Melvin Jane (Moles) Hogan, age 88, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Blackhawk Assisted Living Facility in Spring Hill, Kansas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church in Adrian, Missouri with visitation from 10:00-11:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Atkinson Funeral Home for distribution to St. Francis Episcopal Church.

Mel was born September 13, 1924 in Bates County, Missouri. She was the daughter of Otha and Lois Moles of Adrian, Missouri. She attended Adrian schools and graduated from Adrian High School. Being one of eleven children born to Otha and Lois, she enjoyed being part of a large family and the family was an important part of her life.

Throughout her life, Mel enjoyed her home and family, fishing, RV trips to Florida, days up at the river place and following the St. Louis Cardinals. Mel resided most of her early life in western Missouri (Adrian and Kansas City area) before eventually settling in St. Louis County and St. Charles, Missouri, where she resided for nearly 50 years. Mel was married to Grover Hogan in 1969 in St. Charles, Missouri. Later in life she moved to eastern Kansas and lived in assisted living facilities in Olathe, Louisburg and Spring Hill.

Mel was preceded in death by her parents (Otha and Lois), her husband (Grover), brothers (Lester, Jack, Bob and Ray Moles) and sisters (Geraldine Scott, Vonna Smiley and Shirley Smith). She is survived by her three sisters (Faye Robinson, Wilda Nevels and Kathy Barton) and four sons (Michael Ackerley, Larry Hogan, Gary Ackerley and Ron Hogan) as well as seven grandchildren (Stephen, Stephanie, Gabe, Sean, Cara, Brooke and Lauren), five great grandchildren (Connor, Cameron, Nicholas, Matthew and Luke) and a great many nieces and nephews.