1949
Bernice
2013
Bernice Hart
January 6, 1949 — August 8, 2013
The funeral service for State Farm Insurance Agent Bernice Velez Hart of Paris, will be at First Church of the Nazarene, 4220 Hwy 218 Bypass at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2013.
Rev. Barry Hart, brother-in-law, will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens.
Named as pallbearers are Sammy Rodriguez; Jason Corbitt; Josh, Matt, and Nathan Hart; Chris and Brian Michael; and Jonathan Woods.
Honorary pallbearers will be Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Sisters, past and present.
Visitation will be at Ridgeway Funeral Home at 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2013 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the Church of the Nazarene.
Bernice Hart, 64, died Thursday, August 8, 2013 at her home in Paris. Her husband, Stephen Allen “Steve” Hart survives. They were married June 26, 1976 in Henry County, TN. Born in the Bronx, NY on January 6, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Velez, Sr. and the late Victoria M. Pareso.
Bernice Hart was an insurance agent with State Farm Insurance. She was employed for 28 years by the late Bill Cozart and, most recently, Jane Cozart Reid. She attended the Church of the Nazarene in Paris. She served during the Vietnam War era with the U. S. Army Reserve in New Jersey.
Bernice Hart was active in the community, having served as State President for the Elks Ladies Auxiliary and Past President of the Paris-Henry County Arts Council. She was also an active member of the Paris-Henry County Jaycettes, and served as treasurer for the Fish Fry in 1987. She was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Heritage Center, the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, and she was a Notary Public. According to family members and friends, Bernice enjoyed fishing, sewing, quilting, cooking, and helping others.
Besides her husband, she leaves one son: Robert Daniel “Danny” (Jenny) Hart of Paris and three grandchildren: Callie Marie, Audrey Danielle, and Clayton Daniel Hart, of Paris. She is also survived by: brothers Samuel (Beverly) Rodriguez of Alexandria, MN and Joe (Dotty) Velez of Brick Township, NJ; sisters Carmen Medina of Newark, NJ and Margie (Bobby) Stefanelli of Brick Township, NJ; special niece Christine (Joe) Schmit and nephew Samuel Rodriguez, Jr.; brothers-in-law Barry (Ronda) Hart of Paris, Gene (Judy) Hart of Town Creek, AL and sisters-in-law Maureen (Mike) Stack of Paris and Sandra (Carl) Rowland of Colorado Springs, CO; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by stepmother Helen Velez of New Jersey, in-laws Thomas and Margaret Hart of Paris, and a niece Erika Rodriguez of Alexandria, MN.
Rev. Barry Hart, brother-in-law, will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Lawn Memory Gardens.
Named as pallbearers are Sammy Rodriguez; Jason Corbitt; Josh, Matt, and Nathan Hart; Chris and Brian Michael; and Jonathan Woods.
Honorary pallbearers will be Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Sisters, past and present.
Visitation will be at Ridgeway Funeral Home at 4-8 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2013 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the Church of the Nazarene.
Bernice Hart, 64, died Thursday, August 8, 2013 at her home in Paris. Her husband, Stephen Allen “Steve” Hart survives. They were married June 26, 1976 in Henry County, TN. Born in the Bronx, NY on January 6, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Velez, Sr. and the late Victoria M. Pareso.
Bernice Hart was an insurance agent with State Farm Insurance. She was employed for 28 years by the late Bill Cozart and, most recently, Jane Cozart Reid. She attended the Church of the Nazarene in Paris. She served during the Vietnam War era with the U. S. Army Reserve in New Jersey.
Bernice Hart was active in the community, having served as State President for the Elks Ladies Auxiliary and Past President of the Paris-Henry County Arts Council. She was also an active member of the Paris-Henry County Jaycettes, and served as treasurer for the Fish Fry in 1987. She was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Heritage Center, the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, and she was a Notary Public. According to family members and friends, Bernice enjoyed fishing, sewing, quilting, cooking, and helping others.
Besides her husband, she leaves one son: Robert Daniel “Danny” (Jenny) Hart of Paris and three grandchildren: Callie Marie, Audrey Danielle, and Clayton Daniel Hart, of Paris. She is also survived by: brothers Samuel (Beverly) Rodriguez of Alexandria, MN and Joe (Dotty) Velez of Brick Township, NJ; sisters Carmen Medina of Newark, NJ and Margie (Bobby) Stefanelli of Brick Township, NJ; special niece Christine (Joe) Schmit and nephew Samuel Rodriguez, Jr.; brothers-in-law Barry (Ronda) Hart of Paris, Gene (Judy) Hart of Town Creek, AL and sisters-in-law Maureen (Mike) Stack of Paris and Sandra (Carl) Rowland of Colorado Springs, CO; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by stepmother Helen Velez of New Jersey, in-laws Thomas and Margaret Hart of Paris, and a niece Erika Rodriguez of Alexandria, MN.
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