Barbara (Fairchild) Hardy
Marriages
Jim Hardy - January 24, 1953
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 11A - July 7, 2022
Barbara F Hardy,
beloved wife, mother,
grandmother, sister and
friend passed July 2, 2022,
at HopeWest in Grand
Junction, Colorado.
She is survived by her
five children, Lana Horrocks (Cleve), Keith Hardy
(Lani), Linda Nelson (Chuck), Evelyn Hardy, and
Mark Hardy (Nikki); 19 grandchildren, and 53 great
grandchildren; one brother, Basil Fairchild (Rowene).
Barbara was born December 16, 1934, to Asahel
Fairchild and Verla Kidman in her grandmother Birdie’s
home in Mendon, Utah. She was raised in the Basin, and
attended school in Oakley, Idaho. She loved art, writing
and tumbling as she performed at basketball games. She
was both high school homecoming queen and Cassia
County rodeo queen. The Oakley Newspaper published
her articles. A rodeo and horse race enthusiast, she and
Jim’s first date was a double date to the rodeo.
Jim and Barbara were married January 24, 1953, in
her family home in the Basin. They were later sealed in
the Manti Temple in 1971. Jim and Barbara’s first three
children Lana, Keith, and Linda were born in Idaho.
They moved to Grand Junction, Colorado in 1960 where
Jim accepted a position in the FAA. In 1961 Evelyn was
born in Oklahoma City and Mark was born in 1965 in
Grand Junction, Colorado.
She had a passion for all the arts including painting
and making doe art ornaments, which she sold at craft
fairs. Her family and friends were thrilled to receive soft
sculpted hand made dolls. Barbara was a member of The
Art Center of Western Colorado in Grand Junction. She
would volunteer and take pottery classes. Owning her
own kiln and pottery wheel, she made a variety of pots,
pictures, plates and bowls. For many years she made
beautifully crafted bowls for the Catholic Outreach
fund raiser to feed the homeless at the “Empty Bowls”
event each fall.
Bringing the Christmas spirit to numerous children
and adults, Barbara and Jim played Mr. and Mrs. Santa
for many years. They also help children’s birthday
parties on their small farm taking children on pony cart
rides and even in the downtown parades.
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, Jim and Barbara served a mission in 1991-
1992 in the Washington D.C. Temple and two years
at the Denver Temple. Barbara served in leadership
positions in the Primary and Relief Society and taught
Sunday School. She enjoyed being a member of the
Daughters of the Utah Pioneers and telling and writing
family histories.
A visitation for Barbara will be held Friday, July 8,
2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Grand Junction
West Stake Center, 2542 G Road, Grand Junction,
CO, followed by a funeral service at 11:00 a.m. The
internment will be held Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at 10:00
a.m. at the Basin Cemetery near Oakley, Idaho.
