Devoted Wife, Mother

CANTON — Mary Hardin Davis, 87, passed away Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012, at The Laurels of Hendersonville.

A native of Haywood County and resident for most of her life, she was the daughter of the late George Clinton and Edith Pearl Harkins Hardin.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Robin Pendergrass, who died in 1999 and a brother, Harry Hardin.  She was a 1942 graduate of Canton High School and was class salutatorian.  She was an active member of Calvary Baptist Church.  Mary was an exceptionally well read lady, and enjoyed crafts and knitting.  She provided and cared for her parents in her home in their elderly years.

She is survived by her husband of  65 years, Robert Edward Davis; two daughters, Patricia Blackwell, and her husband, ...