Donald Larry Hardin, 68 of West Point, MS passed away April 6, 2015 at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL. Visitation will be Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM. A Memorial service with military honors will follow at 4:00 PM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel , Columbus, MS. Mr. Hardin was born July 17, 1946 to the late Charles Marion and Leila Lowery Hardin in Lexington, KY and moved to Columbus, MS 20 years ago from Eldon, MO. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and served in Vietnam. Mr. Hardin earned many medals and received numerous accommodations during his 20+ years of service. He retired in 2012 from Columbus Air Force Base - Dyncorp after 17 years as a munitions technician. He was a member and officer of the D.A.V., loved to fish, camp, hunt and travel. Mr. Hardin is survived by his wife Gerry Hardin, West Point, MS; Children - Mark (Denise) Hardin, Tampa, FL, Drew (Nicole) Hardin, Encinitas, CA and Dana Hardin, Las Vegas, NV; step-children - Lisa Dippel, Mason, MI and Becky Beckering, O'Fallon, MO; sister - Faye Messenger, Tampa, FL; brother - Ray Hardin; 11 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Memorials may be made to D.A.V. Chapter 6, 164 Harris Rd., Columbus, MS 39705 or autismspeaks.org