Mr. Jimmie Lee Hart

HART, Mr. Jimmie Lee - Age 70, passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 1:30 PM Saturday, November 12, 2016 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 2:00 PM. Pastor Derrick Aldridge officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 1:30 PM Saturday. Mr. Hart will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM Friday. Mr. Jimmie Lee Hart was born February 22, 1946 in Crawford, MS, the son of the late Tommie James and Thelma (Johnson) Hart. Jimmie confessed his life to Christ at an early age at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Crawford, MS. He graduated from B/L Moor High School in 1964. In 1966, Jimmie relocated to Flint, MI where he gained employment with General Motors Truck and Bus until he retired after more than 30 years of service. Jimmie had a love and passion for sports especially baseball, softball and basketball. He was a member of several teams and organizations including Macedonia’s Baptist Tabernacle’s Men’s baseball and basketball teams, Lovers Lane baseball, softball and basketball teams, Dotson Collision basketball and softball teams and many more. He also won over 50 awards and trophies including the 1980 1st Annual Flint Academy-1st Place, 1987 Union City Field Local 598-2nd Place, 1993 Black American State Championship Tournament-Runner-Up, 1995 League Champions Evening League and many, many more. Jimmie also had a love for fishing, gardening and traveling back to his roots in Mississippi. He loved spending time with his family and friends and especially hanging out at his “Clubhouse”. He was also an avid blues fan and not to mention an excellent cook. Mr. Jimmie Hart leaves to cherish his memory: lifelong companion, Edna Faye Orange of Flint, MI; daughter, Trenean Hart of Fairfax, VA; 3 sons, Devon Hart, Bryant Snell and Jimmie Hart Jr., all of Flint; 9 grandchildren; Devon Hart Jr., and Jada Hart of Godfrey, IL, Alanna Mays, Daizja, Angel, Aziah and Amir Murphy, Jimmy Hart II, and Javon Hamlin all of Flint, 2 great-grandchildren, Ossie and Nas Hart of Godfrey, IL; 4 sisters, Florean Coleman, Shirley Hart, all of Flint, Thelma (James) Brooks of Chicago, IL and Christine (Walter) Bridges of Crawford, MS; 7 brothers, Jerry(Minnie) Hart, Charlie Hart, Willie Earl Hart, all of Flint, Tommie James Hart Jr., Sylvester Hart, Emmitt (Tina) Hart all of Crawford, MS and Jeffrey Hart of Sydney, Australia; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives including special friends: WC, Wayne Harris, Leroy Taylor, Tommie Dotson, Robert (Dee-Dee) Malone, Eddie Flowers, T-Witt Flowers, Justus Thigpen and many, many more. Mr. Jimmie Hart was preceded in death by his parents; Tommie James and Thelma Hart; grandparents, Charlie and Eddie D. Johnson; sisters, Mary Eliza Dantzler, Eddie B. Rice, and Pauline Young; brother, Otis Hart; sisters-in-law, Gladys Hart and Mary Jane Hart; brother-in-law, William (Whitt) Coleman; nephews; Tony Dantzler and Walter B. Dantzler. The Family would like to express special thanks to Hurley Medical Center Emergency Department, Hurley ICU Department especially Nurse Brittany (night shift), Pastor Derrick Aldridge of 2nd Chance Church and the Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Family and the West Pasadena Church of God.

Mr. Jimmie Lee Hart

February 22, 1946 - November 3, 2016