Virgil L. Hardin Obituary

LAGRANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY LEADER VIRGIL HARDIN DIES

Virgil L. Hardin, 80, LaGrange, died Thursday, June 20, 1996 in Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne.

He was born November 22, 1915 in Winslow to William and Bessie (Alexander) Hardin.

He joined the U.S. Army in 1936, serving overseas for 38 consecutive months. He fought in North Africa and Italy, including the Anzio beachhead. He also served with various units in Germany, Japan, and Okinawa. he retired from the army in 1957 as Chief Warrant Officer. He was a member of American Legion in LaGrange and V.F.W. in Goshen.

After coming to LaGrange, he worked at Sealed Power Corp., then started a 20-year real estate career, including the founding of Grogg-Hardin Real Estate Agency.

He served as Chairman of LaGrange County Democratic Party for 10 years, and as Director of Civil Defense for 10 years.

He married Florence Wagner in Elizabethtown, KY, March 27, 1942. She survives.

Other survivors include one son, Tom, Little Rock, Ark.; three sisters, Elizabeth Houchin, Stendal, and Essie White and Evelyn Mounts, both of Patoka, two brothers, Leonard, Washington, Ind., and Herbert, Nelso, Ky.; and two grandchildren.

The funeral was Monday at Carney-Frost Funeral Home, LaGrange with the Rev. Lowell Anderson officiating. Preferred memorials are to The Salvation Army.

[Obituary courtesy of Wellspages]