Mr. Earl D. Hart, Sr. age 82, died Monday, January 12, 2009 at the Rohr Home in Bartow. Born September, 14, 1926 in Baltimore, MD, Mr. Hart was the son of the late Harry A. and Carry Hart. Mr. Hart was an accountant for Continental Can Company. He attended First Baptist Church of Alturas and also served as a volunteer at Alturas Elementary School. Mr. Hart was an Army Veteran of WWII. Mr. Hart is survived by his wife of 55 years, Dorothy W. Hart of Bartow, three sons; Earl D. Hart, Jr. of Fayetteville, NC, Michael Allen Hart of West Chester, PA, William H. Hart also of Bartow, and one step son Edward John Murray of Cumberland, MD. Arrangements are being handled by Whidden-McLean Funeral Home of Bartow.