Dennis "Puddy" Ray Hardwick

Dennis “Puddy” Ray Hardwick, age 63 years, of Pine Knot, Kentucky died Saturday, September 25, 2021 at his home.

He was born in Stearns, Kentucky on September 13, 1958 the son of Robert and Mary (Cox) Hardwick. Puddy had worked as a mechanic and enjoyed shooting pool and going to cabin with all his friends to sit around the fire.

His parents; daughter; Rhonda Crabtree; brother, David Hardwick; sister, Sarah Stewart; and grandchild, JE Dakota Crabtree precede him in death.

Survivors include his wife, Cassie (Waters) Hardwick of Pine Knot, Kentucky; daughter Sandy Wilson of Strunk, Kentucky; brother, Roger Hardwick of Whitley City, Kentucky; sisters, Janice Wilson of Whitley City, Laura Whitehead of Whitley City, Barbie Hardwick of Pine Knot, Kathy Sumner of Pine Knot, Fay Dill of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and Debbie Freeman of Strunk; grandchildren, Chasity Allen, Miranda Allen, and Alisa Allen; and great grandchildren, Conner Ray Taylor, Aiden Howard, Jackson Taylor, and Greyson Taylor.
Funeral services will be held 1pm Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at the McCreary County Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Waters-Davis Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 6pm Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Funeral Home.

McCreary County Funeral Home entrusted with the arrangements.