Glynn County GaArchives Obituaries.....DART, Robert Ernest June 7, 1941
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The Brunswick News; Sat. & Mon. 7 & 9 June 1941; pg. 8 col. 5 & pg. 8 col. 6

MAJOR R.E. DART DIES EARLY TODAY IN JACKSONVILLE

Information was received in the city today of the death in Jacksonville early 
this morning of Major R. Ernest Dart, former prominent Brunswick attorney, who 
had made his home in the Florida city for a number of years.  Mr. Dart has 
been ill for the past several weeks and underwent an operation in St. 
Vincent’s hospital in that city Tuesday.

Born in Brunswick, Mr. Dart spent all of his early life here.  He graduated 
from Glynn Academy and later attended the law school of Virginia University, 
and after his graduation practiced his profession in this city for many years, 
later moving to Jacksonville where for a time he was associated with the late 
Col. Wm. E. Kay.

He took an active part in state military circles while in Brunswick, and for a 
number of years was captain of the Brunswick Riflemen.  He was later made a 
major in the Georgia National Guard.  He was also identified with various 
other Brunswick organizations during his residence here.  He was a member of 
the well known and prominent Glynn county Dart family and has a large number 
of relatives now residing here.

Mr. Dart is survived by his widow, and three children, by a former marriage, 
Mrs. Bufort Finley, a teacher at the University of Florida in Gainesville; 
Mrs. Jack Hottel of Trenton, N.J., and Robert Ernest Dart, Jr. of Riverhead, 
N.Y., and one sister, Mrs. Russell Richards, of Atlanta.  Burial will be in 
Brunswick on Monday, but details were not known today.  Mr. Dart’s parents and 
a brother are buried in Oak Grove cemetery and it is expected he will also be 
buried there.



The Brunswick News; Monday 9 June 1941; pg. 8 col. 6

FUNERAL TODAY OF LATE ERNEST DART

Funeral services were held here this afternoon at 2 o’clock for the late Major 
R. Ernest Dart, former Brunswick attorney, who died in a Jacksonville hospital 
Saturday after an illness of several weeks.  Services were held at St. Mark’s 
Episcopal church, conducted by the rector, the Rev. Lee A. Belford.  Mr. Dart 
was a member of St. Mark’s church for many years during his residence in 
Brunswick.  Following services at the church burial was in the family lot in 
Oak Grove cemetery.

Serving as pallbearers were the following:  Lloyd Layden of Jacksonville, 
Edwin Dart, Claud Dart, M.E. Dart, E.L. Stephens, Judge D.W. Krauss, H.F. 
duBignon, and B. Padrosa of this city.


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