Marie Hardin, age 75, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 at Twin Rivers Health and Rehabilitation Center in Arkadelphia. She was born on February 9, 1932 in Dalark, the daughter of the late John and Bertha Burch Kingery. Irma was a seamstress and a homemaker and attended Third Street Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Dee, and one son, John Wesley Cooper. Irma is survived by two daughters, Pam Halbrook of Arkadelphia and Belinda Gail Helms of Prescott, one son Thomas McKim of McKinney, TX, one sister Ruby Bridges of Arkadelphia and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2:30 PM on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at Welch Funeral Home with Bro. James Calhoun officiating. Interment will be in Macedonia Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7:30 to 8:30 PM Friday at Welch Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the online guestbook.