Gwendolyn Marlene Hart, 83-year-old Plano, TX and former Marietta, OK resident, passed away Monday, January 30, 2023 in the Baylor, Scott & White Heart Hospital in Plano. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 6, 2023, in the Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Brett Alberda officiating. Following the service, Gwendolyn will be laid to rest beside her husband in the Lakeview Cemetery in Marietta. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., Monday, February 6, at the funeral home.

Gwendolyn began this life October 17, 1939, in Thackerville, OK the daughter of William M. and Camilla (Adams) Jones. She grew up and attended school in Thackerville. On October 12, 1968, Gwendolyn married James Wesley Hart, Jr. in Gainesville, TX. The two enjoyed almost 51 years together before he passed away in October of 2019.

Gwendolyn worked as a food service manager for Lewis Contracting for several years until her retirement. Over the years, she was known to enjoy embroidery, crochet, sewing, working puzzles, and playing games like solitaire and Mahjong on her iPad. Gwendolyn also loved playing board games with her grandchildren. Card games were her favorite. She loved to travel, shop, and spend time with her family. Gwendolyn also cherished daily conversations on the telephone with her sisters Edith Farr and Billie Russell.

Gwendolyn was preceded in death by her parents; by her husband; by a son, Michael Hart; by two daughters, Sharon Tomplait and Janet Hart; a brother, Willie Jones; and two sisters, Orenia (Jones) Smith and Desey (Jones) Bloomer. Those left to cherish her memory are daughters, Marlene Colby of Henrietta, TX, Jessica Moss and husband Paul of Plano, TX; grandsons Wesley Hart and James Moss; granddaughters, Chasity Hofbauer and husband Jake of Bowie, TX, Amanda Hart, and Jolie Moss; 16 great-grandchildren, including Jackson, Owen, and Adam Hofbauer; and sisters, Edith Farr and Billie Russell.

Casket bearers are Paul Moss, Wesley Hart, James Moss, Jakson Hofbauer, Owen Hofbauer, and Adam Hofbauer. Honorary bearer is Jake Hofbauer.