He was born June 25, 1928, in Madison County, Mo., son of Claude and Ethel Lashley Pogue. He and Opal Wagganer were married Sept. 20, 1945, in Madison County.
Pogue was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Lonnie Pogue of Maryland Heights, Mo., Tim Pogue of Cape Girardeau; a daughter, Brenda Pogue of Fredericktown; a brother, Billy Pogue of Fredericktown; two sisters, Bonnie Tesreau of Fredericktown, Glenda Stroup of Tuolumne, Calif.; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a grandson.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. today at Follis and Sons Funeral Home in Fredericktown, with Lindell Sikes officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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