KATHLEEN NICHOLAS of Clarksville, AR died December 25, 2013 at the age of 87. She was the owner and operator of Hardwicke Funeral Home for the past 64 years. She took over operation of the firm after her first husband, L.D. "Red" Hardwicke died in 1962. Her first husband bought the funeral home in 1949. The Johnson county funeral home has closed after more than six decades of service.