tab” Hardin, 2 Sons, Walter O. “Bobo” Hardin and Del Hardin, Daughter, Carolyn H. Peede, 2 Grandsons, Brandon Howard and James Hardin, and Siblings, Helen Ross, Quinelle Miller, William O. Beasley, Jr., and Jeff Beasley.
She is survived by her Daughter – Linda H. Mills of Marietta; Daughter-in-law – Pat Hardin of Jacksonville, FL; 12 Grandchildren – Dana Hardin Sheffield (Davey), Ellyn Mills, Glenn Mills (Stephanie), Robbi Mills, Linda Burke (Tim), Jeff Hardin (Pamela), Ashley Rae Donald (Brian), Destiny Strickland, Celina Eckerle, Chase Hardin, Ryan Hardin, and Seth Hardin; 17 Great-Grandchildren – Rebekah S. Hudson, Ben Sheffield, Ellis Mills, Cole Mills, Jackson Mills, Maddox Mills, Cory Clark, Zackary Hardin, Alana Hardin, Tyler Hardin, Finnegan Donald, Everly Donald, Angelina Eckerle, Gabe Eckerle, Morgan Eckerle, Curtis Mills, and Sayana Mills; 4 Great-Great-Grandchildren – Flint Hudson, Emma Hudson, Evelyn Hudson, and Braylin Howard; 2 Sisters – Bobbie Brown of Macon and Betty Bowen of Byron; Sister-in-law – Freida Hall; Numerous Nieces and Nephews.
The family may be contacted at the residence of Dana and Davey Sheffield, 716 Antioch Church Rd., Eastman, and will receive friends in Sand Grove Baptist Church from 10:00AM-11:00AM Thursday, December 29. In lieu of flowers, the family request contributions to Sand Grove Baptist Church, 2600 Milan-Rhine Hwy., Milan, GA 31060 or Antioch #1 Baptist Church, 3233 Antioch Church Rd, Eastman, GA, 31023.
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