ustine Doryce Bogan entered into the Joy of the Lord
on Monday, February 5th, 2024, a day before her next
birthday in her home with her husband.
Justine was the fifth child born on February
6th, 1947, to Wallace F. Smith and Justine R. Smith
of Baltimore, Maryland. She was the youngest of the
family which included four brothers, Wallace, Bobby,
James and Joseph Smith. She leaves behind her husband
Edward L. Bogan, son Kenneth Bogan, daughter-in-
law Akeeda, grandson Devyn of Colorado Springs,
Colorado, brother Joseph Smith, and numerous nieces
and nephews and other relatives and friends.
She was a spiritual and cordial person attending a
number of churches and also sang with the choir at
Ebeneezer AME Church. She later became a member
of Mt. Ennon Baptist Church. In her years she attended
Public School 119, Forest Park High School, and Junior
College of Baltimore. She later met and married her
husband, Edward L. Bogan. During those times she
enjoyed horseback riding, beginner Golf, skiing, hiking,
and shopping. She lived in Germany and traveled to
many other countries in Europe.
She befriended a mass of friends that included
Cathy Gause, Edna & Gene Jacob, Penny & Billy White,
Bob and Donna McLendon, Marilyn and Sidney Brooks,
Denise Crawford, Evinie Brown, and a host of other
loving friends who are in her memory forever.
A Memorial Gathering will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 from 11:30 a.m. until the start of the Memorial Service at 12 noon at the KALAS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD. The interment will be held privately at a later date.