This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BRANNON, HARDESTY, MANSFIELD Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ci.2ADE/4517 Message Board Post: THE BLOOMFIELD DEMOCRAT, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Friday, December 21, 1917, Volume LVI, Number 104, Page 1, Column 5, “DEATH’S HARVEST—HARDISTY.” [Transcribed 4 May 2002 from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library’s IHS Microfilm Records.] Frank HARDISTY died Saturday morning, December 15, at his home at Robison, where he was born and grew to manhood; aged fifty-seven years, eight months and ten days. He had been a constant sufferer from diabetes for five years, and recently it developed into diabetic gangrene, of his feet becoming entirely useless. Of his family that survive him is his wife and three sons—Quince, Emerson and James, of Bicknell, and Mrs. Cora BRANNON, of Bloomfield, all of whom were present at the funeral . Mr. HARDISTY has lived all of his life at the same place. He was well known in the county; was a good neighbor, and will be greatly missed by all. He was buried Sunday at Ashcraft Chapel Cemetery, under the auspices of the I. O. O. F. of Mineral, where his membership had been for about six years. The extreme cold weather kept many of his relatives and friends from attending the funeral. — NOTES—RLJ: (1) INDEX TO MARRIAGE RECORDS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1939, WPA, Index Page 56: HARDESTY, Franklin to Zilla COOPER, 24 Dec 1878, Book K, Page 362; HARDESTY, Zilla, b. 10 Mar 1859, to Solomon A. BUTLER, wed 14 Jun 1920, Book 14, Page 24. (2) DEATH RECORDS OF GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Health Department, East Spring Street, Bloomfield, Indiana, Book R-16, Page 107: Frank HARDESTY, b 5 Apr 1860 in Robinson, IN, died 15 Dec 1917 in Robinson, age 57 years 8 months 10 days, his Father—Jefferson HARDESTY, b, OH; his mother—Jane MANSFIELD, b. Ohio; wife—Zilla. (3) CEMETERIES OF EASTERN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, Jackson Township, Page 107, Column 3: Row 18, HARDESTY, Frank, 57 years, 5 Apr 1860; BUTLER, Zilla (COOPER) (HARDESTY), 1859—1946; BRANNON, Cora (HARDESTY) 10 Feb 1896—14 Aug 1956. — Link to a photo album of the ASHCRAFT Chapel and Cemetery (his monument is presently photo #169): http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4292716359 — Link to the Obituary of his son, Homer HARDESTY: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.indiana.counties.greene&m=3464