Emmett Harrison Hart (1969)

HART, HENDERSON, MEILIKE, PERKINS, PETERS, SIEDEL

Posted By: Kent Transier
Date: 11/8/2023 at 18:03:26

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, September 17, 1969
Page 9, Column 3

EMMETT H. HART DIED WEDNESDAY

Emmett H. Hart, a resident of Madison county most of his life, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Montgomery, Ala., where he had been living with a daughter, Mrs. Jesse Perkins.

Mr. Hart was born in Madison county April 13, 1889, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hart. His active life was spent in farming. He had been retired in recent years, and for the last two years had been living with his children.

He was married July 21, 1920 at Winterset, to Reba M. Ross. Her death occurred in 1961.

He served in the U.S. armed forces during WWI, and was a member of the American Legion.

Surviving are five children, Forrest Hart of Des Moines, Harold Hart of San Anselmo, Calif., Mrs. Richard Henderson of Wauwatosa, Wisc., Mrs. James Peters of Waterloo, and Mrs. Perkins of Montgomery. He also leaves 23 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, H. E. Hart of Des Moines and Oscar Hart of Detroit, Mich.; and three sisters, Mrs. Ethel Meilke of St. Charles and Mrs. Bertha Seideland and Ann Hart of Indianola.

Funeral services were held Saturday from the Collins Funeral home in Winterset, conducted by the Rev. Eldon E. Jandebeur, pastor of the First Christian church of Winterset. Burial was made in Union Chapel cemetery.
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Transcriber's notes: Transcribed as published. sister Ethel's surname should be "Meilike" per her Social Security Death Record and sister Bertha's surname should be "Siedel" per her gravestone. The date of Emmett's marriage should be July 20, 1921 per his Madison County Marriage Record. Vital records for Emmett's place of birth include Adair County, Iowa, Madison County, Iowa and Nebraska. His middle name is taken from his WWII Draft Registration.

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