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Harden 'Hardy' Moren

Harden "Hardy" Leroy Moren, 75, of West Jefferson Street died at 11:55 a.m. Monday at Sunnyview Home.

Born June 27, 1932, in Wellsburg, W.Va., he was a member of the Secret Seven Club and was the son of John Wesley and Millie Jane (Wilson) Moren.

He had been a restaurant worker in New Jersey.

Mr. Moren attended the Middlesex Presbyterian Church.

He loved playing cards, bingo, taking walks, the Steelers and his children.

Surviving are three sons, Kenneth Lee, Charles Wesley and John Harden Moren; two daughters, Millie Welch and Joan Leek; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and 21 nieces and nephews.

Also surviving are two brothers, John William Moren and James Lloyd Moren and his daughter, Jamie Wagner, both of Butler, who were his caregivers; and a sister, Mildred Cross.

He was preceded in death by his companion, Joy Metzger, who died in October 2001. He also was preceded in death by an infant son, a brother and a sister.

<B>MOREN</B> — Friends of Harden "Hardy" Leroy Moren, who died Monday, Oct. 22, 2007, will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>, 124 E. North St. Funeral services will follow at 7 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Kevin Bowen, pastor of the Middlesex Presbyterian Church, officiating.He will then be taken to the Chambers Funeral Home, 1030 Main St., Wellsburg, W.Va., phone 304-737-3552, where visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, and funeral services will follow at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Kevin Bowen officiating. Burial will follow in Brooke Cemetery in Wellsburg.Contributions may be made to the Hospice Program of the Visiting Nurses Association, 154 Hindman Road, Butler, PA16001.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.

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