Calvert Recorder, Prince Frederick, Md., 3/5/2008

Alice Martha Chew
Lake, 77, Sunderland
  Alice Lake, 77, of Sunderland died Feb. 15, 2008, at Anne Arundel Medical 
Center.
  She was born April 10, 1930, to the late Percy and Gladys Jones Chew.  She 
attended Calvert County public schools.
  She was married in 1950 to the late Mark Adam Lake.
  At an early age she joined and attended Patuxent United Methodist Church 
in Huntingtown.
  In 2001, she transferred her membership to Mt. Hope United Methodist 
Church in Sunderland, where she sang with the Senior Choir.  She also 
enjoyed singing with the Rainbow Gospel Singers for 30 years.
  She was a very lively person who loved people and her family.  She was at 
her happiest when she was surrounded by family and friends.  Sh was never 
too busy to welcome people into her home and she made sure that they never 
left her home hungary.
  She was a dedicated mother to 15 children.  She taught them to respect 
themselves as well as others.
  She was preceded in death by four children; three grandchildren; three 
sisters, Hilda Brown, Eileen Hawkins and Mamie Morsell; and three brothers, 
Harry, Herman and Merton Chew.
  She is survived by her children, Maurice, William, Thomas, Charles, 
Joseph, Marshall and James Lake, Sharon Jones, Eugene, Joyce Chase, Gladys 
Lake, Carolyn Watkins, Sherleane Murphy, Betty Jackson and Fay Whiteside; 
sisters, Doris Rawlings and Leona Gary; 43 grandchildren, 18 
great-grandchildren; previous friends, Grace Rawlings, Becky Randall, Oscar 
Jones, Geraldine Gray, Mildred Wills, Shirley Wills and Virginia Brooks; all 
around best-buddy, Vivian Brown; and a host of other relatvies and friends.
  Funeral services were Feb. 20 at Mt. Hope Untied Methodist Chruch.
  Officating minister was the Rev. John Snowden.
  Interment was at Mt. Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery in Sunderland.
  Pallbearers were Oscar Gray, Leonard Jones, Oliver Jones, Rodney Jones, 
Spike Smith, Marty Taylor and Russell Winchester.
  Arrangements were provided by Sewell Funeral Home in Prince Frederick. 


Calvert Independent, Prince Frederick, Md., 3/12/2008

Alice Martha Chew Lake
  Alice Martha Chew Lake, 77, of Sunderland, died Feb. 15, 2008, at Anne 
Arundel Medical Center.
  She was born April 10, 1930, to the late Perecy and Gladys Jones Chew. 
She attended Clavert County public schools.
  She was married in 1950 to the late Mack Adam Lake.
  She worked as a domestic worker for Virginia Brooks for over 30 years.
  She was predeceasd by four children; three grandchildren; three sisters, 
Hilda Borwn, Eileen Hawkins and Mamie Morsell; and three brothers, Harry, 
Herman and Merton Chew.
  Survivors include her children, Maurice, William, Thomas, Charles, Joseph, 
Marshall and James Lake, Sharon Jones, Eugene, Joyce Chase, Gladys Lake, 
Carolyn Watkins, Sherleane Murphy, Betty Jackson and Fay Whiteside; sisters, 
Doris Rawlings and Leona Gray, 43 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 
apeical friends.
  Funeral services were held Feb. 20, 2008, at Mt. Hope United Methodist 
Church.
  Interment was at the church cemetery.
  The officiating minister was the Rev. John Snowden.
  Active pallbearers were Oscar Gray, Leonard, Oliver and Rodneyh Jones, 
Spike Smith, Marty Taylor and Russell Winchester.
  Arrangements provided by Sewell Funeral Home, Prince Frederick