Lily Marcella Hardin, 88, of Qulin, died Friday, May 13, 2005, at her residence.

Mrs. Hardin was born Nov. 8, 1916, in Piggott. She was a homemaker and a member of the Qulin Church of Christ.

On Dec. 1, 1937, she married Charles J. Hardin in Detroit, Mich. He preceded her in death on April 21, 1968.

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by five sisters, Lockie Garner, Roxie Thompson, Naoma Bare, Elacy Wright and Lubie Adams.

She is survived by three sons, Charles Darnel Hardin, Daryl Hardin, both of Qulin, and Dwight Hardin of St. Louis; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Ava Wright of Cape Girardeau.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday, May 16, 2005, at the Cotrell Funeral Chapel in Poplar Bluff with Mr. Freeman Mahan officiating. Burial followed in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Poplar Bluff.