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David Hart Jr.

Aug 15, 2025 | Obituaries

Mr. David Wade Hart Jr., 35, of Saxis, passed away on Aug. 2, 2025, in Saxis.

Born on June 28, 1990, in Salisbury, Md., he was the son of David Wade Hart Sr. and Beverly Linton Hart. David was a waterman and a member of Bayside Community Church in Pocomoke City. He loved sports, especially football, and was an avid Ravens fan. An easy-going, kind, and gentle soul, he always saw the good in others.

Other than his parents, David is survived by his brothers, Daniel Hart and wife, Daniela, and their daughter, Luna, of Saxis, and Ethan Hart, of Onancock; his grandparents, Linda and Barry Linton, of Saxis, and Arnold Spence, of Fairmount, Md.; and his aunts and uncles, Andrew and Holly Linton and their son, Drew, Keith Hart and his son, Lawrence (Megan), and their children, Sadie and Bodie, and Laurie Ann Hart.

David was preceded in death by his grandmother, Vivian Leigh Spence.

A graveside service was held on Friday, Aug. 8, at 2 p.m. from Groton’s Cemetery in Hallwood, with the Rev. Bob Boyce officiating.

Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the Bethel Colony of Mercy, https://bethelcolony.org/help-support-our-ministry/ or Bayside Community Church, P.O. Box 627, Pocomoke City, MD 21851.

Arrangements were by the Thornton Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Parksley.