William Lyle Hardy Osceola

William Lyle Hardy, 72, of Osceola died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola.

Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 7, at the Slade-O’Donnell Funeral Home, 103 N.E. Mill St., Leon. Burial will be in the Grand River Cemetery at a later date.

William Hardy, the son of Wayne Roderick and Mildred Evelyn (Sage) Hardy, was born Nov. 26, 1942, at Pekin, Ill.

Bill grew up in the Grand River area and attended school there. He started working as a farm hand for area farmers and later he worked at the Hy-Vee warehouse in Chariton and Lakeside Casino in Osceola. After he retired, he moved into the nursing home.

Bill is survived by his siblings, John and Delores Hardy of Osceola, Dennis “Butch” Hardy of Woodburn, Lee and Charlotte Hardy of Powell, Wyo. and Linda and Steve Grose of Wright, Wyo.; sister-in-law Carolyn Hardy of Woodburn; brother-in-law Bill Rhodes of Osceola; nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.

Bill was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Darlene “Sue” Stanley, Bob “Whitey” Hardy, Nelson “Pee Wee” Hardy, and Goldie Rhodes.