James "Jimmy" Thomas Hart, 39, of Dawsonville, GA passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018. Jimmy was the son of Ronald "Ron" Joseph Hart and the late Angela D. Ward Hart. He was born at the 97th General Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany on September 4, 1979.

Jimmy loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He was a loving hands on father of three boys, always doing boy stuff and just having fun.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Angela D. Ward Hart; paternal grandparents, Joseph H. and Louise D. Hart of Rome, GA.

Jimmy is survived by the mother of his children, Jennifer McDowell Hart; children, Kirk McDowell, Preston Hart and Trevor Hart all of Dawsonville, GA; parents, Ronald J. and Sheila Hart of Palm Coast, FL; brothers, Ronald Joseph (Joe) and Nicole Hart of Dawsonville, GA, Nicholas and Anne Higgins of Bonaire, GA, Kyle and Kaitlyn Higgins of Palm Coast, FL; maternal grandparents, James and Audrey Ward; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers the family ask that donations be made in Jimmy's name to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Northside Atlanta. http://naminorthsideatlanta.org/donate-to-nami-northside-atlanta/

Condolences may be left on line at www.beardenfuneralhome.com

Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA