Iva Hayes Hardin's Obituary
Mrs. Iva Hayes Knight Hardin, 98, of Kannapolis, died Sunday, July 9, 2006, at NorthEast Medical Center.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 2006, at Elwood Lane Freewill Baptist Church. The Rev. David Parrish and the Rev. Wayne Watson will officiate. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Concord. The body will be placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home of a granddaughter, Donna Helms.
Born August 31, 1907, in Huntersville, she was the daughter of the late Jim Hayes and Katie Gaskey Hayes. She was a member of Elwood Lane Freewill Baptist Church. She retired several years ago from Cannon Mills following 55 years of employment.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands, Jesse Edward Knight and John Newberry Hardin; two sons, Dewey Lee Williams and William A. "Bill" Knight; a daughter, Betty Jean Knight; and two grandchildren.
Survivors include a brother, Conway Hayes of Landis; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be sent to Elwood Lane Freewill Baptist Church, 1914 Central Drive, Kannapolis, NC 28083.
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