Edwin 'Boon' Hardy

Arnaudville - A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 noon on Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Arnaudville, for Edwin "Boon" Hardy, 85, a native and lifelong resident of Arnaudville, who passed away on Sunday, May 11, 2014, after a lengthy illness. The family requests that visiting hours be observed at the funeral home from 9:00 am until 10:00 pm on Tuesday and continue at 7:00 am until 11:30 am on Wednesday. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm on Tuesday. Rev. Kenneth Domingue will officiate at the Funeral Mass. Scriptures will be read by Meghan Hardy and Carli Calais. Gift Bearers will be Macey, Bayla, Payton, and Morghan. Interment will follow at St. John Francis Regis Cemetery in Arnaudville. He was a man of few words, but loved to listen and laugh with whoever he met. He loved when all the family gathered for their big dinners and wouldnt miss, even though he didnt feel well. Edwin was a World War II veteran having served with the military police in the U.S. Army. A man with very little education, many talents, and a great love for life, PawPaw smiled with his eyes. Special thanks to my little sister, I couldnt have done it without her, my husband and family, to his sitter, Rose Bergeron, Southern Care Hospice, Dr. Mike Mounir, and Racheal Kratzer at the V.A. Clinic. He is survived by his loving wife, Lucy LaGrange Hardy of Arnaudville; two sons, Keith (Lillian) Hardy of Arnaudville and Gary (Linda) Hardy of Florida; two daughters, Bonnie (Jackie) Duplechain and Theresa (Harvey) Gautreaux, all of Arnaudville; two brothers, Lester Hardy of Arnaudville and James (Terry) Hardy of Baker; three sisters, Ida H. Mallet and Heda H. (Frank) Kidder, all of Arnaudville, and Margie H. (Donald) Guidry of Breaux Bridge; 11 grandchildren, Scarlett D. LeBlanc, Sasha D. Calais, Toby Gautreaux, Amanda Patin, Meghan Hardy, Logan Hardy, Hogan Hardy, Brandon Hardy, Emily Hardy, Dylan Hardy, and Jake Hardy; 10 great grandchildren, Courtney LeBlanc, Macey LeBlanc, Carli Calais, Jordan Gautreaux, Braydon Gautreaux, Drew Patin, Bayla Patin, Peyton Patin, Tristan Gautreaux, and Tyler Gautreaux; and three great-great grandchildren, Elyse Hardy, Ansley Hardy, and Morghan Hardy. He is preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Lucy Lormand Hardy; a grandson, Jeremy Gautreaux; two sisters, Enola H. Wall and Hilda Hardy; and five brothers, Sidney Hardy, Rudolph Hardy, Moise Hardy, Rodney Hardy, and Elrick Hardy. Pallbearers will be Dylan, Brandon, Hogan, Logan, and Jake Hardy, and Toby Gautreaux. Honorary pallbearers will be Amanda Patin, Scarlett LeBlanc, Sasha Calais, Emily Hardy, Meghan Hardy, and Courtney LeBlanc. Pellerin Funeral Home of Arnaudville, 314 St. Landry St., Arnaudville, Louisiana 70512, (337-332-2111) is in charge of arrangements. To view on-line obituary, sign guestbook and view video tribute, go to www.pellerinfuneralhome.com