MR. JAMES E. JIM HARDEE, 64, Hope, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday February 14, 2008 at Medical Park Hospital. He was born on February 15, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to Jesse James and Ida Belle Moore Hardee. He was a self-employed businessman and partnership investor and electrician with Hardee Electric Co. He was a member of DeAnn United Methodist Church in DeAnn, Arkansas. He was a member of the Prescott Country Club, Double Bogey Club, and Hillarosa Hunting Club. He was a Navy Veteran. HIS SURVIVORS INCLUDE: HIS WIFE: ( of 38 years) Joan Wilt Hardee, DeAnn, Ark. ONE SON: Scott Hardee and Raelyn, Hope, Ark. ONE DAUGHTER: Tami Davis and Richard, Ruston, LA. ONE SISTER: Marie Whitaker, Livingston, TX. FOUR GRANDCHILDREN: Lindsey Davis, Ruston, LA. Devin Davis, Ruston, LA. Zachary Davis, Ruston, LA. Micah James Hardee, Hope, Ark. FUNERAL SERVICES will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 18, 2008, at Unity Baptist Church, Hope, Ark., with Rev. Jake Vandenburg and Rev. Glenn Tropp officiating. Burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements by BRAZZEL/OAKCREST Funeral Home, Hope, Arkansas. FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS: Sunday, February 17, 2008, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home, Hope, Ark.