Lee Pogue, 92

Posted by on Oct 7, 2015

Pogue

thMr. Lee Pogue of Campbellsville was born on October 11, 1922 into the marriage of William A. and Ellen Mae (Frogg) Pogue in Monticello, KY. He departed this life on October 6, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Greensburg. He was 92 years, 11 months, and 25 days of age.
On August 8, 1942, he married Rose Marie Light, who survives.
As a young man, Mr. Pogue answered the call to duty and joined the United States Army. He served his country honorably during the second World War. He was a natural storyteller; it was a favorite pastime of his to regal his grandchildren (or anyone else) with tales of his world travels.
Mr. Pogue was a field worker for Dean Foods for 30 years before his retirement. He was baptized in 2006 and joined the Shepherd’s Chapel Church of God in Arkansas.

Mr. Pogue leaves to cherish his memory:
His wife of 73 years: Rose Marie Pogue,
Three children: Jimmy Edwin Pogue and wife Joyce of Campbellsville, Lana Faye McDonald of Mt. Washington, and Valinda Jane Coomer and husband Wayne of Campbellsville,
Three sisters: Jeanette Mulliken of Wayland, Michigan, Shirley McGlasson of Springfield, Illinois, and Katheryn Berauer of Mesa, Arizona,
One brother: Bill Pogue and wife Anita of Indiana,
Eleven grandchildren,
Nineteen great-grandchildren,
Thirty great-great-grandchildren,
And a host of extended family and friends.

There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Pogue on Friday, October 9, 2015 at 1:00 PM EST in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY 42718. Bro. Todd Davis will be officiating. Interment will follow in the Caldwell Chapel Cemetery, Hwy 1104, Adair County, KY.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday, October 8, from 5:00-8:00 PM ESTLRPETTY LOGO