John Clarence Hart, of Creighton, Missouri was born June 19, 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri the son of John Milton and Lavern Zellers (Bedwell) Hart. He departed this life on Monday, January 13, 2014 at the Pleasant Hill Health and Rehab Center, Pleasant Hill, Missouri at the age of 82 years, 6 months and 25 days.
On September 13, 1952, John was united in marriage to Barbara Ann Goff in Bentonville, Arkansas.
John was employed as a truck driver for Lone Wolf Concrete in Harrisonville until his retirement and earlier for Mid-America for 18 years. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Clinton, Missouri. John loved going to garage sales, estate auctions and collected all kinds of things.
Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Barbara Hart on October 12, 2001; a great-grandson, Corbin Michael Hart and a sister, Ida Mae Wilson.
John is survived by two sons, John C. Hart Jr and wife Cheryl, Independence, Missouri, Michael A. Hart and wife Lenora Rose, Buckner, Missouri; two daughters, Deborah Ann Riner and husband Raymond, Buckner, Missouri, Nora Bougadis and husband Tony, Gladstone, Missouri; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.
Funeral service were held Saturday, January 18, 2014 at the Dickey Funeral Home, Garden City, Missouri with burial in the Wadesburg Cemetery near Creighton, Missouri.