

Born in Gresham, Oregon and raised in Devil’s Lake, North Dakota, he was the son of Oscar and Sina Hart. He retired as a Major in the U.S. Air Force while stationed at Langley Air Force Base after 20 years of service.
Major Hart was stationed in Greenwood, Mississippi during WWII, where he trained pilots. While in Mississippi he met Mary “Jane” Hutchinson, who became his wife of 49 years. After his Air Force retirement, he joined Ames Associates of Norfolk as an insurance agent. He later started his own business consulting firm, from which he retired in 1990.
Major Hart enjoyed his years of membership in the Sertoma Club and the Langley Golf Association. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed any activity that included his beloved family.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Hutchinson Hart.
He is survived by his sons, Chester M. Hart, Jr. and his wife, Sandy of Suffolk, VA and David A. Hart of Hampton; grandsons, Riggan Matthews Hart and Garland Bennett Hart both of Suffolk; brother, Leonard O. Hart and his wife, Lois of Eugene, OR; as well as numerous nieces and nephews who he visited often.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 PM Thursday, March 18 at Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home. A Celebration of Major Hart’s life will be held Friday, March 19 at 11 AM in the funeral home chapel. Interment with military honors will follow in Parklawn Memorial Park in Hampton.
Friends are encouraged to visit www.parklawn-woodfh.com to share memories and words of condolence with the family.
The family requests expressions of sympathy be in the form of contributions to the American Red Cross, 4915 West Mercury Blvd., Newport News, VA 23605 in honor of their services to military families.
Arrangements are under the care of Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home, 2551 N. Armistead Ave. in Hampton, 23666.
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