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Rufus Wayne “Rip” Hardin

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Rufus Wayne “Rip” Hardin

Birth
Death
20 May 1993 (aged 84)
Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, USA
Burial
Palestine, Anderson County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Rufus 'Rip' Wayne Hardin was born to parents Georgia Amelia Cox 1873–1942 & Frank Augustine Hardin 1873–1946

He had several siblings, but not limited to...

Frank Edel Hardin 1893–1921
George Cecil Hardin Sr. 1896–1958
Mary Inez Hardin 1901–1996


Rip founded and ran Hardin Oil Company. He is interred with his wife Gladys Daisy Purvis who he married 16 Apr 1932, she was the daughter of Arthur Dudley Franklin Augusta Purvis and Lula Belle Clark.

Over ten years later they adopted a daughter Janice 'Jan' Lillian Hardin. Not much is currently known about the adoption just that she was adopted as an infant. More later as it is discovered.

Rip passed 20 May 1993 in the afternoon at the Palestine Hospital in Anderson County, and he was interred Sat 22 May 1993

*Sincere thanks to Louise who created this memorial
Rufus 'Rip' Wayne Hardin was born to parents Georgia Amelia Cox 1873–1942 & Frank Augustine Hardin 1873–1946

He had several siblings, but not limited to...

Frank Edel Hardin 1893–1921
George Cecil Hardin Sr. 1896–1958
Mary Inez Hardin 1901–1996


Rip founded and ran Hardin Oil Company. He is interred with his wife Gladys Daisy Purvis who he married 16 Apr 1932, she was the daughter of Arthur Dudley Franklin Augusta Purvis and Lula Belle Clark.

Over ten years later they adopted a daughter Janice 'Jan' Lillian Hardin. Not much is currently known about the adoption just that she was adopted as an infant. More later as it is discovered.

Rip passed 20 May 1993 in the afternoon at the Palestine Hospital in Anderson County, and he was interred Sat 22 May 1993

*Sincere thanks to Louise who created this memorial

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R. W. "Rip" Hardin
1909 – 1993

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Gravestone photo courtesy of Beverly Odom/East Texas Genealogical Society



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