Allene Hardwick of Columbia died on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 3:09 A.M. at Summit Manor Nursing Home. She was 95 years old.
The funeral service will be held at 1pmCT on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Rev. William Davenport and Rev. Pat Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Haven Hill Cemetery.
Visitation is requested after 5pmCT on Saturday.
She was born August 27, 1930, in Adair County, to the late William "Bill" and Mabel Loy Rowe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Tim Hardwick and the following siblings; Lilliam Grimmer, Jo Marie Rowe, Glenn "Dude" Rowe, Robert "Shaw" Rowe, Elroy "Buck" Rowe, Elva Rowe and Floyd Rowe.
She attended Old Concord Church, formerly worked at Union Underwear and she and her husband owned and operated several Restaurants in Columbia years ago. She taught Sunday School at Trinity United Methodist Church for 50 years.
Survivors include:
Her son and daughter-in-law - Curtis and Jane Hardwick of Columbia
Two grandchildren - Tim Hardwick (Jennifer) and Ashley Hardwick all of Columbia
Three great-grandchildren - Caroline Hardwick, Madeline Hardwick and Griffin Hardwick
One sister - Christine Hickerson of Chicago, Illinois
One brother - Leon Rowe of Columbia
Several nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends
Casket Bearers - Tim Hardwick, Griffin Hardwick, Terry Moore, Ray Fluhr, Todd Davenport, Tony Joe Compton, John Tupman, Jon Loy.
Grissom-Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.grissommartin.com.
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Allene Hardwick, 95, Columbia, KY (1930-2026)
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