Raymond Fay Hart, Sr. Obituary (1935

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Raymond Fay Hart, Sr. Mr. Raymond Fay Hart, Sr., age 78, formerly of Dupont, Indiana. Raymond was born on June 11, 1935, in Switzerland County Indiana, the son of James Robert Hart and Nellie Roland Johnson. He was raised by his grandparents Carroll Isaac and Maude Ellen Hart on Parks' Ridge. He attended the Long Run Baptist Church where he was baptized. He attended Vevay High School and started his life-long career as an over-the-road truck driver at the age of 16. He traveled to every state in the continental United States, logging over four million miles. He worked for the Pearl Packing Company in Madison, Indiana for several years, traveling regularly to New York City. He also worked at Coo-Par in Madison, IN, and Indiana Kentucky Trucking in Carrollton, KY. He retired from Schneider Tank Lines of Green Bay, Wisconsin in 1995. He dearly loved to travel and explore the United States.Throughout his retirement, he enjoyed being an advocate for those with developmental disabilities, caring for his home in Dupont, Indiana, taking his wife on car-tour vacations, telling trucking stories and spending time with his family, delighting in live music and attending musical performances. Raymond passed away peacefully on Friday, August 23, 2013, at 7:40 AM at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. A LOVING FAMILY Raymond was preceded in death by his grandparents, Carroll Isaac and Maude Ellen Hart; his father, James Robert Hart; his mother, Nellie V. Roland Johnson; his sister, Falba J. Fettig; his brother, James Vernon Hart; his daughter, Tammy Rae Hart Cook; and his beloved wife of 37 years, Joyce Elaine Lucas Hart. Raymond is survived by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Willie Coach Lucas and Ellen Virginia Lucas of Madison, Indiana; his brother, Bill Hart of Polatka, Florida; his daughter, Carrie Ellen Hart and her fiance Benjamin Brooking Reindollar of Madison, Indiana, and his grandsons Cory James Fisher, Lucas Scott Fisher and Nicholas Andrew Fisher, and their father Christopher Fisher; his daughter, Jayme Lee Hart, Esq, of Louisville, Kentucky; his son, Raymond F. Hart, Jr. and his wife Beth Levandoski Hart of Chicago, Illinois; his daughter, Joy Melinda "Mindi" Brent and her husband David of Campbellsburg, Kentucky and his grandchildren, LeAnn and Wade Brent; his daughter, Bonnie Kaye Hart of Madison, Indiana; his grandson, Tyler Cook; his daughter, Gina Hart Jenkins and her husband Mark and his grandsons Brittin and Luc all of Madison, Indiana. Raymond will also be missed by his dear nephews, Rick, Tony and Bobby Hart of Madison, Indiana, as well as his beloved niece Kim Hart Jameison of Madison, Indiana; his sister-in-law, Sharon Lucas Taylor and her husband Meredith of Lexington, Indiana; his brother-in-law, Steve Lucas and his wife Barb of Lexington, Indiana in addition to several other nephews, nieces and cousins. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, August 27, 2013, at 1:00 pm, by Pastor Gaines Gentry at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North US 421 near Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Monday from 5:00 PM and 8:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 12 Noon until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MUSICAL TRIBUTE The Madisonians will hold a musical tribute to Raymond on Monday from 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Raymond Fay Hart, Sr. Memorial Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video To send a flower arrangement in memory of Raymond Fay Hart, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.