Gordon Hogan

Gordon Hogan, “sprinted into heaven” (wording borrowed from one of his granddaughters, Jessica Collins) in the evening hours of July 22, 2025, surrounded by his three children—Beth, Dave, and Julie—his son-in-law Ron, his daughter-in-law Debbie, and his granddaughter via Zoom from Austin, TX. Gordon was 97 years old. He was born on March 7, 1928, in East St. Louis, Illinois, the only child of the late William Hogan and Ethel Gibbs Hogan. Gordon is survived by his three children: Beth James of Searcy, AR; Dave and Debbie Hogan of Singapore; and Julie and Ron Garner of Dexter, MO; eight grandchildren; and seventeen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son-in-law, Mike James, and one great-grandson, Jesse James. He was united in marriage on November 8, 1947, to the love of his life, Jane McAuley Hogan, in Savannah, GA. They journeyed through life together for 68 glorious years. Jane passed away on January 17, 2016. Gordon and Jane partnered to bring souls to Christ in Pakistan and Singapore for 33 years, returning to Singapore every summer until Gordon was 73. He taught Bible and Missions classes at Harding University for fourteen years during his retirement. Gordon also served as an elder at College Church of Christ for 20 years. He was an adventure-seeker all his life—trekking and mountain climbing in Australia and New Zealand, bungee jumping and skydiving, white-water rafting, rappelling, horseback riding, hot-air ballooning, ropes coursing, water skiing, and any other daring thing he could come up with—until he was 90 years old. Nothing brought him more joy or fulfillment, however, than preaching and teaching the Word of God, baptizing souls into Christ, and participating in the planting of congregations of the Lord’s church. Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, at College Church of Christ in Searcy, AR, with the celebration of life to follow at 11:00 a.m., officiated by Bruce McLarty and Noel Whitlock. Interment will follow immediately at Oak Grove Cemetery in Searcy. Memorials may be made in his name to Holmes Road Church of Christ in Memphis, TN, or to the Dorcas Fund of the Moulmein Road Church of Christ in Singapore, which provides mission and emergency relief funds. Arrangements are entrusted to Powell Funeral Home of Searcy. www.powellfuneralhome.net

Gordon Hogan

March 7, 1928 - July 22, 2025