Jean Hardiman, 57 of Harvest, passed away on Monday, September 21st, 2020, at her residence. Mrs. Hardiman was born on June 21st, 1963, to Travis McCarley Austin and Betty Sue Key.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hardiman will be on Friday, September 25th, 2020 at 11:00am at Limestone Chapel Funeral Home with Tony Boyles officiating. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 24th, from 5:00-8:00pm at the funeral home. Burial will be at Huntsville Memorial Gardens.
She is survived by her husband, Larry Hardiman; sons Thomas Henson (Amber) and Christopher Henson (Adriana); grandsons Wayne Henson, Thomas Henson, and Calloway Henson; granddaughter Farrah Henson; and siblings Kathy Pace, David Austin, Judy Bejmowicz, Mark Powers, Shirley Kulp, Judy Lyons, George Austin and Louria Hardy.
Preceded in death by her parents.
Jean lived a resilient life where she believed in perseverance to face life’s challenges. She grew up in rural Alabama and Georgia, helping raise her sisters and a brother by age fourteen. Her first career was in the hospitality industry which brought her to North Alabama. Life got tougher after she lost her first husband and then had two boys to raise alone. After this happened, she was bound and determined not to finish her life as a hardship case. A college education would help her pursue her passion. After many years of part time and full-time study, she completed her Bachelor’s in Marketing from UAH.
In 1996 she married Larry Hardiman. After a few more years in the business world, she once again changed career direction to a stay at home mom/home schoolteacher. Volunteering at VBS, the Lord helped her discover her calling for teaching. Beginning in her 40s, she pursued and received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Education.
She was loved and respected among her teaching colleagues at Endeavor Elementary School until her retirement in 2020.
In lieu of flowers the family has asked that donations please be made to:
https://www.kidneycancer.org /
Or
https://kidneycan.org/
