A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 13, 2007 at 11:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD, with Fr. Timothy Baer officiating. Interment will follow in Christ Church Cemetery, Chaptico, MD.

The family will receive friends on Friday, April 13, 2007 from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD.

Ethan Andrew Chewning, 16, of Chaptico, MD died Wednesday, April 4, 2007 as a result of an auto accident. Ethan was born September 13, 1990 in Leonardtown, MD.

He was the son of Sandra Kaye Quade Chewning and Kenneth Ray Chewning both of Chaptico, MD. He has three brothers, Kenny Ray & Thomas Chewning and James Fowler. He is the Grandson of Philip Rhodie & Virginia Quade of Chaptico, MD, Brenda Kuhn of Mechanicsville, MD and Franklin Chewning of McCormick, SC. One Great Grandmother: Catherine Louise Quade of Chaptico, MD. His aunts & uncles are Julie Quade Burch, Philip, Adam, Willie & Clayton Quade and David & Robbie Chewning. His cousins are Gene & Austin Burch, Rhodie & Mason Quade, Hunter Quade, Emily Quade, Christopher & Katie Chewning and Leah & Jake Chewning.

Ethan was a student at Chopticon High School and was active in the Theater Group and on the Track and Field Team. He was also an active member of Christ Church Chaptico Youth Group and a member of Boy Scouts America Venturing Crew 1782. He was always busy and loved to run and spar with his friends. He was a free Spirit and full of life. Earlier in the week before his death he and two friends dressed in suits and ties and went to the mall in Waldorf. While there, they helped shoppers carry packages to their cars. They did that for hours. That was Ethan, he loved to help people. His mother called him her magical baby.

The family will receive friends on Friday, April 13, 2007 from 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD where a memorial mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM with Fr. Timothy Baer officiating. Interment will follow in Christ Church Cemetery, Chaptico, MD. Pallbearers will be his uncles, Philip, Adam, Willie and Clayton Quade and David and Robbie Chewning.

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Venturing Crew 1782, P.O. Box 1425, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 or Christ Church Youth Group, P.O. Box 8, Chaptico, MD 20621.