Reverend Perry Eugene Hart, age 75, of Mena, Arkansas died July 1 at the Riverside Health Services in Arkoma, Oklahoma. He was born on March 16, 1945 to the Reverend M.L. and Leatrice Katherine Baughn Hart in Blossom, Texas but he always let you know that he was born AGAIN on Dec. 4,1964.
At the age of 20, Perry entered the ministry. He served as youth pastor, evangelist, senior pastor, had a prison ministry and served as chaplin at DFW Airport. In 1981, he moved his family to Alaska to serve as a missionary to Minto and Kake, Alaska and various native villages there for 16 years. He was adopted into the Wolf Clan by a Tlingit chief, Richard King of Klukwan. In 1997, Perry moved to Mena, Arkansas to pastor Faith Center Ministries (now known as Canaanland Church).
Perry’s joy in life was serving the Lord. He always looked around for someone (usually total strangers) hurting or in need, shared the Gospel with them and prayed for them. He also found great joy in his family. Everything he did was done with his wife, children and/or grandchildren in mind. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend and pastor and will be missed by all who knew him.
Perry is preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Charles Hart and daughter Lydia Charlie of Minto, Alaska.
Perry is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Sue Emmons Hart of Mena; three sons, Joey Hart and wife Kjari of Fairbanks, Alaska, Brandon Hart of Mena and Billy Joe Hart of Mena; three daughters, Dianna De La Garza and husband, Eddie of Los Angeles, California, Julie Moe and husband, Mike of Mena and Katherine Hart of Mena; two brothers, Joe Hart and Ronnie Hart of Detroit, Texas; two sisters, Delores Mitchell of Detroit, Texas and Nina Delaney of Hutchins, Texas; twenty two grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Cremation serves are entrusted to Bowser Family Funeral Home in Mena, Arkansas. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

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