Mr. Jerry Grant Hardyman, of Wentworth, Missouri departed this life on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at St. John's Regional Medical Center in Joplin, Missouri at the age of 61 years. Jerry was born on July 30, 1946 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, son of the late Willie Albert and Gladys (Gilliland) Hardyman. His formative years were spent in Florida and Tennessee. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army during Vietnam. For the last 20 years he has resided in the Sarcoxie area. Throughout his life he was an over the road trucker and currently was employed by Above Par Transportation in Webb City. He enjoyed time spent with his family and friends and also found great pleasure in caring for his yard. On October 8, 1984 in Hesperia, California he was united in marriage to Carol J. Moore and she survives of the home. Additional survivors include two son, Terry Hirtz and wife, Lori, of Denver, Colorado and Jerry Hardyman, Jr. of Bristol, Tennessee; two daughters, Kimberly Hirtz and Stacey Crabtree and husband, Tim, both of Sarcoxie, Missouri; eleven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; a brother, Bill Hardyman and wife, Jeanett, of Clarksville, Tennessee; as well as a host of other family and friends. Funeral services for Mr. Jerry Grant Hardyman are 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 19, 2008 in the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home Chapel in Sarcoxie, Missouri with Pastor Gary Filsinger officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Sarcoxie Cemetery. Those honoring his life by serving as pallbearers are Terry Hirtz, Todd Hirtz, Jeremy Carr, Tim Crabtree, Mark Myers and Brad Foster. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 6-8:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.