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- Obituary of Denton Hardison
Denton E. Hardison, age 86, lifelong resident of Ransomville, died Thursday November 26, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family after a brief illness.
Denton was born April 13, 1929 in Niagara Falls, NY, the son of the late Dayton E. and Mabel (Benedict) Hardison. He was a 1947 graduate of Youngstown High School and a 1949 graduate of Simmons School of Embalming and Mortuary Science. A Veteran of the Korean War, Denton enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1950. He served a total of three years in Europe and Puerto Rico before his honorable discharge with the rank of Staff Sergeant in 1954. While in the service he married Esther N. Bradley on January 18, 1951. Upon his discharge, Denton joined his father in the operation of the family business, Hardison Funeral Homes, Inc. Denton was very proud of the fact that he annually fulfilled the requirements to maintain his active funeral directing license continuously for 63 years.
Denton has been a member of the Ransomville Volunteer Fire Company since 1946, as well as an Exempt Member. He was a Charter Member of the Kiwanis Club of Lewiston; a member of the O. Leo Curtiss American Legion Post #830 in Ransomville; a member of the Ransomville Masonic Lodge #551 F & AM; and a member of the NY State Funeral Directors Association, the Erie Niagara Funeral Directors Association, and the National Funeral Directors Association. Denton was a member and long time supporter of St. John Episcopal Church in Youngstown. He enjoyed vacationing with his family and friends on fishing trips in Canada and wintering in Myrtle Beach, SC for many years. He also enjoyed NASCAR and local stock car racing.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Esther; his children, Jan and Bradley Hardison both of Ransomville, and Paige Hardison of Lindenhurst, NY; two grandsons, Evan and Ian Hardison; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Joyce Campbell and his brother, Gerald Hardison.
Friends may call at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, 3648 Ransomville Road, Ransomville on Tuesday from 7 - 9 PM and Wednesday from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 PM. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, December 3, at 11:00 am in the funeral home, with the Rev. Charles Lamb officiating. Burial with Military Honors will follow in the North Ridge Cemetery, Church Rd., Town of Cambria. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ransomville Fire Co. Antique Truck Fund, PO Box 239, Ransomville, NY 14131.
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1929 - 2015 (86 years)