Montgomery Herald; Montgomery WV; 2006-1-6

Prudence Hall Lake, 86, of Pratt, died Dec. 31, 2005, in Montgomery
General Hospital.

Born Aug. 10, 1919, the daughter of the late Harvey and Edith Tucker Hall,
Prudence grew up in Cannelton.

After completing high school, she worked in Montgomery where she met
H.E.  'Pete' Lake, whom she married in 1945 and with whom she moved
to Handley. In 1949, their only child, Sharon, was born and, in 1961,
the family moved to Pratt.

Prudence worked at Montgomery General Hospital for 44 years, retiring
in 1986.  She was a lifelong Christian and involved in many church
activities and volunteer work. She was a talented singer and loved music
and the arts.

She attended West Virginia Institute of Technology, majoring in music,
an d was active in many music performances there and throughout the
Upper Kanawha Valley.

Family and friends remember Prudence's kind demeanor and ready smile as
well as her devotion to service and giving. She was preceded in death
by her husband, parents, and a sister, Helen Hall Kemper.

Surviving: her daughter, Sharon of Barboursville; beloved friend,
Martha J.  Persinger of Barboursville; a sister, Bonnie Hall Peebles
of Bellbrook, Ohio; brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Darrell and
Peggy Duncan of Ravenswood , John and Jean Lake of Fairfield, Ohio,
Kenneth and Alberta Lake of Myrtle Beach, S.C., Okey and Louise Russell
of Handley and Jean Stevens of Sweetser, Ind.; 14 nieces and nephews;
special friends, David Costelli, Betty Hill, and Anna Mae McCallister;
and her extended family, the residents and staff of the Extended Care
Unit of Montgomery General Hospital.

Visitation will be Wednesday, Jan. 4 at O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery,
from 12 to 1 p.m. with the funeral service beginning at 1 p.m. with the
Rev. Jeff Floyd officiating. Interment will follow in Montgomery Memorial
Park, London.

Please make donations to Montgomery General Hospital Extended Care Unit
in Prudence's memory.

Arrangements by O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery.