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DATE: THURSDAY, July 15, 1993                   TAG: 9307150254
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: DANVILLE                                 LENGTH: Medium

OBIT HARDY, KATHRYNE SHANNON

HARDY, Kathryne Shannon died Tuesday, July 13, 1993 at The Danville Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of Frank Harrison and Inez Showalter Shannon. She was born in West Union, W. Va. but later moved with her family to Washington, D.C. where she graduated as valedictorian of her class at Central High. She attended George Washington University. On February 29, 1932 she was married to John Thomas Hardy who survives. As a member of St. John's United Methodist Church, she was a member of the Administrative Board, founder of the Young Adult Class as well as teaching an Adult Bible Class. She lived in Galveston and Dallas Texas; Roanoke and Norfolk, Virginia, and New Rochelle, New York, where she attended the United Methodist Church, she actively served as a member of the official board, taught the Ladies' Bible Class, and was president of the United Methodist Women's organization. While living in Norfolk she was president of the Gray Ladies Society of Norfolk General Hospital. She participated in the women's organizations of V.M.I. and Fishburne Military School. In addition to her husband, survivors include two children, Kay H. Viles of Corpus Christi, Texas and John S. Hardy of Fairfax, Va; four grandchildren, John C. and Christopher Viles, Houston, Texas, and Kathryne and Ashley Hardy of Fairfax; two sisters, Prudence S. Freece of Heatherville, Va. and Grace S. Vicellio-Mooney, Roman Eagle Memorial Home, Danville. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 17 at St. John's United Methodist Church with the Rev. James Knowles-Tuell and Rev. R. Fletcher Hardy conducting the service. The family requests no flowers. Memorials may be sent to St. John's United Methodist Church or Fishburne Military School, Waynesboro, Va. Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. 


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