On the evening of December 23rd, 2022, a bright light went out in the lives of the many friends and loved ones of Mollie Hardy Barrett.

A native of Alexander City, Mollie was born on January 28, 1957. The daughter of Bill and Mary Ann Hardy, she grew up in a fun-loving family with her brother George and sister Dana. Her life’s journey would take her to Auburn where she majored in education and especially enjoyed being a majorette. After college she moved to Birmingham, where she met her husband-to-be, Billy Barrett.