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Climouth J. Hugh "CJ" Hogue

18 Aug 1909 – 17 Aug 1999

Birth18 Aug 1909
Death17 Aug 1999
CemeteryPayne Cemetery
Athens , Henderson County , Texas , USA
Added byMargaret Peterson Khan on 24 Feb 2025
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24440308

Bio

C. J. was born on August 18, 1909 near Como in Hopkins County, Texas. He was the second of nine children born to James Hirum and Emily Delura Culpepper Hogue. His chidlhood was spent on the farm. In about 1916 he moved with his parents to Berwin, Oklahoma, which later was named Gene Autry, Oklahoma. In late 1917 or very early 1918 the family, then consisting of five boys, moved by train to Athens, Texas. Dad told me they arrived in Athens on a very cold day. He said, "Iccles were hanging from the water tower as big as your leg". His sister and the first girl to be born into the family, Josey, was born on February 2, 1918 in Athens on ground hog's day. The family grew to eventually include not only the five boys but four girls. He met and later married Mayme Odessa Chilcoat Hogue on April 21, 1933. Through their married life they created a family consisting of children Joyce Elaine, Jimmy, Hugh Alvin, Joan (pronounced Joanne), Harry Wayne and William Gary. Gary, the baby of the family was the only one born in a hospital. When first married, he continued to farm for a short time, later working for the Austin Bridge Company, The Katy Railroad, then finally becoming a paint contractor. He remained a paint contractor for the remainer of his working life. He was an avid gardener, giving away most of his crop to friends and neighbors. He loved cigars and chewing tobacco. He dispensed disipline with a razor strap. He loved to argue, and could take either side of a debate with zest. In later life he dipped snuff, sometimes talking before the snuff was wet which resulted in numerous puffs of brown snuff being expelled from his mouth into the air around him. He had very few teeth in his declining years but this did not interfere with his eating hearty meals. He was a very colorful character, using and pronouncing words incorrectly which brought laughter to all around him. His children still joke about his antics so he is obviously still missed. He loved to dance, with someone or alone. It didn't matter to him. Anytime a catchy tune came on the radio he was up dancing. He danced happily until his dying day. He died in a nursing home but never gave up the belief that he would get better and go back home.

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