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Danna Lee Floyd Hardisty

16 Sep 1935 – 1 Nov 2021

Birth16 Sep 1935
Death1 Nov 2021
Added byJohn Pavlik on 10 Nov 2021
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Danna Lee Floyd Hardisty, 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 1, 2021, at home surrounded by family. Daughter of Edgar Lee and Velma Head Floyd, Danna was born on September 16, 1935, and raised in Snyder Texas, where she graduated from High School. She attended Western Union telegraph school in Oklahoma City for training as a telegraph operator after which she was assigned to her first job in Clovis, New Mexico. As a Western Union operator, she believes she had the very first "online dating" experience. She was responsible for telegraphing grain prices daily to the local grain elevator where William H. (Jerry) Hardisty worked as an accountant. After some telegraph flirting back and forth between the two of them (which was at times encouraged by the women in Jerry's office) she eventually agreed to a date and was soon engaged and married on March 13, 1955. The couple initially lived in Clovis, New Mexico but during their early years, gathering no moss, they lived in Ruidoso, Roswell, Perryton and Lovington and then finally moved to Monahans, Texas in 1966. In Monahans, Jerry joined and soon made partner at the accounting firm Hoyer & Hardisty CPA's and the couple established roots, raised a family and made it a home for over 34 years. Danna was a devoted member of the First United Methodist Church in Monahans, where she regularly volunteered preparing meals and was active in various other local organizations. For several years along with her sister-in-law, Lucy Harrison, she ran a home-based business, Lu-Dan's Custom Draperies and Window Coverings, where she crafted beautiful handmade window coverings and other home décor.Upon retirement, Danna and Jerry relocated to Highland Haven, Texas, a small lakeside community near Kingsland, Texas. The couple quickly made many new friends in the area, joined and became active in Highland Lakes United Methodist Church and the Kingsland Senior Center. They regularly played and hosted bridge and an occasional poker game. After Jerry's death in 2007, Danna continued to reside in Highland Haven and remained active in the surrounding community until she moved to Houston, Texas in April 2020, to be closer to family. Danna will be remembered by her family as a very loving sister, sister-in-law, aunt, mother, grandmother ("Nanna") and great grandmother. She was an extremely outgoing person who enjoyed entertaining in her home and participating in her community, making close relationships with immediate and extended family as well as friends. Danna had a great sense of humor and never left anyone wondering what she was thinking. She was a wonderful cook who delighted in sharing meals and teaching others, especially her children and grandchildren to whom she taught her special recipes, usually recited from memory. Danna had a very sharp mind and was an excellent bridge, scrabble and overall game player and this never faded even in her final days as she was overcome with illness. Even with her cancer diagnosis, Danna did not live in fear, but rather made the most of every day as she readied herself to go home to the Lord. Danna was an extremely considerate person and planned her own cremation and other arrangements to "spare" her children, always thinking of making things easier for others. Her children and grandchildren feel blessed to have had her nearby the last couple of years where they were better able to return some of the nurturing and caring that she has given them all of their lives. Danna is preceded in death by her husband Jerry Hardisty, her parents, Edgar Lee and Velma Floyd, her brothers Clint Eldon Floyd and Eddie Don Floyd, and her sister Nelda Jane Floyd Boatenhamer. She is survived by her brother John Henry Floyd and wife Darla of Snyder, Texas; her brother-in-law Dan Hardisty and wife Barbara of Texas and three sisters-in-law, Lucy Harrison, Helen Mercer and Carolyn Hardisty of New Mexico and Arizona; her children Mitzi Jane Hardisty Reneau and husband Tom of Cat Spring, Texas, Connie Lee Hardisty, and Thomas Edgar Hardisty and wife Beth of Houston, Texas; her five grandchildren Clair Hardisty Baker Silliman and husband Jim of Houston, Lura Elayne (Laynie) Hardisty of Guthrie, Oklahoma, William Jacob Hardisty Ashbaugh, Benjamin Thomas Hardisty and Garrett Poehl Hardisty all of Houston; her three great grandchildren Graham Silliman, Asher Silliman and Annslee Siliman all of Houston; and her numerous nieces and nephews from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. A memorial service to celebrate Danna's life will be held at the Highland Lakes United Methodist Church, 8303 RR 1431, Buchanan Dam, Texas, at 2 PM, Friday, November 12, 2021. In lieu of flowers, Danna's wish is that donations be made to the Highland Lakes United Methodist Church Memorial Fund (PO Box 1005, Buchanan Dam, Texas 78609) or the Kingsland Senior Center (PO Box 1353, Kingsland, Texas 78369).

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