Kimberly S. Hardy Barton

Kim Hardy Barton, age 38, passed away Friday, September 17, 2012 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Haines City, Florida to Larry J. and Janet (Hughes) Hardy. Kim was a dental assistant, she attended and graduated from Avon Park High School where she was a member of the high school softball team, she was Sophomore Sweetheart, Junior Class President, 1991 Avon Park High School Homecoming Queen, 1992 Avon Park High School Prom Queen, Junior and Varsity Cheerleader, she traveled to London her senior year as a UCA All Star Cheerleader, she was the 1990 Miss Avon Park Chamber of Commerce, she attended Valencia Junior College in Orlando, she had been a resident of Avon Park since 1984 coming from Dundee, Florida. She is survived by her children-Lane, Cassidy, Montana and Bryn; parents-Larry and Janet Hardy of Avon Park, Florida; brother-Scott Hardy (Angie) of Ocala, Florida; 1 niece and 1 nephew. Memorial services will be held Friday, September 21, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at the Millennium Church, 101 Jim Rodgers Avenue, Avon Park, Florida. Memorial contributions may be made to Autism Speaks, 5455 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2250, Los Angeles, California 90036 or the Union Congregational Youth Building Center, 101 Jim Rodgers Avenue, Avon Park, Florida 33825. Arrangements were entrusted to Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home in Avon Park. Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home - Avon Park www.stephensonnelsonfh.com