Paula PAYNE Hardin Obituary

We bid farewell to Paula PAYNE Hardin of Vero Beach, Florida, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on March 27, 2026 at the age of 92. Paula touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Paul B. Payne and Ruth B. Thompson Payne; her husband David Hardin; and her brother Richard Payne. She is survived by: her stepdaughters, Jan Louise Maryon and Nancy Ann Hardin; her children, Charles Averill and Sarah Rucker; her stepdaughter Amy Hardin Dufer (Rolf Dufer); her sister Sylvia; her brother-in-law Curtis Swanson; her brother Peter; her sister-in-law Naomi Payne; and her grandchildren, Ava and Madison Dufer.