James A. Hart, aged 60, passed away April 7 ^th , 2023 at The Laurels of Walden Park. He was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He was a member at Whitehall United Methodist Church and actively attended there for many years. James was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and Alan Hart, his sister, Jean Hart, as well as grandparents, Charles and Estelle Pugh, his aunts, Charlotte Doughty and Dorothy Ruckle, and cousins, Ron and Jim Lancione. James is survived by siblings, Barbara, Stuart, Jackie, and William Hart.  James also has many surviving cousins in Ohio, Maryland, Texas, and Iowa. Services will be held for James at EVANS FUNERAL HOME, 4171 E. Livingston Ave., Columbus, OH, on April 21, 2023, at 1pm. Interment will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, 5600 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH, on April 21 at 2:30pm.