Evelyn Althea Louden, 93, of Lexington Park died on Christmas morning, December 25, 2009, at her home surrounded by her family. Born on April 22, 1916 in Hollywood, she was the second of six children and the first daughter of the late Paul and Lida Mosher.

Althea moved to Washington DC with her family as a young girl. At the age of 13, an acute case of appendicitis pulled her out of high school. After her recovery, she secured a job and returned to night school to finish out her high school diploma. When her family moved back to Hollywood, she chose to remain in DC where she once met Walt Disney as he toured the toy department at the Woolworth's where she was employed. She visited her family often and during one of these weekend visits her sister urged Althea to accompany her to a young peoples meeting at the Ebenezer Methodist Church. It was at this gathering where she made the acquaintance of her future husband, Milton Louden. She declared that evening that when she laid her eyes on him, she knew he was to be her husband. It wasn't long before Althea gave up her boarding room in DC and returned to the family home in Hollywood and continued her courtship with Milton. They were married on March 27, 1937 and made their home in the Great Mills and Lexington Park area finally settling in a home Althea designed and Milton and his brothers built on the Louden family property in Lexington Park.

Generally a quiet and reserved woman, Althea had a creative mind and quick wit. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles and a good game of canasta. She dabbled in poetry and was very accomplished in crochet and quilting. The antics and silly competitions she and her sisters could devise for a family reunion, milestone birthday party, anniversary party, or a crochet party made those occasions' truly memorable events that we still laugh about today and made her such a fun loving and sweet woman to know.

She is survived by her daughters Shirley Tubbs (JC), Marlene Simpson (Ron), and Gail Hepp (Roger) all of Lexington Park and Delores Evans of California, MD; 10 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; 6 step-great grandchildren; 5 step-great great grandchildren; and her sister, Joyce Hancock, of LaPlata.

In addition to her parents, Althea was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, J. Milton Louden; her brothers Stanley Mosher and Edward Mosher; and her sisters Amy Robinson and Fay Dean.

Family will receive friends December 30, 2009 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. A Funeral Service will be conducted December 31, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at Hollywood United Methodist Church. The Rev. Sheldon Reese will officiate. Interment will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery in Lexington Park.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons; Michael Tubbs, Danny Simpson, Greg Simpson, Ken Evans and great grandsons Kyle Tubbs and Ray Hayes. Memorial contributions may be made to Hollywood United Methodist Church, 24422 Mervell Dean Road, Hollywood, MD 20636 or Hospice of St. Mary's, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by Brinsfield Funeral Home.