Georgetown: Donald Ray Hardee, 68, died Saturday, February 13, 2010, at Tidelands Community Hospice House. Mr. Hardee was born in Horry Co. on November 18, 1941, a son of the late Orbie Lee Hardee and Lorie Paul Hardee Stokes. He grew up in Andrews and Georgetown and served in the Navy. He was a graduate of Gaston Technical Institute in Gastonia, N. C. Mr. Hardee was a salesman for Hunt Wesson Foods for a number of years and the former owner of Island Cleaners in Pawley Island and Northgate Cleaners in Myrtle Beach. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Woodmen of the World, and a Mason. Mr. Hardee was predeceased by a twin sister, Doris Faye Hardee, who died at birth. Surviving are: his wife, Nancy McDonald Hardee of Georgetown; a daughter Sherri Hardee Brown (Troy Lee) of New Bern, N. C.; a sister, Betty H. Hanna of Walterboro; and four grandchildren, Nicole Stone and Corey Stone, both of Georgetown and T. J. Brown and Gregory Brown, both of New Bern, N. C. Funeral services will be two o'clock Monday afternoon, February 15, 2010, at First Baptist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Dr. Ted A. Sherrill. Burial will follow in Pennyroyal Memorial Gardens. Sign a guest book at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends before the services on Monday from one until two in the First Baptist Church Parlor. In lieu of flowers, please give memorials to First Baptist Church Building Program, 219 Cleland St., Georgetown, S. C. 29440. The Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440