Malcolm Robert Hardin

Malcolm was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on September 24, 1946 to David Everett Hardin and Clara Marie Tapley Hardin. His family later moved to Las Cruces, New Mexico where he grew up and graduated from Las Cruces High School. Malcolm received his college degree from New Mexico State University. He then served in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1976, during which time he trained in Fort Rucker in Alabama and was stationed in Korea. Malcolm was married to Beverly “Bebe” Kitchens on August 1, 1981, and they resided in Birmingham where he had a career in Human Resources.

Those close to Malcolm know he enjoyed landscaping and working in his yard, building projects, and following college football and the Atlanta Braves. He was also an avid reader and book collector and carried a book with him wherever he went. If he wasn’t reading, he was enthusiastically sharing stories and photos of his family, which he made obvious was more important to him than anything. Malcolm was an optimist with the gentlest spirit. His needs were few, and his love was big.

Malcolm is survived by his wife of 41 years, Bebe Kitchens Hardin; his two children, Erin Hardin Snead (Bradford Alan Snead) of Naples, FL and Alan Robert Hardin of Birmingham, AL; and two granddaughters, Emory Grace Snead and Amelia Alan Snead, who lovingly called him “Max.”

Friends are cordially invited to a reception with the family on Sunday, September 18, from 5 - 7 p.m. at Ridout's Valley Chapel in Homewood. A funeral service will be held at 12 noon on Monday, September 19 at All Saints Episcopal Church located at 110 West Hawthorne Road, Homewood, Alabama 35209. A burial service will immediately follow at Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo, Alabama.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ridoutsvalleychapel.com for the Hardin family.