Iva Dell Hart, 74 year old Paragould resident, died September 20, 2003 in Arkansas Methodist Hospital, Paragould. She was born March 21, 1929 in Knobel, daughter of Homer Lewis and Opal Jenkins Barksdale. She was a retired school teacher, having taught in Portageville, Missouri for 27 years and in Knobel for seven years. She taught school for a total of 40 years.
She married Raymond E. Hart in May, 1953 and after his death in January, 1970, she married Julian Hart on June 23, 1990. She was affiliated with Church of Christ. Survivors are her husband, Julian Hart, Paragould; two daughters, Susan Forester, St. Clair, Missouri and Roberta "Robbie" Dale, Cape Girardeau, Missouri; two sisters, Norma Lack, Paragould and Georgia Hill, Union, Missouri; one brother, John Barksdale, Jonesboro; four grandchildren; Sara Beth Forester , Donna J. Pentecost, Zachary Dale and Devon Dale. David Hart, St. Louis, Missouri is a step-son.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Raymond E. Hart, her parents and one granddaughter, Jessica Raye Dale. Funeral services were conducted in DeLisle Funeral Home, Portageville, Tuesday afternoon, September 23. Burial in Portageville Cemetery.
Obituary contributed by M.A. Hart
