Sherman Lawson "Preacher" Hardin, 81, of Lusby, MD formerly of Dundalk, MD passed away on January 1, 2010 at Calvert Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 7, 1928 in Mecklenburg, NC to the late Roland Lawson Hardin and Essie Elnora Hardin both of Charlotte, NC.

He was the beloved husband of Mary Jane Hardin whom he married on September 14, 1957 in Baltimore, MD.

Sherman was a Pipe Fitter for Bethelem Steel Shipyard for 30 years and retired in 1985. He loved working on tractors and cutting grass.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, John Evans and siblings, Helen Courtney and Robert Hardin.

Sherman is survived by his wife of 52 years Mary Jane Hardin of Lusby, MD; children, Charlotte McKinney and husband Ed, Jane Burnham and husband Danny, Jo Ann Church, Sherman Lee Hardin, Eleanor Wood and husband Ogden all of Dundalk, MD; siblings, Elizabeth Wiggins of Dundalk, MD, Betty Tilley of Charlotte, NC, Ruth Jones of Cornelius, NC, Dorothy Clough of Burlington, NC, and Donald Hardin of Charlotte, NC; 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.

The family received friends on Monday, January 4, 2010 form 2-4 and 6-8 PM in the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., Lusby, MD. Funeral Services were held Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 10 AM in the funeral home chapel with Rev. Rick Hancock officiating. Interment followed in Sacred Heart of Jesus Cemetery, Dundalk, MD.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.