Donald R. Hart was called home by the Lord on Friday, January 31, 2020.
Donald was born October 7, 1936 in Portland, Oregon and grew up in the greater Los Angeles area, living in Los Angeles proper, Hollywood, and in the Inglewood/Hawthorne area. He attended (4 ½ years) and graduated in January 1959, the West Coast School of Bible in Los Angeles, with a Bachelor of Sacred Literature degree. Later, in his 50s, he took additional selected classes in the Master’s Program at Pacific Christian College (now Hope International University), Fullerton, California.
Donald was ordained into the ministry on May 3, 1959 and served as the Associate Minister at his home congregation for seven years. Dorothy was the pre-school/kindergarten Sunday school teacher at that same congregation.
Donald and Dorothy were married June 1962 in Inglewood, CA, and have a daughter, DeAnn (Becky) Hart, a son, Daniel Hart, and two adult grandsons, Kristopher and Kyle Sisseck. Together, they have served congregations in Inglewood, CA, Hutchinson, KS, Fort Morgan, CO, North Platte, NE, Garibaldi, OR, Oskaloosa, IA, and, since, 1998, they have served the Antioch Christian Church in Pittsburg, MO.
Most of the churches they have served were either a mission type of work, which needed rebuilding, or a part-time church, which has necessitated Donald being bi-vocational. This has included driving a school bus (20+ years), owning two retail food service businesses, insurance sales, and various other jobs as needed.
Donald has a history of public service and civic involvement in the places they have lived. This has included being a volunteer sheriff/police chaplain, leadership in school organizations, holding office in local and regional Lions Club organizations, chaplain for local Boy Scout troops, and elected city counselor, and leadership in local ministerial fellowship groups.
A celebration of his life will be held at Antioch Christian Church at Pomme de Terre Lake, 26738 CRD 275, Pittsburg, MO on Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 10:30 am. Minister Victor Knowles will officiate. Interment will be in New Salem Cemetery, Neosho, MO on Thursday, February 6 at 3:00 pm. Contributions in honor of Donald may be made to Antioch Christian Church, c/o Clark Funeral Home, PO Box 66; Neosho, MO 64850.
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