Francis E. Harned, 85, of Sullivan passed away at 2:15 p.m. Sunday in Mason Point, Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Charliam Renner officiating. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials are suggested to Mason Point or to the Moultrie County Relay for Life. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Francis was born August 21, 1933 in Lovington the son of Carl and Florence Simpson Harned. He spent many years working as a parts man for the Chevy and GMC dealerships in Decatur. Most recently he had worked for Monarch Manufacturing and then Ace Hardware in Sullivan. Francis enjoyed fixing things for people and helping them in any way that he could. His favorite pastimes were fishing, working in his garden and Friday nights with his friends. Francis married Louanne Ostrowsky on August 19, 1961 in Lovington and she preceded him in death on August 9, 2014.
Surviving are his son Mitchell J. (Beth) Harned of Newman; special friends Clem and Gloria Uptmor of Sullivan and Sheila Dawson of Bethany.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, infant sister and four brothers.