Virginia Ilene Hibbs

1931 - 2019  (87 years)

• Name	Virginia Ilene Hibbs
  Birth	21 Dec 1931	Carbondale, Hopkins Co, KY   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY   [3]
  	age 8
  Census	1950	Hopkins Co, KY   [4]
  	age 18, spouse Howard-age 18, living with her mother
  Death	15 Apr 2019	Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO   [2]
  Findagrave.com	26 Jan 2020
  	See Notes
  Obituary	See death folder  [5]
  Burial	Denver, Denver Co, CO
  	Fort Logan National Cemetery
  Person ID	I15	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Walter Owen Hibbs,   b. 22 Jan 1893, Richland, Hopkins Co, KY d. 06 Jan 1962, Nashville, Davidson Co, TN (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lora Utley,   b. 01 Aug 1900, KY d. 10 Jun 1991, Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	05 Oct 1919	Clarksville, Montgomery Co, TN   [6, 7]
  Notes	--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X85K-T52 Walter Hibbs, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950" Name: Walter Hibbs **** Birth Date: Birthplace: Age: Spouse's Name: Lora Utley **** Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birthplace: Spouse's Age: Event Date: 05 Oct 1919 **** Event Place: Montgomery Co., Tn **** Father's Name: Mother's Name: Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: Race: Marital Status: Previous Wife's Name: Spouse's Race: Spouse's Marital Status: Spouse's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00084-3 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy GS Film number: 321033 Reference ID: 321033 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Howard Wayne Hardman,   b. 09 Sep 1931, Randolph Co, WV d. 04 Aug 1989, Johnson Co, WY (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	04 Mar 1950
  Notes	Divorced between 7/10/1984 and 8/4/1989
  Children	1. Deborah Denise Hardman   2. Cindy Lynn Hardman   3. Natalie Renee Hardman   4. Bradford Wayne Hardman   5. Brian Tait Hardman,   b. 08 Aug 1972, Fort Carson, El Paso Co, CO d. 12 Aug 1972, Fort Carson, El Paso Co, CO (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Dec 1931 - Carbondale, Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 8 - 1940 - Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY Census - age 18, spouse Howard-age 18, living with her mother - 1950 - Hopkins Co, KY Death - 15 Apr 2019 - Colorado Springs, El Paso Co, CO Burial - - Denver, Denver Co, CO  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-TZTB Name: Virginia I Hibbs Titles and Terms: Event Type: Birth Event Date: 21 Dec 1931 Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Gender: Mother's Name: Lora Utley Digital Folder Number: Citing this Record: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-TZTB : 1 July 2015), Virginia I Hibbs, 21 Dec 1931; citing Birth, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 1/26/2020 Virginia Ilene Hibbs Hardman Birth: 21 Dec 1931 Dawson Springs, Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA Death: 15 Apr 2019 (aged 87) Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA Burial: Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA Plot: Section W, Site 837 Memorial #: 198414902 Bio: Virginia was preceded in death by her parents Walter & Lora Hibbs, her husband Howard Wayne Hardman, a son Brian Tait Hardman, 1 brother Ernest Ray Hibbs and his wife Elizabeth Hibbs.Virginia was a committed woman to her husband, her children, and most importantly to her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. Virginia was always writing down notes, thoughts, poems, verses, scriptures. While going through her papers one note was found while she was listing her surgeries when she reached the year 1980 she noted: “now found God, March of 1980, Happy Happy, All the Glory to God. Another note stated: “Making Memories” Thanksgiving Dinner 1999.Virginia stated to one of her children: “It is an honor to be your all’s mother”. This was her attitude & spirit. Giving Giving Giving. Virginia gave sacrificially for her family so they could enjoy life to its fullest.Virginia was a member of Heritage Pentecostal Church and enjoyed being an usher, singing in the choir, working the altar and other activities at the church. She loved to pray, worship & praise her God. She was always passing out church cards and inviting people to church. She enjoyed testifying of the goodness of God and all the great things God had done including healings and miracles not only in her life but others. She enjoyed cooking, baking, sewing, & gardening but her true passion was spending time with her family & friends.Virginia worked very hard all her life starting in high school at Hamby's Well in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, behind the soda counter as a ‘soda jerk’. Always employed or helping her husband with many home businesses until she was forced to retired from Spectrum Healthcare. Virginia always wanted to be a doctor that is why she enjoyed her job so much at Spectrum Healthcare where she credentialed physicians. When she was laid off she was asked, “are you going to retire”? She answered: “oh no I need to find a job”Virginia survived many brushes with death including life after death experiences. God always brought her through it all (1972 & 2009). Virginia described the 1972 experience as “traveling up a long dark tunnel, on and on and on and on until suddenly there was this bright light at the end of the tunnel.”Virginia lived in KY, MO, GA, AR, TX, WVA, & Germany, settling in Colorado Springs in 1966.Virginia leaves a cherished lifetime of memories to her children, Deborah Webb, Cindy Christian, Natalie Lederle, Bradford Hardman, Six Grandchildren, Four Great Grandchildren, Three sons in law, her brother Amplias Owen Hibbs and his wife Dottie Hibbs and nieces and nephews and their families. Gravesite Details Interred: Apr 25, 2019 Family Members Parents Walter O Hibbs 1893-1962 Lora Utley Hibbs 1900-1991 Spouse Hawarde Wayne Hardman 1931-1989 Siblings Amplias Owen Hibbs 1920-2019 Ernest Ray Hibbs 1929-2011 Children Brian Tait Hardman 1972-1972 Created by: Carolyn Selby (47037989) Added: 17 Apr 2019 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198414902/virginia-ilene-hardman Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 January 2020), memorial page for Virginia Ilene Hibbs Hardman (21 Dec 1931–15 Apr 2019), Find A Grave Memorial no. 198414902, citing Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by Carolyn Selby (contributor 47037989) . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] See Notes. [S25] Findagrave.com. [S15] 1940 United States Federal Census. [S86] 1950 United States Federal Census. [S43] Military documents. [S63] TN,Montgomery Co,Marriages. Year Bride Groom 1919 UTLEY Lora Walter Hibbs [S41] Marriage License.