James A. "Jim" Hogston, 94, of rural Marion, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at Marion General Hospital in Marion, Indiana.  He was born on February 6, 1930, in Grant County, Indiana to James "Frank" & Mable Lavonne Hogston. Jim was a 1948 graduate of Van Buren High School. He served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. Jim married Ann Sarah (Williams) Hogston on Friday, February 7, 1964, in Mt. Olive Church of Christ, Lawrence County, Williams, Indiana. Jim began working in 1956 at Fisher Body, GM in Marion when the plant opened, and worked there until he retired at 72 years old. He was a farmer, owning and working ground in Blackford, Grant, and Wells Counties. He enjoyed listening to big band music, like Lawrence Welk and being with his family.

Loving survivors include, wife, Ann Sarah (Williams) Hogston, Marion, IN, daughter, Doris (Dennis) Purtlebaugh, Bloomington, IN, daughter, Karen Stephan, Andrews, IN, son, Howard (DeAnn) Hogston, Bluffton, IN, son, Robert A. Hogston, Iowa Colony, TX, son, Larry F. Hogston, Fort Wayne, IN, daughter, Jenny L. Hogston, Fort Wayne, IN, daughter, Patty Smith, Navarre, FL, daughter, Erma Jean (Jeff) Fields, Florence, SC, daughter, Rebecca Weisheit, New Haven, IN, several grandchildren and great grandchildren, sister, Mary Palmer, Van Buren, IN, one niece and one nephew.

He was preceded in death by his father, James "Frank" Hogston, mother, Mable Lavonne (Swindell) Hogston, wife, Betty Eileen (Lee) Hogston who passed away in 1962, grandson, Indiana State Police Trooper Peter R. "Bo" Stephan, brother, Richard "Dickie" Hogston, brother, David Eugene Hogston and brother-in-law, Bob Palmer.

Family and friends may gather to share and remember at Van Buren Church of the Vine Fellowship Hall, located at 105 South 2nd Street, Van Buren on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. A service to celebrate Jim's life will follow at 1:00 PM. Burial will take place in the Gardens of Memory in rural Marion, Huntington County, Indiana.

Memorial donations may be made to the Harvest House Food Pantry, 210 N. 1st Street, Van Buren, Indiana 46991.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Ferguson & Glancy Funeral Home in Van Buren.