Rex Allen Hartman, age 52 of Malvern, died Monday evening, November 29, 2010 in the Hot Spring County Medical Center. He was born in Los Angeles , California on July 6, 1958 to the late Albert Leon and Elva Mary Lawhead Hartman. Reared and educated in California , he had been a resident of Malvern for the past five years. Rex was a mathematics whiz, loved to work with electronics, and was a "shopaholic". Rex was a Christian by faith.

He is survived by a sister, Shirley Black of Peris , California , and by his best friend, Linda Polk of Malvern.

Rex was also preceded in death by a sister.

A graveside service will be held on Thursday, December 2, 2010, at two o'clock in the afternoon, in Oak Ridge Cemetery with Reverend LaVon Post officiating and under the direction of J. A. Funk Funeral Home.

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