MUSCATINE JOURNAL, Monday, December 9, 2002
Muscatine, Muscatine Co, IA

Lettie Lake

MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Lottis Lake "Ma-Maw", 77, Muscatine, died Saturday,
Dec. 7, 2002, at Genesis Medical Center - West Campus, Davenport.

Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Geo. M.  Wittich-Lewis Funderal Home.
The Rev. Sharon Phillips will officiate.  Burial will be at the Rock
Island Arsenal Cemetrey.  Pallbearers are grandchildren, Ralph Lake,
Steven Lake, Aaron Garcia, Nathan Lake, Alex Garcia and Daniels Garcia.
Following the burial, a luncheon will be held in the Community Room at
the funeral home.

Mrs. Lake was born July 15, 1925, in Knoxville, TN, the daughter of John
L. and Dovie Jo Tucker Grayson.  She married Ralph Lake June 26, 1948,
at Union Brethern Church, Muscatine.

She worked at Lutheran Homes as a CNA for eight years and prior to that
she worked at Model Laundry for several years.

She enjoyed collecting, cooking, crocheting and crafts, but most of all,
she loved to spend time with her family.

Survivors include four sons, John Lake and wife Jane of Temple GA, Kenneth
Lake of Wappingers Falls, NY, Roger Lake and David Lake both of Muscatine;
three daughters Barbara Carlton of Muscatine, JoAnn Grayson of Houston,
TX, and Sandra Schaaf and husband John of Muscatine; a stepdaughter,
Sharon Strand of Brooklyn, MN; two stepsons,Dennis Flynn of West Liberty
and Ronald Lake and wife Charlotte of Muscatine; 36 grandchldren; seven
step grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren;
three brothers, Gene Grayson and wife Verna, and John Grayson and wife
Mae, all of Knoxville, and Charlie Grayson and wife Estella of Pearland,
TX; and a sister, Virginia Coffin of Pasadena, TX.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three daughters,
Sue Lake, Janice Hernandez and Lisa Lake; a stepson, Thomas Lake; and
two sisters.





Quad-City Times; Davenport IA; 2002-12-9


Lottie Lake
December 9, 2002
MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Services for Lottie "Ma-Maw" Lake, Muscatine, will be
10 a.m. Tuesday at Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home, Muscatine. Burial
will be in National Cemetery, Rock Island Arsenal. Visitation is 4-7
p.m. today at the funeral home. Mrs. Lake died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2002,
at Genesis Medical Center-West Campus, Davenport. She was employed eight
years as a certified nurse assistant at Lutheran Homes, Muscatine,
and earlier worked several years at Model Laundry. Lottie Grayson
was born July 15, 1925, Knoxville, Tenn. She married Ralph Lake in
1948 in Muscatine. He preceded her in death. A memorial fund has been
established. Survivors include daughters, Barbara Carlton and Sandra
Schaaf, both of Muscatine, and JoAnn Grayson, Houston, a stepdaughter,
Sharon Strand, Brooklyn, Minn., sons, John, Temple, Ga., Kennith,
Wappingers Falls, N.Y., and Roger and David, both of Muscatine,
stepsons, Dennis Flynn, West Liberty, and Ronald Lake, Muscatine, 36
grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, 10
great-great-grandchildren, sister, Virginia Coffin, Pasadena, Texas,
and brothers, Gene and Johnny Grayson, both of Knoxville, Tenn., and
Charlie Grayson, Pearland, Texas.