Clarissa Angie Ogle, age 81, of Huntingtown, MD passed away on March 23, 2012 at her home. She was born April 14, 1930 in Sioux City, Iowa to William Irving and Hazel Ella (Colvin) Britton. She moved to Waysons Corner as a young woman and lived with her sister.
Clarissa married John Howard Ogle in Epiphany Episcopal Church, Forestville in 1964. Together they operated a farm in Huntingtown. After her husband’s death in 1977 she was employed in the cafeteria of Mt. Harmony School, the cafeteria of Calvert Memorial Hospital and the peach orchards of George Rabbitt.
She attended Emmanuel Baptist Church in Huntingtown. Clarissa enjoyed bowling and for many years was a member of a league, mowing the lawn, baking pies and cookies, jigsaw puzzles, country music, bingo and going out to dinner. For the last ten months Clarissa was pleased to be a resident of Calvert County Nursing Center.
She was preceded in death by her husband Howard, a daughter Pamela Jayne and sisters Ruth Ann Wayson and Thelyia Revere.
Surviving are seven children Carolyn Kay Rodgers of Clinton, MD, Susan Marie Gormley and her husband William of Ridgecrest, CA, John Benjamin Ogle and his wife Sarah of Prince Frederick, MD, Angie Ella Ogle of Prince Frederick, MD, Penny Kay Willis and her husband Gary, Sr. of Huntingtown, MD; Lorraine Saxby of Oxnard, CA and Marion King of Greencastle, PA.; twenty grandchildren Linda Collins, Bob Saxby, Denise Cashmere, Gary King, John King, Kevin King, Ricky King, Kristie Johnson, D.J. Smith, Jr., Heather Dugan, John Ogle, Josh Ogle, Chaz Osbourn, Justin Denton, Tyler Denton, Valerie Mayer, Gary Willis, Jr., Nicki Higgins, Megan Willis and Melissa Willis.; and numerous great grandchildren.