Rita Faye Hogan

Rita Faye Hogan, 55, of Goshen, died early Sunday morning, August 16, 2009, at her home.  She had been ill since 1996. She was born on July 1, 1954, in Martinsville, Indiana, to the late Harold Leon and Pauline (Warmoth) Owens.  She married Steven R. Baire and following a divorce married Dwayne Hogan on December 20, 1986.  He survives. A homemaker, Mrs. Hogan moved to Goshen 24 years ago from Martinsville.  She attended Good Shepherd Baptist Academy in Camby, Indiana.  She is survived by her husband, Dwayne; a daughter, Stephanie Baire of New Paris; two step-sons, Troy (Teresa) Hogan of Noblesville and Michael (Tasha) Hogan of Goshen; a granddaughter, Alisha Hunt; a step-grandson, Drew Hogan of Goshen; three sisters, Karen (Junior) Traylor of California, Jackie Hutchinson of Paragon, Indiana and Debbie Carpenter of Martinsville, Indiana; a brother, Bobby (Pat) Owens of Colorado; a step-sister, Shirley Bryan of Martinsville, Indiana; and a step-brother, Kenneth Rice of Eminence, Indiana. Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, August 19, at the funeral home. An 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 19, 2009, funeral service will be conducted at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home.  Pastor Jim Shrock of First Baptist Church, Goshen, will officiate. Burial will follow in Violett Cemetery, Goshen. Memorial contributions may be made to the Elkhart County Humane Shelter.