William Stewart Hart

Frankfort " William Stewart "Pokey� Hart was born January 14, 1947, to the late Lenora Graham Redding and Roosevelt Hart in Frankfort, KY and was called home May 2, 2012. He attended Mayo-Underwood and Frankfort High School and was a member of St. John A.M.E. Church. Pokey worked for Kings Daughter�s Hospital, Kentucky State University and the City of Frankfort. He left in the late 1970s to join his dad in Harrisburg, PA. While there, he was employed at the Hershey Candy Factory. Upon retiring, he returned to Kentucky. He never met a stranger and loved his family; especially his grandmother, Mattie Turner. Pokey is survived by two daughters: Kaelin Hart, Florida and Alice (Carl) McFadden-Baldon, Louisville, KY; two granddaughters: Alleshia Lewis and Carlice Baldon; a great granddaughter: Alayah Smith, all of Louisville, KY and a step-grandson, Ronnie Norris, Harrisburg, PA. He also has three brothers: Robert (Sylvia) Redding, John (Ann) Redding and Bias Redding, all of Frankfort, KY; 12 nieces, 10 nephews; one aunt, Dorothy Jones and one uncle, George (Dot) Graham, both of Frankfort, KY; in addition to a host of cousins and friends. Pokey was preceded in death by his parents, stepfather, Robert T. Redding; brother, Arthur Redding; grandparents, Maggie Harris, Mattie Turner, Bias Graham and a special longtime companion, Sylvia McCleland. Services for Pokey will be 12:00 p.m. Monday, May 7, 2012, at First Baptist Church, Clinton St. with Pastor Robert Earl Houston, Sr., officiating. Rev. Jahavich Henderson will deliver the eulogy. Burial will follow in Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be at the church Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the service at noon. Pallbearers will be Danny Clay, Ike Yett, Charles Robinson, Howard McFadden, Harry Dunson, Roger Walker and Charles Bowen. Honorary bearers will be Arthur Jones, Jr., Robert Combs, William Monie, III, Richard Hawkins, Eugene Robinson, Anthony Jones, Sr., Ty Briggs, Willie Oliver and Freddie Williams. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy are suggested to American Heart Association, 210 Malabu Drive, Lexington, KY 40503 or Hospice of the Bluegrass, 663 Teton Trail, Frankfort, KY 40601. Arrangements are under the direction of Harrod Brothers Funeral Home.

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William Stewart Hart

January 14, 1947 - May 2, 2012