LaDon Ann Hardman, 79

LaDon Ann Hardman, age 79, passed away Friday, March 14, 2008 in Kalispell, Montana. LaDon was born April1, 1928, in Wilmot, Arkansas, and was the daughter of Lloyd Joseph and Edith Opal (Reynolds) Linton. LaDon grew up in Wilmot and moved to the Long Beach California area where she graduated in1946 from Polytechnic High School in Long Beach. She married Kenneth E. Hardman in Washington D.C. in 1945. LaDon primarily was a homemaker raising her family and spent many years volunteering at the Long Beach VA Hospital. She was appointed director and served for 3 years at that program for the American Legion Auxiliary and following that, she was elected Departmental President for the year 1976-77. LaDon was a fine vocalist and sang with the "Mother Singers" in Long Beach, which was sponsored by the P.T.A. for several years. While living in Bigfork, she was active and spent time with the local ceramics group. LaDon is preceded in death by her parents, a son Daniel in1974 who was in the U.S.A.F. in Thailand during the Vietnam Conflict when he died, and a granddaughter Rebecca. She is survived by her husband of 62.5 years Kenneth E. Harman of Bigfork, MT; daughters Nancy Wallace of Lincoln, MT; Martha Jones of Norco, CA; sisters Marjorie Furry of Battleground, WA; Betty Henderson of Bridger, MT; grandchildren Jef Wallace, April Smalley of Arizona, Daniel Wallace of Great Falls, MT; great grandchildren Emma and Molly Wallace; Japer Smalley; Sierra and Kadence Wallace. Memorial services for LaDon will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 1:00pm at the Swan Chapel in Swan Lake, Montana. Buffalo Hill Funeral Home caring for the family.