Obituary: John Austin ‘Johnny’ Hardesty, 85, Raywick

JOHN AUSTIN “JOHNNY” HARDESTY

John Austin “Johnny” Hardesty, 85, of Raywick, died Thursday, April 9, 2015, at Hosparus Inpatient Care Center in Louisville. He was born May 7, 1929, in Raywick. He was a former U.S. Postmaster at Raywick and he was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

He was preceded in death by his parents, James Louis Hardesty Sr. and Virgil Louise Violette; and four brothers, Joe Hardesty, Junior Hardesty, Bobby Hardesty and Jerry Hardesty.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Carolyn Brady Hardesty; five daughters, Karen Orberson (Pete) of Raywick, Tina Hughes (Richard) of Elizabethtown, Peggy Hart (Gary) of Lexington, Connie Purdy (Bruce) of Taylorsville and Paula Aljawhar (Adnan) of Louisville; six sons, Dennis Hardesty (Martha) of Bardstown, Louis Hardesty (Judy) of Louisville, Douglas Hardesty (Teresa) of Tarpon Springs, Fla., Glenn Hardesty (Melissa) of Ashland, Gregg Hardesty (Cindy) of Richmond and Jason Hardesty (Kelli) of Lexington; two sisters, Mary Lou Cissell of Raywick and Ann Mancy of Louisville; one brother, Mac Hardesty (Mary) of Louisville; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a number of stepgrandchildren.

The Mass of Christian Burial is 11 a.m. Saturday, April 11, 2015, at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 108 Main Street in Raywick, with burial to follow in the church cemetery with the Rev. James W. Graf officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.

Visitation is 4-9 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2015, at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto, with a prayer service at 6 p.m. with Deacon Joseph R. Dant.

Pallbearers are grandsons Chris Hardesty, Nick Hardesty, Brandon Hughes, Abe Purdy, Chase Purdy, Luke Hardesty and Travis Hardesty.

The Mattingly Funeral Home in Loretto is in charge of arrangements.

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