A memorial service for Dianne Sisk Hardy, 68, of Lake Burton, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at Mt. Olivet Church, 822 Mt. Olivet Rd., Homer, GA 30547.
Mrs. Hardy passed away April 9, 2021, after a 15-year battle with cancer.
Born Nov. 3, 1952, she was the daughter of the late Laymon and Moderee Sisk of Homer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her father-in-law, John Hardy.
After graduating from Banks County High School in 1970, she went on to study mathematics and education at Piedmont College and the University of Georgia. Dianne dedicated 47 years of her life to education, teaching high school mathematics. She used her love of math to reach and influence countless students over the course of her career. In 1980, she married Warren Hardy, and with him, raised three children, Tom, Andy, and Jenny. Dianne loved spending time with her family and friends, enjoying social activities with people from all walks of life. She loved her Banks County farm roots and she loved her home on Lake Burton.
She is survived by her husband, Warren Hardy; her daughter, Jenny Hardy; her sons and daughter-in-law, Andy Hardy, and Tom and Sandi Hardy; her brother and sister-in-law, Dock and Nan Sisk; her mother-in-law, Mildred Hardy; and her five granddaughters, Grace, Sarah Beth, Hannah, Haven, and Britton.
The family will receive friends from 4 until 8 p.m. Friday, April 16, at McGahee-Griffin Stewart Funeral Home in Cornelia.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be made to the Mt. Olivet Methodist Church Fund, in care of Dock and Nanette Sisk, P.O. Box 308, Homer, GA 30547, or to a scholarship fund in Dianne's honor at Mountain Education Charter High School, in care of Dianne Hardy, Habersham Scholarship, 1963 Tom Bell Rd., Cleveland, GA 30528.
An online guest register is available and may be viewed at mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home and Habersham Crematory, both of Cornelia are in charge of arrangements.