Reguis Elizabeth Chase

Reguis Elizabeth Chase, born in Washington, DC on July 24, 1909, to the late William Harris and Emma Alverta Johnson, left to meet Jesus (face to face) on August 18, 2004.Reguis received her education through the Washington, DC Public School System. As a young adult she left Washington and laid down roots in Baltimore, MD, where she married the late Williams Chase and started her family.Reguis, lovingly known as “Momma” or “Momma Reguis raised her family doing “Days Work” (domestic work,keeping house for others). Through her profession she was able to bless other households by cleaning house, preparing meals, and raising their children, as she did with her own family, through her loved filled nurturing spirit of a mother.Momma knew it took a village to raise a child, and she kept watch over the children in the neighborhood stepping in when needed and correcting if necessary. Most evenings she could be found sitting at the window relaxing and watching over the neighborhood.Sometime you would hear her commenting (‘Ah!Ah!Ah! Get down from there!’ or ‘Stop that!’) Most took comfort in knowing Ms. Reguis was there to watch over their children.During her Christian walk, before joining the New Psalmist Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Walter S. Thomas, she fellowshipped with the Payne Memorial A.M.E. church, were the late Rev. W. P. Mitchell was Pastor, Momma always loved the Lord and understood it was Him who helped her raise her seven (7) children. She could always be heard humming or singing hymns as she went about her days work, especially ‘Sweet Hour of Prayer.’Momma was sometimes short of funds, or short of food, she was even short of statue, but she was never short of love or patience. She was a selfless woman with a big heart and she never turned away a soul. She could always make room for one more.Those who were fortunate to have been in her presence for some time were blessed with some of her nurturing spirit, therefore when age robbed Momma of some of her independence one of her many grandchildren, Rhonda, and her husband, Juney, did not hesitate to open their home and receive her until she found her final residence at an assistant living facility.Preceding her in death were three sons, William, Richard and Charles Chase, and leaving to cherish her memory, sons Preston and Edward Hawkins, daughters, Emma Reason and Alverta Johnson; son-in-love, Robert Johnson, Sr., son-in-law , William Reason, daughters-in-law, Catherine and Margaret Chase and Annette Hawkins, granddaughters, Rhonda Kaintuck and Raechelle Johnson, grandson, Robert “BJ” Johnson, II, great-grandson, Christopher Ellerbe, and great-granddaughters, Shakira and Noelle Kaintuck. In total four generations of love are left to cherish and carry on her memory, four children, twenty-two grandchildren, thirty-five great-grandchildren, twenty-six, great-great-grandchildren, their spouses and a

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Reguis Elizabeth Chase

July 24, 1909 - August 18, 2004