Richard Dale “Ricky” Hardman

Mr. Richard Dale “Ricky” Hardman, age 58 of Rumsey Avenue, Toccoa, GA, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, GA.

A son of the late Lewis Clifford and Mary Helen Chandler Hardman, he was born December 5, 1961 in Stephens County were he lived his entire life. Ricky worked for Sheriff’s Best Buy for a number of years and Quality Foods for 31 years as a meat cutter. He was of the Baptist faith.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 sisters, Mary Ann Campbell, Betty Jean Gibson, Cecilia Jane Hardman and by 2 brothers Billy Ray Hardman and Clifford Lewis Hardman, Jr.

Survivors include his sisters, Barbara Jo McIntyre, Sally Dye, Linda Coker, Brenda Hardman and Christine Hardman all of Toccoa, GA and Sherry Van Vleet of Dallas, GA, brothers, Terry Hardman and Robert Hardman both of Toccoa, GA. and a number of nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 2 P.M. from the graveside at Stephens Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Warren Lewis officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from noon until 1:45 P.M.   Due to the current health conditions of our community, social distancing will be observed.

Interment will be in the Stephens Memorial Gardens with the Acree-Davis Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. “Ricky” Hardman.