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Hardy, Russell O. (Russell Orwin), 1925-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1925-

Biographical History

Russell O. Hardy (born 1925) was a student at Brigham Young University.

Russell Orwin Hardy was born on September 21, 1925 in Minersville, Utah to Arthur Orwin Hardy and Emma Elizabeth Davis. He attended school at Gunnison, Utah, and later attended the University of Idaho and the University of California. He enlisted in the military in 1943 and served in World War II. After the war he attended Brigham Young University, and graduated in 1948. In 1951 he married Mina Rae Stewart (1931-2011) in the St. George Temple, and they had two children. They later lived in Kansas and Utah before retiring to Henderson, Nevada in 1990.

Citation:
Letter from author, May 5, 2013 (preferred name: Russell O. Hardy; student at Brigham Young University in 1947; graduated in 1948)

Ancestry.com, June 20, 2013 (Russell Orwin Hardy; b. Sept. 21, 1925 in Minersville, Utah; parents Arthur Orwin Hardy and Emma Elizabeth Davis; served in World War II, 1943-1946; attended school in Gunnison, Utah; attended college at the University of Idaho, University of California)

Dignity Memorial website, via WWW, July 29, 2013 (Russell Orwin Hardy; m. Sept. 21, 1951 in St. George, Utah to Mina Rae Stewart (1931-2011), two children; lived in Kan. and Utah; moved to Henderson, Nev. in 1990; temple worker in Las Vegas, Nev.)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Russell O. Hardy photographs of Brigham Young University

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233653291]
Identifier: MSS 8221
Scope and Contents

Contains three photographs of the Brigham Young University campus taken by Russell O. Hardy. Two of the photographs are of the original Joseph Smith Building and the other photograph is of a dormitory in Wymount Village. Dated 1947.

Dates: 1947
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Russell O. Hardy photographs of Brigham Young University

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