Wendell "Buddy" Macon Hardesty

Wendell Macon “Buddy” Hardesty, 61, of Harlowe, gained his wings and a healthy, whole body on July 3, 2023, when God called him home.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at Harlowe United Methodist Church with Rev. Michael Williams officiating.

Buddy was born in Morehead City on August 4, 1961, and paralyzed at age 19, he lived a long life of 61 years.

Buddy was an avid hot wheels and comic book collector. He was also a passionate photographer.

Those loved ones who preceded him in death were his father and mother, Wendell and Wanda Hardesty of Harlowe, NC; his little brother, Albert, also of the home; his uncle, Norwood Hardesty, of Harlowe, NC, from whom Buddy got his middle name, “Macon”; two brothers-in-law, John Haskett and Donnie Poster; and his grandmother, Leotto Taylor Hardesty, of Harlowe, NC.

Those he left behind, here on earth are his life partner of eight years, Tammie Wells Schaaf of Beaufort, NC; two sisters, Bronna Lynn Poster of Tennessee, Cynthia Gayle Haskett of Newport, NC; one son, Joshua Albert Hardesty of Raleigh, NC; four grandchildren: Michaela, Gabby, Jilly, and Caleb, all of Raleigh, NC; four nieces: Janet Haskett of Newport, NC, Krysti Frensemeier of Indiana, Angela Poster of Tennessee, Jessica Loveday and husband Micah, also of Tennessee; three nephews: Daniel Haskett and wife Stormy of Morehead City, NC; Shannon Faulkner and wife Amy of Tennessee, Tony Poster and wife Heather, of Tennessee.

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Arrangements by Noe Funeral Service, Inc. of Beaufort, NC.

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