Betty Jean White Hogue, age 95, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2026. She was born January 11, 1931, in Florence, Arkansas, to Jesse Monroe White and Lola Mae Hayes White.

Betty Jean was born and raised during the Great Depression. She lost her father when she was just three years old and was nurtured by the Florence community, her aunt and uncle, Otis and Effie Hayes White, and Selma Methodist Church-Mt. Tabor.

Betty Jean married Vance B. Hogue, Jr., and they shared 68 years together until his death in 2013. In 1954, they moved from Southeast Arkansas to Little Rock, where they raised their four children.

Betty Jean was a homemaker and a talented seamstress. She and Vance loved working in their garden, growing beautiful flowers and abundant vegetables that they generously shared with family, friends, and neighbors. Later in life, they retired to Little Fir Landing on Lake Ouachita, where they enjoyed catching crappie and catfish, and eventually moved to a little farm at Glen Rose, Arkansas.

Betty Jean is preceded in death by her husband, Vance B. Hogue, Jr.; her young daughter, Virginia Ruth; her parents and grandparents; brothers Lamar White (Vivian) and James White (Helen); sisters Ruth White and Frances Martar (Rastus) and daughter-in-law Marilyn Hogue.

She is survived by her son, John Hogue (Karen) of St. Louis; daughters Betty Jo Taylor of Rogers and Judy Wooten of Bella Vista; grandchildren Jennie Barron of Maumelle; John Hogue, Jr. (Caroline) of Plainview; Jason Taylor (Dalena) of Green Cove Springs, Florida; Travis Wooten (Sarah) of Joplin, Missouri; Allison Hogue (Mike Wickline) of Little Rock; and Kelsie Merrill (Travis) of Olive Branch, Mississippi; 15 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; many beloved nieces and nephews; and an extended and cherished Hogue family.

Pallbearers will be Garrett Brown, Dalton Hogue, Jason Taylor, Ryan Taylor, Mike Wickline, and Travis Wooten.

Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 22 at Ashby Funeral Home with funeral services beginning at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Forest Hills Cemetery. Pastor Kim Hammer will be officiating.

In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to one of the following: Circle of Life Hospice 1201 NE Legacy Pkwy Bentonville, AR 72712 or the Betty & Marilyn Hogue Community Service Scholarship for the Miss Greater Little Rock, Metro & Saline County Organization, 1323 Pine Valley Rd. Little Rock, AR 72207.