| LARDENT,
WILLIAM P., age 62, of Center Point, died Thursday, May 20,
2004 after a lengthy illness. He was the Administrator at Eastminster
Presbyterian Church in Trussville and a lifelong member of Eastminster
Presbyterian Church (formerly 76th Street Presbyterian Church in
Eastlake.)
He received a B.S. degree in Electrical
Engineering from Auburn University and an M.B.A. from the University
of Alabama. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, I.E.E.E.
Professional Society and the Woodlawn Warblers Choral Group.
He was actively involved in all functions of
his church and the Shepherds and Lapsley Presbytery, particularly the
Older Adult Ministry. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles
and Lillian Lardent. Survivors include his wife, Betsy Sims Lardent;
children, Carma Lardent and Dana (David) Anderson; grandchildren,
Maggie Decker and Cameron and Tyler Anderson; brother, Dr. Charles L.
(Edna) Lardent Jr., Tampa, Fla; sister, Frances (Floyd) Curtis; a
brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and a host of nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, May 22, 2004, at Jefferson Memorial Gardens Chapel in
Trussville. The funeral service will be at Eastminster Presbyterian
Church at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 23, 2004. The family will receive
friends for 1 hour prior to the service. Graveside services will
follow immediately after the funeral service at Jefferson Memorial
Gardens. Pallbearers will be his nephews and honorary pallbearers will
be the Church Elders from Eastminster.
The family requests any
memorials be sent to The General Fund - Eastminster Presbyterian
Church, 1751 Gadsden Highway, Trussville, AL 35235, or a charity of
one's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of Jefferson
Memorial Gardens, Trussville, AL.
Published in The Birmingham News
on 5/22/2004.
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