Jonesboro Mrs. Ella Gertrude Ivester Hardin, 90, died Friday, March 14, 2008 at St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born August 16, 1917 in Brookland to the late William Batton and Ora Ivester. Mrs. Hardin was a homemaker and worked in the basket factory in Jonesboro in her earlier years. She was a faithful and charter member of the Faith Free Will Baptist Church, a member of the Red Hat Society, Senior Citizens Club and loved her family. ...