Marie Chappell Poage

1927 - 2025

Marie Chappell Poage
07/24/1927 - 11/07/2025
Marie Chappell died on November 7, 2025. She was delivered by her grandmother on July 24, 1927, in Pierce, Texas, on the ranch founded by Abel "Shanghai" Pierce. Marie was the eldest child of L.W. Chappell, a rice farmer, and Naomi Clarke Chappell, and she grew up in El Campo, Texas.
As a farm girl during the Depression and World War II, Marie learned the value of hard work and responsibility, contributing daily to the success of the family farm. Yet she also delighted in the freedom of country life-especially riding horses and exploring the outdoors. She was preceded in death by her three siblings, Terry Leonard Chappell, Doris "Jean" Chappell, and Zava Ruth Liddell.
Marie graduated from El Campo High School, home of the Ricebirds. There, she was a member of the marching band. She had a lifelong passion for art and studied at Colorado Women's College in Denver before earning her Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art and Secondary Art Education from the University of Texas at Austin. She often recalled that in the years following World War II, there were "ten men on the GI Bill for every woman" on campus.
While at UT, Marie met her future husband, Alfred Herbert Vogt. After graduation, they married and moved to Galveston, where Alfred pursued his medical degree and Marie taught art at Ball High School while beginning to raise their family. The couple later lived in Warren, Pennsylvania; Pineville, Louisiana; and eventually settled in Houston, Texas.
Marie was a longtime resident of the Boulevard Oaks neighborhood near the Museum District and Rice University. She remained an eager lifelong learner, frequently taking continuing education courses at Rice University and Texas A&M. A gregarious conversationalist, she was well known at the old Avalon Drugstore in Houston, where she loved to meet interesting people and engage in spirited conversation.
A passionate supporter of the arts, Marie attended gallery openings and maintained deep friendships within Houston's artistic community. An avid gardener, she was a member of the Southampton Garden Club, and her beautifully kept yard was the envy of her neighbors. She was also an accomplished practitioner of Sogetsu Ikebana, viewing the discipline not just as flower arranging but as an artistic expression that exemplified her way of seeing and appreciating the beauty of the world. She was an intrepid traveler who was not afraid to venture solo. She visited Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe.
Later in life, Marie became an enthusiastic multimedia artist, best known for her distinctive handmade bookmarks that reflected her rich and multidimensional artistic vision. She also loved to collect and share stories from her childhood and family history. A devoted genealogist, she took great interest in researching and preserving the stories of her ancestors.
Professionally, Marie worked as a realtor, focusing primarily on commercial and timber properties-a career that allowed her to spend time in nature, visiting farms and woodlands she loved so much. She was a fiercely loyal friend who cherished the company of a close circle, most of whom she sadly outlived.
Marie is survived by her four children: Eric Forel Vogt (Tammy Dufour Vogt), Lisa Nin Wolfgang, Otero Vogt Flowers (James Farrand Flowers), and Houston Garner Vogt (Patricia Billings Vogt); six grandchildren: Katherine Stinson Flowers (Michael Leon Black), Peter Alexander Vogt (Anahi Villaruel), Benjamin Carver Flowers (Emily Reidy Kesheimer), Alfred Victor Vogt, Max Frederick Wolfgang, and Mahina Grace Vogt; and one great-granddaughter, Lisa Farrand Black.
She will be laid to rest with her infant daughter, Nina Anais Vogt, as she wished.
As a Chappell and lifelong contributor, In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in her honor to your local food bank.