Ogden, Martha S.

On September 6, 2009, MARTHA SPEICHER OGDEN, 91, of Siesta Key, Sarasota and formerly of Gibson Island, MD died. Mrs. Ogden was born in Chestertown, MD on May 15, 1918. She attended Bucknell University and because of an illness, had to move back to Chestertown where she graduated from Washington college. She was married to Harry Ford Ogden, a prominent Baltimore attorney and President of the Fidelity and Guarantee Insurance Corporation. Mrs. Ogden was a member of the Field Club and Junior League of Sarasota. She had a passion for world travel, reading and was an accomplished bridge player. She and her husband loved to entertain. She is survived by two nephews, John Edward Buckingham of Osprey, FL and William Andrew Buckingham of Washington, D.C. A memorial service will be held at St. Boniface Episcopal Church on October 15, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.