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Charles 'Carter' Blake, 77 CECLITON, Md. - Charles "Carter" Blake, 77, of Cecilton, died Thursday, July 3, 2008, in his home. He was born Oct. 30, 1930, son of the late Marion Blake and Ethel Clark. He worked construction for more than 30 years and was a member of Laborers Local 199, Claymont. He is survived by a daughter, Alberta Blake Young of Newark, Del.; two stepdaughters, Jan Griffin and Varnessa Waters, both of Cecilton; two brothers, Jack Blake and Benny Blake, both of New Castle, Del.; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 7 p.m. today in Union Bethel A.M.E. Church, Cecilton, where a viewing will begin one hour earlier. Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Union Bethel Cemetery, Cecilton. Arrangements by Galena Funeral Home of Stephen L. Schaech