Mr. Hardee was a member of Mt.Zion AME Church of Mulberry, Florida. He was the son of the late David Hardee and the late Betty Hardee.

He is survived by his wife Camilla Hardee, of Phila. Pa. one son, Anwar M. Hardee, of Bartow, Fl.step-mother,Mercedes Hardee of Lakeland, Fl. ;three sisters:Ernestine Howard, of Winter Haven, FL; Vivalora Pender,of Tampa, FL.; and Jessica Hardee, of Lakeland, FL.; five brothers: Myron Hardee, of Lakeland, FL; Bobby Hardee,of Bartow, FL; Donald Davis, of Melbourne, FL; Gregory Hardee, of Lakeland, FL;and Saumnig Hardee, of Lakeland, FL.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Friday, November 18, 2011 at the funeral home. Funeral services will be at Mt. Zion AME Church 117 4th Avenue SW Mulberry at 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 19, 2011. Interment will be at Wildwood Cemetery, Bartow, FL