Topeka Capital-Journal; Topeka KS; 2000-10-12

GREAT BEND (KS) -- Clara L LAKE, 89, Great Bend, died Tuesday, Oct 10,
2000, at a Great Bend nursing home.  Mrs Lake had been a secretary for
Western Power.

She was born Oct 7, 1911, at Meade (KS), the daughter of David and Anna
DETTINGER WILLIAMS.  She was a Great Bend resident since 1943, moving
from Wichita (KS).  Mrs Lake was a member of the First Presbyterian
Church, Rebecca Lodge, Golden Sheaf No 226 Order of Eastern Star and
Business and Professional Women, all of Great Bend.

She married Howard LAKE on Dec 24, 1934, at St John.  He died July 8,
1967.  Survivors include a daughter, Charlotte KINZEL, Great Bend; a
son, David LAKE, Topeka (KS); a brother, Edward W WILLIAMS, Canon City
CO; 6 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 10:30am Friday at Bryant-Christians Chapel,
Great Bend.  Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery.  Friends may visit
from 9am to 9pm today and from 9am to service time Friday at the funeral
home.  The family suggests memorials to Golden Sheaf No 226 Order of
Eastern Star, in care of the funeral home.



THE HUTCHINSON NEWS, Hutchinson, KS
Online October 12, 2000

GREAT BEND - Clara L. Lake, 89, died Oct. 10, 2000, at Cherry Village 
Nursing Home, Great Bend.

She was born Oct. 7, 1911, at Meade, the daughter of David and Anna 
Dettinger Williams. A Great Bend resident since 1943, moving from 
Wichita. She was a secretary at Western Power.

She belonged to First Presbyterian Church, Rebecca Lodge, Golden Sheaf 
No. 226 Order of Eastern Star, BPW, and other civic organizations, all 
at Great Bend.

On Dec. 24, 1934, she married Howard Lake at St. John. He died July 8, 1967.

Survivors include: a son, David, Topeka; a daughter, Charlotte Kinzel, 
Great Bend; a brother, Edward W. Williams, Canon City, Colo.; six 
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Anna R. Tegner and Arvella Williams.

Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Bryant-Christians Funeral Home, 
Great Bend, with the Rev. Tom Robson presiding. Friends may call from 9 
a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to service time Friday at the funeral 
home. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery.

Memorials may be sent to the Golden Sheaf No. 226 Order of Eastern Star, 
in care of the funeral home.