Rose Marie Hogue (née Byrd) passed in the presence of loving family on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at the age of 96 after a short stay at a hospice in Little Rock, Arkansas. She had been a resident of Bryant, Arkansas for the last 22 years.

She was born on July 4, 1925, in Lake Village, Arkansas, greeted by fireworks and celebrations as all mothers should. Her father, C.C. Byrd, was a conductor for Missouri Pacific and a St. Louis Cardinals fan, and her mother, Adele (née Erwin) was a schoolteacher and voracious reader. She had a much-loved younger sister, Clarice, a longtime teacher in Longview, TX, who preceded her in death. The Byrd family eventually settled in McGehee, Arkansas, where she graduated in 1943, sharing Valedictorian honors. She then attended Henderson State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree in 1947.

In the meantime, she had met Farris A. Hogue, Jr., also a student at McGehee High School. Like many young men, he left school early and joined the US Navy in World War 2, serving in the Pacific Theater. They were married in McGehee on January 13, 1949. While on the GI Bill, he attended several schools, including Arkansas A&M College where Rose Marie was one of his teachers for a semester.

They eventually moved to Dallas, TX, where he earned his Bachelor of Insurance Administration degree at Southern Methodist University. Rose Marie worked for a short time with the American Cancer Society there. Their first son, Farris Albert Hogue, III, known in his childhood as Bert, was born in 1952, and a second son, David Michael Hogue, was born after they had moved to Houston in 1959. They had both taken jobs at Humble Oil and Refining Company there, where she was an executive secretary. Farris was not happy with big-city living, and moved everyone to Hazen, Arkansas in January 1960 when offered a position by Farm Bureau as the new Agency Manager for Prairie County.

Rose Marie took a new job as the commercial teacher (typing and business studies) at Hazen High School shortly after they arrived. She eventually left her position in 1966 when their last son, Paul Byrd Hogue, was born, although she continued substituting at the school for several years. They had joined the Hazen United Methodist Church not long after moving to Hazen and were members in good standing until moving to Bryant in 2000. In the meantime, Farris III had married Jelyn Carpenter in 1975, and they have one daughter, April Scott, now of Humnoke. Michael married Pam Wood in 1982.

Farris and Rose purchased a new smaller home in Bryant to be close to Michael and his family, including her grandsons Dylan (Amber) and Jake (Brooke). They moved to a second home in Bryant shortly after, and with their advancing years a third and final home they shared with Mike's family. After a long life and a loving marriage, Farris Jr. passed in 2018, just months shy of their 70 ^th anniversary.

She is survived by all three sons and their spouses, a loving sister-in-law Yvonne Hodnett, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Also surviving her are many nieces and nephews and their families in Texas, Arkansas, and several other states, as well as many friends, including Warren and Roberta Walker of Bryant, and Beverly Wood of Carlisle.

Visitation will be Tuesday, March 1, 11:00 a.m. at Dial & Dudley Funeral Home, with graveside services Hazen Cemetery at 2:00 p.m.