Our Team

Our staff is comprised of dedicated and licensed professionals with the experience to answer all your questions regarding our services. Please feel free to contact any of our staff members at any time.

Adam Hart

President, Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer, Preneed Coordinator

Adam is a lifelong resident of Blackshear, a 1999 graduate of Pierce County High School, a 2001 graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service, and obtained his funeral director and embalmer licenses in 2003.

He started his funeral service career while in high school in 1998, and worked at several funeral homes over the years before purchasing the funeral home in 2012.

He is a member of Blackshear First Baptist Church, attends the Rescued Sunday School Class, and serves with various ministries in the church.

He is active in the community, currently serving as Chairman of the Pierce County Planning Commission Board, was a former member and treasurer of the Blackshear Better Hometown/Main Street Program, and enjoys volunteering as a community soccer coach for the Pierce County School System and the Pierce County Recreation Department.

He is married to Amber Bennett Hart and is blessed with two children, Hinson and Hindree.

He enjoys spending time and traveling with his family, hunting and fishing when time allows, is an avid Georgia Bulldog fan, enjoys raising and field trialing his English Pointer birddogs, and training his English cocker, Kirby.

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Billy Taylor

Funeral Director Assistant

A lifelong resident of Pierce County, Billy grew up in Patterson and graduated from Patterson High School in 1962. He was a long time meat department manager and retired from Food Lion in Waycross.

He was a former owner and partner of the funeral home and is very knowledgeable in the day to day operations of the funeral business.

He and his wife, Janet, have 5 children and are proud grandparents and great grandparents. They are active members of Blackshear First Baptist Church where he attends the Men In Action "MIA" Sunday school class. He's also a greeter, active in the Men's Ministry, serves with the Hospitality Team, amongst many other ministries around the church.

James Bennett

Funeral Director Assistant

A lifelong resident of Pierce County, James graduated from Blackshear High School in 1967.

He served in the United States Navy and retired in 2012 from the Department of Family and Children Services.

He and his wife, Brenda, have two children and 3 grandchildren.

They are active members of Blackshear First Baptist Church where he serves as a deacon and is a co-teacher for the Farr's Fellowship Sunday School Class. He is active on many other committees and ministries in the church also.

James enjoys traveling and camping, and spending time with his family.

Janice Brown

Funeral Attendant

Janice grew up in Wayne County and graduated from Wayne County High School in 1975.

She retired as a loan officer from PrimeSouth Bank in Blackshear and then worked as a legal assistant for Dan Bennett, Attorney At Law.

Enjoying serving others, Janice joined the funeral home staff in 2017.

She and her husband, Charlie, have two children and 4 granddaughters.

They are longtime members of Blackshear First Baptist Church where she is a member of the Seeking Sisters Sunday School class. She is also active in many other ministries around the church.

She is also a longtime director and volunteer with the Southeast Cancer Unit.

Phil Campbell

Funeral Director, Retired

A native of Waycross, Phil is retired as an engineer from CSX Transportation.

He has been a licensed funeral director in the state of Georgia since 1972 and was employed at the funeral home since it opened in 1988 until retiring in 2024.

Phil and his wife, Latrelle, are longtime residents of Blackshear and attend Blackshear First Baptist Church. He attends the MISFITS Sunday School Class and serves as a greeter and usher. He also attends the Joy Group.

Jackson "J.W." Wesley Dixon

January 7, 1932 ~ October 2, 2016

J.W. was raised in Pierce County where he graduated from Patterson High School. He then joined the US Army, stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He lived in Saint Mary’s for many years where he worked for Gilman Paper Company before moving to Blackshear in 1982. He was a lifelong farmer and enjoyed raising cattle.

He was a member of First Baptist Church in Blackshear where he attended the Fellowship Sunday School Class, served as an Usher, and active in the Men’s Ministry. He was also a longtime member of the Southern Baptist Association Disaster Relief. He was a former deacon of Alabaha Freewill Baptist Church in Blackshear and a former member of Saint Mary’s First Presbyterian Church.

He was a longtime funeral assistant at the funeral home, helping serve many area families through the years.

J.W. was loved and is dearly missed by our family and staff but will forever live in our hearts.

Milton Harper

July 21, 1928 ~ September 30, 2021

Mr. Milton lived most of his life in Pierce and Ware Counties and was a 1945 graduate of Waycross High School. He was a veteran, having served in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Spokane, Washington. He returned to southeast Georgia and worked for 35 years with the United States Postal Service, retiring as the Postmaster in Blackshear in 1985.

Following retirement, he served as Deputy Coroner for several years before being elected as the Pierce County Coroner from 2002 to 2012. He worked as a funeral assistant with Hart Funeral Home, helping serve many area families in their time of need.

Milton also served his community by working with the Election Board in Pierce County for many years.

Milton helped start the Hacklebarney Volunteer Fire Department, was a former member of the Waycross Lion’s Club, enjoyed fishing, and was a constant giver to the Red Cross Blood Drives in the area.

He was a dedicated member of First Baptist Church in Blackshear, having served many years as a deacon, attended the Men’s Fellowship Sunday School Class, had been one of the church bus drivers, and served on many other committees over the years.

Our family and staff loved and miss Mr. Milton and know our loss here is his eternal gain!

Pastor Marshall Dixon

November 5, 1943 ~ January 27, 2018

Bro. Marshall grew up in Patterson where he was a 1961 graduate of Patterson High School. After high school, he moved to Ft. Lauderdale, FL where he worked with his family in construction.

During that time, he felt the Lord calling him into the ministry of the Gospel and accepted that call in 1969. He attended the Florida Baptist Theological College in Graceville, FL during the day and built houses in Dothan, Alabama during the evening to pay for his schooling. Following graduation, he pastored several churches in south Georgia. His first call to pastor was as the interim pastor of Offerman Baptist Church in Offerman, GA, followed by Sale City Baptist Church in Sale City, GA, Olive Branch Baptist Church in Ellabell, GA, Friendship Baptist Church in Alma, GA, Salem Baptist Church in Pavo, GA, Hacklebarney Baptist Church in Blackshear, GA, and retired as the associate pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Patterson, GA.

He was also a carpenter, owning and operating L & L Construction Company with his brother, Jake, and son, Tim. He also enjoyed farming, repairing vehicles and tractors, and worked several years as a funeral assistant, helping minister to many area families with Hart Funeral Home.

Bro. Marshall was a bright spot in our lives and he lived as he preached. Our family and staff truly loved him and miss him dearly. And every time we hear a good joke or hear someone singing or humming "Beulah Land", our hearts smile with remembrances of a dear friend!

James Wesley “Dub” Dean

December 11, 1935 ~ November 27, 2014

Dub was a lifelong resident of Blackshear. Over the years, he had managed Pierce Trading Company, sold insurance for Gulf Life, had worked in the butchery at Wall’s IGA, but retired from Suburban Gas Company (formerly Texa Gas) with 15 years of service and was the manager at the time of his retirement.

After retirement, he enjoyed repairing small appliances and had worked as a longtime funeral assistant, serving many of his friends and area families through the years.

He was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear and attended the Senior Men’s Sunday School Class.

Dub was always more like family than a friend. We shared many special talks and memories through the years and he will always be remembered and loved by our family and staff. He was a precious friend and encourager and is dearly missed.