Ms. Geraldine C. Hart
August 07, 2014
Geraldine Carolyn Hart was born to the late Monroe Clinton Hart, Sr. and Lovie Vanilla King Hart on October 20, 1946.
Geraldine attended the local public schools of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and graduated from Paisley High School. Following high school graduation she completed studies at American Career Training Travel School in Pompano Beach, FL where she received certification as a Travel Agent.
She was a long-standing member of Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church where she sang tenor in the Henry S. Lewis Cathedral Choir.
Geraldine’s work history included a 14 year period as a daycare teacher at Bethlehem Community Center and she was a lab technician for Spectrum Laboratory (Novant Health System), from which she retired.
She touched many lives with her smile and was always willing to give words of encouragement. She was especially proud of her children and grandchildren and their achievements and she never fail to let them know how proud she was.
Geraldine loved decorating homes , creating flower arrangements and adding her special touch to others’ homes, wherever she saw fit. She cared for her mother for 7 years and later moved into Granville Plaza Apartments in Winston-Salem where she continued to utilize her decorating skills. During the holidays she added a special touch of beauty to the decorations at the facility.
While a resident of Granville Plaza, Geraldine Carolyn Hart received a cancer diagnosis and courageously fought the disease for more than 2 1/2 years, before God peacefully called her home to be with Him, at 4:57 a.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her three children, daughter, Debbie Hart Smith (Gregory), Magnolia, DE; Gerald Leonard Hart & Angela McCoy, W-S, NC; Kenyetta Nicole Hart, W-S, NC & Travis Waden, High Point, NC; 2 grandsons, Dr. Dominic Alan Smith (Parsipany, NJ) & Kenard Dyshawn Hart (W-S, NC), 2 granddaughters, Jasmine Renay Smith & Brianna Joi Smith (Magnolia, DE); 2 devoted sisters, Peggy Ann Hart Galloway (W-S, NC) Christine Lorraine Hart Cooper (Harvey), Leland, NC and 1 brother, Monroe Hart Clinton (Johnsie), Vinton, VA; a special niece, Ayanna S. Galloway, PA-C who assisted diligently with decisions regarding her health; and many other nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members and friends.
A service in Her memory will be held at 2:30 PM on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. The family will greet friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in memory of Ms. Geraldine Carolyn Hart be sent to Cancer Services, Inc., 3175 Maplewood Avenue, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103.
For a copy of the funeral program, click here
Geraldine attended the local public schools of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County and graduated from Paisley High School. Following high school graduation she completed studies at American Career Training Travel School in Pompano Beach, FL where she received certification as a Travel Agent.
She was a long-standing member of Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church where she sang tenor in the Henry S. Lewis Cathedral Choir.
Geraldine’s work history included a 14 year period as a daycare teacher at Bethlehem Community Center and she was a lab technician for Spectrum Laboratory (Novant Health System), from which she retired.
She touched many lives with her smile and was always willing to give words of encouragement. She was especially proud of her children and grandchildren and their achievements and she never fail to let them know how proud she was.
Geraldine loved decorating homes , creating flower arrangements and adding her special touch to others’ homes, wherever she saw fit. She cared for her mother for 7 years and later moved into Granville Plaza Apartments in Winston-Salem where she continued to utilize her decorating skills. During the holidays she added a special touch of beauty to the decorations at the facility.
While a resident of Granville Plaza, Geraldine Carolyn Hart received a cancer diagnosis and courageously fought the disease for more than 2 1/2 years, before God peacefully called her home to be with Him, at 4:57 a.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2014 from Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her three children, daughter, Debbie Hart Smith (Gregory), Magnolia, DE; Gerald Leonard Hart & Angela McCoy, W-S, NC; Kenyetta Nicole Hart, W-S, NC & Travis Waden, High Point, NC; 2 grandsons, Dr. Dominic Alan Smith (Parsipany, NJ) & Kenard Dyshawn Hart (W-S, NC), 2 granddaughters, Jasmine Renay Smith & Brianna Joi Smith (Magnolia, DE); 2 devoted sisters, Peggy Ann Hart Galloway (W-S, NC) Christine Lorraine Hart Cooper (Harvey), Leland, NC and 1 brother, Monroe Hart Clinton (Johnsie), Vinton, VA; a special niece, Ayanna S. Galloway, PA-C who assisted diligently with decisions regarding her health; and many other nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members and friends.
A service in Her memory will be held at 2:30 PM on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. The family will greet friends 30 minutes prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in memory of Ms. Geraldine Carolyn Hart be sent to Cancer Services, Inc., 3175 Maplewood Avenue, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103.
For a copy of the funeral program, click here