PawtucketRaymond T. Harding, Sr., 74, of Prospect Street, died Saturday, February 28, at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket. He was the husband of Beverly P. (Bobola) Harding. They were married for thirty-six years.Born in Providence, a son of the late Edward and Victoria (Tetrault) Harding, he lived in Pawtucket most of his life, previously living in Providence. Mr. Harding was a furniture mover for the former Swartz Furniture Company, Broad Street, Pawtucket, for fifteen years, and previously worked for Kings Movers for several years. Besides his wife, he leaves a daughter, Beverly P. Harding; six sons, Raymond Harding, Jr., Roger, Ronald, David, Edward and Raymond Harding, III; two sisters; Rose Samos and Patricia Evans; eighteen grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He was the father of the late Russell, Richard, Robert, and John Harding, and brother of the late John and Ronald Harding, Flora McGuire, and Ann Boudreau. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, March 13th, at 10:00 am, in Saint Teresa Church, 358 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, to which relatives and friends are invited.www.boyleandsonfuneralhome.com
