Ordie L Hogsett Obituary (1923 - 2012)

Ordie L. Hogsett, age 89, was born at Nevada, Missouri on May 10, 1923, son of Ida Sharp Hogsett and Henry LeRoy Hogsett. He passed away in Ogden, Utah on July 14, 2012. Ordie grew up in southwest Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1953. Following high school Ordie worked as farm help and on Thanksgiving Day 1943 was injured in an accident with a farm machine that cost him the fingers on his right hand and the lower left forearm. After recovery he continued to work at farm related jobs. In 1955 Ordie was named the first statewide Extension Farm Safety Specialist with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He traveled the entire state encouraging farm and home safety. It is unknowable the number of accidents that did not happen because of his efforts. Similarly with each appearance he was an example of how to carry on and build a satisfying and worthwhile life after a major agricultural related injury. Ordie married Leanah Settle in Missouri and later divorced; they were parents of two daughters, Edi and Barbara. He married Pearle E. Augustine in 1979. They retired and moved to Annabella, Utah in 1983 to pursue hobbies of travel, woodworking, collecting rocks and polishing those rocks into cabochons for jewelry. He is survived by his wife, Pearle, Riverdale, Utah; daughters Edi Hogsett of Aurora, Colorado and Barbara Cooper of Pleasanton, Texas, grandchildren Cody Cooper and Jamie Cooper of Pleasanton, Texas; step-daughter, Kathy Augustine Amos of Ogden, Utah, step-sons, Dr. William (Sue) Augustine of Malta, Illinois, and Tony Augustine of Danville, Illinois; grandchildren, Cristina Amos of Ogden, Utah, Dr. Paul (Dr. Jami) Augustine of DeKalb, Illinois and Joy (Scott) Jones of Prairie Village, Kansas; and great-grandchildren, Addison Jones and Justin Jones. Also surviving are half-brothers, Carl McHenry of Everett, Washington, and Edward McHenry; half-sisters, Virginia Hampton and Wilma Leikam of the Salt Lake City, Utah area. Half-sister, Beatrice Hawk, and half-brother, Doyle Hogsett, predeceased Ordie. The family expresses appreciation to the staff of Mountain Ridge Assisted Living for their compassionate care of him. A memorial service was held on Monday, August 13, 2012 at 3:30 pm at Community United Methodist Church, 163 West 4800 South in Washington Terrace, Utah. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made toward scholarships at the College of Agriculture, University of Missouri-Columbia.