Anastasia Ludlow Wrightson

Anastasia Ludlow Wrightson of Easton died peacefully at her home on Friday, April 14th. She was born in La Jolla, Calif. on March 2nd, 1936. Her parents were Capt. William G. Ludlow, Jr., USN, and Cynthia Beatty Ludlow. As the daughter of a naval officer, she spent her early childhood in the Philippines and then relocated with her sister Josephine to Tunis Mills, Md. for the duration of World War II. After the War, her family permanently relocated to Talbot County. She attended the Country School in Easton and graduated from the Oldfields School in Glencoe, Md. in 1952, where she later served as an alumni trustee. She received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Smith College in Northampton, Mass. in 1956. On March 3rd, 1962, she married William Lowe Wrightson, Jr. of St. Michaels, Md. at Christ Church in Easton. After college, Anastasia worked at the National Security Agency (NSA), Fort Meade, Md. as a cryptologic linguist, and sat on the Cuba desk during the Missile Crisis. She left the NSA and returned to Talbot County in 1966 to raise a family. Later in life she opened a boutique on Harrison Street in Easton called Anastasia Ltd., that she operated until her retirement in 2008. She was a member of the Talbot County Garden Club and was a past member of both the Tred Avon Yacht Club (TAYC) and the Harbor Club in Easton, Md. She enjoyed sailing and was an active volunteer on the race committee at TAYC for many years. Anastasia is survived by her sister Cynthia M. Ludlow of Santa Fe, N.M. and brother Charles A. Ludlow of Las Vegas, Nev. as well as her children William L. Wrightson III and his wife Laura of Oxford, Md., Charles S. Wrightson of Cambridge, Md., and Elizabeth B. Wrightson of Annapolis, Md. She is survived by three grandchildren, William L. Wrightson IV and Anastasia R. Wrightson of Oxford, Md., and Jordyn A. Patchett of Nashville, Tenn. She was preceded in death by her husband William L. Wrightson, Jr., her brother William G. Ludlow III, and her sister Josephine S. Ludlow. A service of celebration will be held at the Church of the Holy Trinity, 502 S. Morris Street, Oxford, Md. 21654 on May 3rd at 11 o’clock. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in her honor to the Critchlow Adkins Children’s Center, 133 North Washington Street, Easton, Md. 21601.

Anastasia Ludlow Wrightson

March 2, 1936 - April 14, 2023