Margaret “Peggy” Lavina Hardin passed gently away in her home on July 12. She was born to Margaret and John Hobby on January 5, 1942, in CaƱon City. She grew up on the family ranch in Rosita, Colorado, and graduated from Custer County High School in 1960. In 1960, she also married her lifetime partner, Frank Hardin. They spent nearly every day together for the last 64 years. Peggy was a deep-rooted resident of Custer County, with only brief stays in Maine, while Frank was in the Air Force, and a short time in CaƱon City. In 1976, they built their home in Wetmore, where she spent the rest of her life. Peggy’s two sons, Darrel and Brian Hardin, were the light of her life.…