Patricia Jean Pogue was born on September 20, 1930 to the late Naomi Buckner and Joseph Jefferson in Newark, New Jersey, but was raised in Sumter with her grandfather Marion Buckner while her mother worked in New Jersey. On October 26, 2019, Patricia transition to her heavenly house to be with the Lord.

Jean was educated in the Sumter school system and attended Lincoln High School.

She met Osteen Johnson Jr. and married immediately right out of school. The couple, then, moved to Newark, New Jersey to start their lives; this union lasted 17 years, to which three children were born: Osteen III, Andrea, and Ronald.

In October 1966, she met and married Beaufort Pogue; they lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Upon retirement, they returned home to Sumter, South Carolina. becoming members of St. Luke AME Church on St. Paul Church Road.

Jean spent her early years working in the garment industry as a talented seamstress and tailor. She retired from Citi Bank in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where she worked as a supervisor.

Jean was a founding member of a social group, the Golden Links. She was also a long- time member and held a board position with the Sumterites.

Jean leaves to celebrate her life and cherish precious memory: her children: Osteen III (Kathleen), Andrea, and Ronald Johnson, Deatre Speights, and Beaufort (Patricia) Pogue III; her grandchildren: Terreke Johnson, Lavel Thomas, Dr. Frederick D. (Latrel, Esq.) Johnson, Ronald Brashard (Charleen) Johnson, Olisa Rachele Johnson, and Winston Speed; seventeen great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Jean was preceded in death by her only sibling, Ethel Mike.

Public Viewing will be held on Sunday, November 3, 3019 from 2-6pm at Job's Mortuary.

Mrs. Pogue will be placed in the church on Monday, November 4, 2019 at 10am for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral Services will be held at 11am on Monday, November 4, 2019 at St. Luke AME Church 2355 N St. Pauls Church Road Sumter, SC 29150, with Rev. George Brown

Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.

Family will receive friends at the home, 485 Mallard Drive Sumter, SC 29150.

Job's Mortuary, Inc., 312 S. Main Street is in charge of arrangements.