Eloise Hart

DEXTER -- Anita Eloise Hart, 77, died March 3, 2008, at her home.

Born May 20, 1930, in Parma, daughter of the late Lawrence Albie and Lillian Irene Lewis Myrick, she had lived in Parma and Dexter most of her life. She was a member of the First Missionary Baptist Church in Dexter and an Avon representative for over 43 years.

On Aug. 27, 1948, at Piggott, Ark., she married M.A. Hart, who survives. Other survivors include: two sons and daughters-in-law, Alan and Della Hart of Advance and Kim and Brenda Hart of Dexter; one brother, Jerry Hart of Branson; four grandchildren, three stepgrandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren,

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Leon Myrick and Richard Lee Myrick.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter, where services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. Jerry Hart and Dr. Curtis Porter will officiate.

Burial will follow in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Bloomfield.