Aileen Marie Hogue

Aileen Marie Williams Hogue of Chestertown, MD, died on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Heron Point. She was 95. She was born on March 17, 1921, in Hutchinson, KS, the daughter of the late John Phillips and Helen Marie Weir Williams. She was a graduate of Hyattsville High School in Hyattsville, MD, Class of 1938 and the University of Maryland Class of 1942 with a Bachelor’s degree in Education. On February 11, 1944, she married Philip Hogue and they lived in Riverdale where she taught secondary education at Greenbelt High School. In 1952, the family moved to Queenstown, MD, where Phil managed Wye River Farms. They moved back to Hyattsville in 1956. Aileen took a break from teaching to raise her family while the children were young. She rejoined the workforce in 1961 at Parkdale High School in Prince George's County. She retired in 1983 and eventually moved to Heron Point in Chestertown in December of 1998. While on the Eastern Shore, Mrs. Hogue was instrumental in establishing the Queenstown School PTA. In Hyattsville, she and her husband were active members of Riverdale Presbyterian Church. She was choir director for over 25 years and established their music program. She was a past president of Inner Wheel (the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Rotary Club), taught piano lessons and for the past 18 years was a member of the Chestertown Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed visiting with her friends and family, traveling, and singing with the choir. She will be fondly remembered as being a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and friend. She lost her husband of 70 years, Philip Hogue, in 2014. She is survived by her children Karen Ruth Hogue Fletcher-Baker (David) of Waynesboro, TN; Philip Keith Hogue (Jacqueline) of Spotsylvania, VA; and Edith Helen Hogue Certain of Longview, TX; grandchildren Jacob Philip Harris, Denise Acors, Emilie Smithwick, Crystal Glasco and Dennis Certain; and 13 great-grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews. Memorial services will be held at the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at 2 pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Presbyterian Church of Chestertown or the Chester River Chorale.

Aileen Marie Hogue

March 17, 1921 - April 9, 2016