Wilbur "Tom" Hogan

A graveside service for Wilbur “Tom” Hogan, 86, of Gainesville, will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, December 31, 2024 in Fairview Cemetery with Dr. Jeff Langley officiating.  A visitation is scheduled for Monday, December 30, 2024 at Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home from 7:00 to 8:00 PM.

Mr. Hogan passed away December 26, 2024 in Muenster.  He was born January 11, 1938 to W. C. and Evelyn Jackson Hogan in Gainesville.  He attended Gainesville High School and El Centro College in Dallas.

Tom married Elaine Boone Hogan on April 18, 1959.  He served in the US Army in Korea from 1960 to 1962.  He was employed by the Farmers Branch Fire Dept, retired from the Dallas Police Dept., and retired from the US Postal Service.

Mr. Hogan is survived by his wife of 65 years, Elaine Hogan of Gainesville; daughter Kristin Bilstad of Plano; son Brian Hogan of Denton; 5 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild; brother Robert Hogan of Denton; sisters: Linda Harlow of Gainesville, Joan Ellyett of Whitesboro, Lisa Hancock of Denton.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents and son Bill Hogan.