Jerry Monroe Hardy

Jerry Monroe Hardy, age 82, of Winnsboro, Texas, passed away on March 16, 2024. He was born in Magnolia, Arkansas on November 4, 1941, to the late Elbert Monroe Hardy and Ruthie Bell Hardy.

Jerry grew up the son of a farmer and through those years, he developed a love for planting and growing a garden. He never wanted to be a farmer but simply wanted to grow a garden. He loved sharing his produce with friends and, of course, eating it too.

Jerry graduated from Southern State College in Magnolia, Arkansas, where he played four years of football. There he met and married his wife of 61 years, Marion Kay McCaskill Hardy. They had three children, Steven Michael Hardy, Vicki Lynn Hardy Cantrell, and David Wayne Hardy. Each of their children brought beautiful new ones to love into the family. Steve married Carri Watkins Hardy, Vicki married Darren Cantrell and David married Sokhim Prem Hardy. Jerry enjoyed his eight grandchildren, Meagan Payne, Haden Hardy, Savannah Lawrence, Cole Cantrell, Trenton Hardy, Daniel Munoz, Eric Munoz, and Summer Hardy and his five great grandchildren, Ari, Eva, Maverick, Toby, and Judah.

Jerry was a longtime member and deacon of Pine Street Baptist Church and served as a sunday school teacher for many years.

Jerry began his teaching career in Florida where he taught for four years. Then he received a mathematics grant to study math at the University of South Carolina for a year. He then moved to Tyler, Texas to teach math at Robert E. Lee High School. While living in Tyler, he received his School Administration Certification from Stephen F. Austin University. Then he got his master’s degree from Tyler State University which later became UT Tyler. He ended his career as superintendent of Winnsboro ISD when he retired in 1999.

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