JAMES L. HARDING SR., 54, 20410 Black Duck Road, Altoona, died Saturday, Dec. 26. Mr. Harding was a sheet metal worker. Born in Gallia County, Ohio, he moved to Central Florida in 1991. He was Protestant and a member of Sheet Metal Union Local 2498, Moose Lodge, Delaware, Ohio, and the National Rifle Association. He was a Marine veteran. Survivors: wife, Elma; sons, James L. Jr., Richard L., both of Gahanna, Ohio; daughter, Kathy Harding, Sunbury, Ohio; mother, Kathryn Scheiderer, Columbus, Ohio; sisters, Jean Shepard, Galena, Ohio, Judith Mayers, Mansfield, Ohio. Beyers Funeral Home, Umatilla. e, Ohio.