Anne Jeanette Harris Rouse
June 20, 1936 ~ December 21, 2022
Anne Jeanette Harris Rouse, 86, of Lexington Park, MD, formerly of Kinston, NC, passed away on December 21, 2022 in Leonardtown, MD. Born on June 20, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Harris. Anne was the loving wife of the late Douglas Rouse, Sr., whom she married in 1957 in Kinston, NC, and who preceded her in death on November 15, 1986. She is survived by her children Douglas, Jr. of Ft. Walton Beach, FL and David of Apex, NC, and her two grandsons Douglas Harland Rouse and Bradley David Rouse, both of Apex, NC. Anne was preceded in death by her siblings Claude Harris, Bruce Harris, Margaret Jackson, Faye Page, Charles Harris, and Edward Harris.
Anne earned her Masters Degree from George Washington University. She moved to St. Mary’s County, MD in 1969 from Texas, and was a teacher for the St. Mary’s County Public Schools for 30 years, retiring in 1996. Anne belonged to the Retired Teachers Association and was a member at Lexington Park Baptist Church and the XZY’ers.
The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 29, 2022 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM with a funeral service at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD with Pastor Chris McCombs officiating. Interment will be held on Friday, December 30, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Lexington Park, MD.
Condolences may be made to the family at www.mgfh.com.
Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD.





So sorry for your loss.
Rouse family,
On behalf of Lexington Park Baptist Church we send our love and prayers.
Pastor Chris McCombs
My deepest sympathies to the family of Mrs. Ann Rouse. Mrs. Rouse was my son’s teacher at Green Holly Elementary School. I volunteered in her classroom. She was an excellent teacher and she found ways to meet the individual needs of all her students. She leaves a rich legacy for us to emulate.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to the Rouse family – David, Doug, Julie, Doug, and Brad. Anne was a wonderful mother, grandmother, teacher, friend, and neighbor. She will be remembered and missed. Our loving thoughts and prayers are with you.