Wednesday, September 24, 2025 9:48 am

Chesnee, S.C. - Dr. Albert Logan Hardin, 92, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, September 14, 2025.

Born in Rutherfordton, he was the husband of the late Jettie Philbeck Hardin and son of the late Roy Logan Hardin and Pinkie Fortenberry Hardin.

He was a graduate of Tennessee Temple School and received honorary doctorate degrees from Victory Baptist Bible Institute and Faith Baptist Institute and Bible College. He formerly served as minister of Hansonville Baptist in Virginia, Grace Temple Baptist Church in Chesnee, two other churches in the Tennessee, and served as moderator of the Piedmont Baptist Fellowship for over 40 years. He was a U. S. Army Korean War veteran stationed in Germany.

He is survived by a son, John A. Hardin (Julie) of Gaffney; two grandchildren, Jackson Hardin (Sarah) and Caitlan Farmer (Matthew); six great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Hardin, Adalynn Hardin, Logan Hardin, Brighton Farmer, Sterling Farmer and Maverick Farmer; several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Scottie Logan Hardin, a sister, Betty Allen and a brother, Forrest Hardin.

Funeral services were held September 19 at Southside Baptist Church, Chesnee with Dr. Phil Kidd and Rev. Camden Bagwell officiating. Interment, with military honors, was held in Cleveland Memorial Park, Shelby.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.

Blakely Funeral Home & Crematory, Gaffney, SC.