Pearline Ward Hardy,62, of 1502 Forrest Hills Rd. died October 13, 2011 at Duke University Hospital Durham, NC. The funeral will be held Saturday at 12 noon at Wilson Chapel FWB Church 513 E. Barnes Street Wilson, NC with Bishop R.L. Gorham officiating. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery. Public viewing will be held Friday from 2-7pm at the funeral home. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 11:00 am to Noon at the chuch and they will assemble at 10:00 am at the residence of her mother Mrs. Doris Ward 1719 Lipscomb Rd. Wilson, NC for the procession to the church. Professional and personal services are entrusted to EDWARDS FUNERAL HOME 805 E. Nash Street Wilson, NC Condolences may be directed to edwardscares.com