Joyce J. Hardy

Published 7:05 pm Friday, June 9, 2017

Mrs. Joyce Rae Jefferson Hardy, age 79, a resident of Washington, died Friday, June 9, 2017, at Ridgewood Manor Nursing Center of Washington.

A graveside funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Snowd Branch Cemetery officiated by Pastor Jack Holloman.

The family will receive friends following the service at the cemetery and other times at the home of her daughter, Cathy Modlin, located at 1518 Yeatesville Road, Bath.

Mrs. Hardy was born in Beaufort County on March 22, 1938, daughter of the late Katie Irene Jefferson. She was a graduate of Bath High School. On Feb. 7, 1959, she married James Philbert Hardy, who preceded her in death on Aug. 7, 1998. Mrs. Hardy was a retired bookkeeper having worked at Moore Motor Co. of Washington. She was a very faithful member of Snowd Branch Church of God as long as her health permitted.

Survivors include two daughters: Cathy Modlin (Edward), of Bath, and Angela Jo Hardy, of Williamston; a sister, Jean Jefferson Morgan, of Pinetown; a granddaughter, Brooke Leigh Modlin, of Pinetown; and a great-granddaughter, Aubrey Leigh Moss, of Pinetown. Mrs. Hardy was predeceased by a brother, Louis Harrison Ambrose, and a sister, Rachel A. Tetterton.

Online condolences may be offered to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.

Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Hardy family.