Our Funeral Home Staff

At Hardison Funeral Homes, Inc., each member of our funeral home staff is dedicated to helping those in Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Sanborn, NY get the burial service and memorial service they are looking for. Whether you are pre-planning for your own memorial service or grieving the loss of a loved one, our funeral home staff is there to help. From a position of empathy and compassion, we work with our clients to ensure their memorial service requests are understood and taken care of. 


  Late Brad Hardison – Former President and Manager
Brad has been a Funeral Director since 1976 and has overseen the day to day operations of the firm since his father’s (Denton) retirement in 1992. Sadly Brad passed away in November, 2023.




Stephen Horning – Funeral Director/Ransomville Manager

Licensed Funeral Director since 2010 and Joining the firm in October 2018, Stephen is a graduate of SUNY Canton. He served his residency with Rutland-Corwin Funeral Home Inc. and continued to work with them full time until he joined our firm in October 2018. Steve owns and operates a small local trade business helping his neighboring funeral homes in times of need.

James Ewell – Funeral Director

Licensed director since 1976 and a member of the firm since 2000. Jim returned to Western New York after serving as a Funeral Director in the Capital District of New York for 24 years. Jim retired in October 2018 but continues to assist the firm part time.

Edward DeVantier- Ed worked for and retired from DuPont, following retirement he went back to mortuary School attending American McAllister in NYC and at age 64 became a Licensed Funeral Director. Ed works as a part time associate with the firm.

Evan Hardison- Evan is the son of the late Brad Hardison, Evan can be seen daily assisting the funeral directors and the firm with operations and serves as our funeral attendant and office assistant.



Contact Us for Burial Service & Memorial Service in Lewiston, Niagara Falls, & Sanborn, NY

Our respectful staff is there to handle the details of the burial service and memorial service, while your family and friends come together to celebrate life. If you are in Lewiston, Niagara Falls, or Sanborn, NY, get in touch with our funeral home today to begin planning a meaningful and commemorative service. If you wish to pre-plan your funeral, you are saving your loved ones the undue stress of having to guess your wishes. Alternatively, if you are grieving the loss of a loved one, our respectful staff is here for you. Contact our funeral home today.