04062023 OBITUARIES

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Funeral Service for

MARJORIE WINTON DAVIS, 94

of Sandford Drive E., will be held on Tuesday, 11th April 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, West Street North. Officiating will be The Most Reverend Patrick C. Pinder, Archbishop of Nassau assisted by Rev’d Fr. Glen Nixon and other clergy of the Catholic Diocese of Nassau. Interment will follow in the Catholic Cemetery, Infant View Road.

Marjorie was preceded in death by Parents: Sir Cyrus Ulysses Davis and Hilda Davis (née Tinker); Brothers: Randolph and Ivern Davis; and Sisters: Eulie Davis, Brenda Davis-Faroque and Dorothy Phillips.

Cherished memories are held by her, Two Sisters: Constance Joseph and Joan Pinto; Four Brothers: Ambrose, Lawrence, Francis, and Anthony Davis; Brothers-in-law: Oscar Phillips, Kenneth Joseph, Akhter Faroque, Alan Pinto; Sisters-in-law: Linda Davis, Gemma Davis, Ella Davis; Uncle: Sir Winston Davis; Nieces: Ann Marie (Pembroke) Williams, Margot (Wesley) Ingraham, Paulette Davis, Sonya Phillips-Thompson, Francise (Calvin) Greene, Karen Kropf, Nneka Davis (Maynard McAlpin), Kala McDonald, Ariane (Keno) Simmons, Giselle (Elon) Joffre, Darel Clayton, Antonelle (Amir) Sultani, Nicole

Davis-Faroque (Jean-Mikhail Sonson); Nephews: Robert Phillips (Bonnie), Ian Phillips (Eleanor), Stephen Davis (Samantha Lockhart), Brian (Sandra) Davis-Joseph, Marc (Jacqueline) Davis, Warren (Janelle) Davis, Greggory (Charnelle) Pinto, Jonathan (Erin) Pinto, Omar Davis-Faroque; Grand Nieces and Nephews: Jennifer Lynn, John-Wesley and Melissa Ingraham, Amanda and Adrian Philips, Lauren and Tatyana Thompson, Nia, Joshua and Brandon Joseph, Zavier Joseph-Smith, Jaden and Alex Bryant, Maya and Zara Mc Donald, Nathaniel and Andre Malique Davis, Gianluca and Andreas Clayton, Jayla, Ethan, Hunter and Summer Davis, Amirah and Aiyla Sultani, Nathan, Ava and Noah Simmons, Aaron, Gregory and Gia Pinto, Aviv and Eden Joffre, Vivian and Josephine Pinto; Numerous Cousins: The families of the late Gilbert Davis, Winston Davis, the late Carl Saunders Jr., the late Lucius Davis, The late Donald Davis, The late Ivy Colebrooke, the late Randolph Dean; Other Relatives and Friends: Arlene Davis, Mary Sweetnam, Gwen McDeigan Judy Munroe. Angela Cleare, Carol Hanna, Dr. Corolyn Hanna, Beverly Taylor, Elma Garraway, Telzena Coakley, Maria Symonette Kathleen Dummett, Marilyn Simmons, Sheila Cox, Peter Bowe Family, Patricia Rogers, Sisters of St. Martin Monastery, Members of: The Bahamas Girl Guides Assoc., Oblates Bahamas, The Legion of Mary, The Zonta Club, her former Students, Former M.O.E. Co-workers and numerous other friends; Godchildren: Lorraine Symonette, Wendy McNeil, Denise Davis-McKennie, Carol Dianne BoweWatson; Special Thanks: Archbishop Patrick Pinder, S.T.D., Rev. Fr. Glenn Nixon and Rev. Fr. Anselm and other members of the Catholic Diocese; Drs: Wesley Francis, Vantario Taylor, Agreta Eneas-Carey, Margo Munroe; Caregivers: Sister Knowles, Nurse Mackey and Nurse Adderley.

May Her Soul Rest in Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Saturday, 8th April 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

THERE WILL BE NO VIEWING AT THE CHURCH

In lieu of wreaths/flowers, please donate to The Bahamas Red Cross Society or The Bahamas Girl Guides Association.

Funeral Service for

KATHLEEN LOUISE DEMERITTE, 88

of Mermaid Boulevard South, Golden Gates #2, will be held on Thursday, 13th April 2023 at 10:45 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Boyd Road. Officiating will be Monsignor Alfred Culmer, assisted by Deacon Peter Jones. Interment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Boyd Road.

Kathleen’s loving memories will forever be cherished in the hearts of her Sons: James, Michael and Edward (Glynis) Demeritte; Daughters: Donna Demeritte, Carles Williams, Kayla Brown and Virginia Thurston; Grand Children: LaShan, Shanequa and Schcala Demeritte, Andres Dean, Dominic and Don (Raeh) Williams, Katis (Taurean) Butler, Kayo Brown, Michaela Demeritte, Thalia (Christopher) Whyms, Letitia Thurston, Alexis Darville, Clayshawn (Perez) Brown, Edricka, Edward, Jr., Carlisa, DeSeria, Edrico and Edleira Demeritte; Great Grandchildren: RaShantia Miller, Roman Carter, Reneko Miller, Devoniqua Cherenfant, Shaunte Dean, Daniella, Dominic and Brandon Williams and Taryn Butler; Brother: Charles Butler of New York, (predeceased Brothers Audrey, Amos and Tellis Butler); Sisters: Beloved Twin Sister Dorothy Dames and Rosetta Johnson (predeceased Sisters Sylvia, Eleanor and Joan Butler and Marjorie Johnson); Sister-

in-Law: Virginia Butler; Aunt: Clara Gibson and family of Miami, Florida; Numerous Nieces and Nephews: Una Butler of New York, Patricia Bethel, Albertha Hall, Azuka Huyler, Franklyn, Leonard Jr., Donald, Amos and Randolph Dames, Una Jane Butler-Allen, Cyprianna Saunders, Crystal Roach, Tito Butler, Tammy Burton, Valencia Swain, Terry-Jo Deveaux, Charmaine Green, Tanya and Desiree Johnson, Antonio, Angelo Sr., Don, and Yorrick Butler, Una Maria Bain, Valerie Gibson, Janet DeBarros, Alecia Johnson, Amoranna Maycock, Julian, Derek, Aubrianna, Suzanne, Sherry and Donell Butler, Echendu Nwanodi, Lisa, Lydia and Jennice Johnson; and numerous Grand Nieces and Grand Nephews; Other Relatives and Friends of the Family: Pamela Newbold and Family, Mrs. Willamae Cunningham and family, The Gibson and Clarke Families of Savannah Sound, Eleuthera, Ms. Mary Sweetnam, Donna C. Smith and family, Luther McDonald and family, Gloria Thompson and family, Sandra Robinson and family, Arabella Wilson and family, Carolyn Harris & family, Dr. Ian McQuay, Oak Tree Medical Centre, Natalee “Nicole” Jackson, Madam Speaker Patricia Deveaux and family, The Hon. Minister Keith Bell and family, Mr. Desmond Bannister, Mr. Michael Fawkes, Sharon Martin and family, Viola TaylorLightbourne and family, PLP Carmichael Development Association, The Staff at The Department of Labour, The Improved Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of The World, Queen Bethsheba Grand Chapter of Prince of Peace Grand Lodge, The Serenity Grand Lodge, Jennifer Cleare and family, The Charlow and family, The Women’s Association of The Free National Movement, The Staff at Atlantis Paradise Island, Brendalyn Neilly and family, St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church family, Mermaid Boulevard South Community, Fort Fincastle Straw Market Community, and a host of other family and friends.

May Her Soul Rest in Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Wednesday, 12th April 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

THERE WILL BE NO VIEWING AT THE CHURCH.

MICHAEL SERCARIO DURRI MUSGROVE, 33

Death Notices for KELPHENE CUNNINGHAM, KC, 78

JOSEPH NATHANIEL ADDERLEY, 67

of Melvern Road, Yellow Elder Gardens, died at Doctors Hospital West, on Wednesday, 29th March, 2023.

He is survived by his, Parents: Stanley & Helen Musgrove; Daughter: Mycahzé

Sanaa D’Arra Musgrove; Son: McKhail

Sercario Da’Quan Musgrove; Sisters: Rose Michelle Musgrove, Tameko

Shanique Musgrove, Tasha Bodie, and Kirsten Musgrove; Brothers: Mervin P. Musgrove and Dominic E. Musgrove;

Aunts: Beatrice Moxey, Mary MoxeyMajor, Willimae Moxey-Stuart, and Eleanor Rolle; Uncles: Michael Moxey and Wellington Musgrove; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

of Highland Park, The Grove (West), died at Doctors Hospital, on Saturday, 1st April, 2023.

She is survived by her, Sons: Michael Ehurd Cunningham and Marcus Eric Cunningham; Grandchildren: Salem, Deikani, Canaan, Israel and Tehya Cunningham; Aunt: Maude Thompson; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

of Sea Beach Blvd., Delaport, died at his residence on Wednesday, 5th April, 2023.

He is survived by his, Life Partner: Faye Russell; Adopted Children: Tanya Russell and Lionel Ingraham; Adopted Grandchild: Shavanté Johnson; Brothers: Kenuth, Anthony, Keith, and Roland Knowles, Peter Russell, and Dwayne Piper; Sisters: Donna Singleton, Esther Mitchell, Gwendolyn Cleare, Valarie Piper, Janice, Nicole & Cathy Minnis, and Eulamae Morley; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service For Death Notice For

Trevor Pratt Jr., 41

Clayton Hilgrove Taylor, 86

a resident of Easter Avenue, Freeport, Grand Bahama, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 8th, 2023 at Calvary Temple Assembly of God, Clive Avenue. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Lockhart. Cremation will follow.

a resident of #3 Oxford Road, Nassau East South, New Providence, Bahamas and formerly of Pirates Well, Mayaguana, Bahamas died at Doctors Hospital on Wednesday, March 29th, 2023.

Left to cherish his fond memories are his father: Trevor Pratt Sr.; mother: Francita Pratt-Dorante; sister: Tavera Pratt; daughter: Genesis Pratt and other relatives and friends.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Yager Funeral Home & Crematorium, Queen’s Highway, Grand Bahama on (TODAY) Thursday from 12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time.

He is survived by his 3 daughters: Brenda Cargill, Maxine and Lilly Marcella Taylor; grandchildren: MiQuisha, Adrian Jr., Ayden Cargill, Duran Taylor Sr.; 4 great-grandchildren; brothers: Eton, Captain Eddins, Captain Limus and Captain Elvin Taylor; sisters: Elra Ward, Velna Burrows; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral arrangements are being finalized and will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service for

DEON COOPER, 42

of Redland Acres, will be held on Saturday 8th April, 2023 at Life Changers Ministries, Bacardi Road at 11:00 am. Officiating will be Pastor Valentino Williams, assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in the Old Trail Cemetery on Old Trail Road.

Deon is survived by his, mother: Sandra Mae Davis-Cooper; Father: Sidney Patrick Cooper; Daughters: Dionique Cooper & Alphonique Cooper; Brothers: Sidney, Fenton, Anthony, Lavado & Carl Cooper; Sisters: Sheryl Johnson (Wellington), Malvease Bethel (Barrington) Yvette Cooper, GiGi Sherman (Gregory), Pamela McGregor (Dave); Aunts: Doris Romer, Gladys, Paulette & Christine Whymns, Patricia & Michelle Farrington Francina Cooper, Bridie Gorden, Priscilla Knowles, Margie Wallace-Harcourt, Delphene Musgrove, Mary Cooper, Dorcas Johnson, Sylvia Cooper, Charlotte Cooper; Uncles: Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper, Roland Cooper, Uzziah Cooper, Eulon Cooper Trevor Cooper George Cooper, Richard Thompson; Granduncle: Jack Whymns; Nieces: Sandrea Breanna Cooper, Chante Beneby (Stephen), Gwendia Johnson, Philnovia Munroe; Nephew: Santonio Cooper, Chintu Gilbert (Ciera), Elto Dames, Giano Hepburn (Tamika), Kyle Oliver (Christina), Gaviago & Carl Cooper Jr.; Grand Nephew: Darius Johnson, Da Shiloh Longley, Cruz Cooper, Liam Humes; Cousins: Willamena Whymns Trevor Whymns Jamarico Whymns Kareem & Jamal Rahming, Theo Traino & Naito Pinder Christino & Chrishana Edgecombe Wellington Black, Kasey Gomez Shaniece Rahming, Gia & Omar Whymns Trevor Gomez, Lataria Whymns, Sachan Rahming, Shacoya Farrington, Shaneil, Sean & Shannon Cunningham, Abigail, Mario,& Dario Whymns, Deanta Jones, Deseria Demeritte, Timothy Cooper Jr., Charlene, Marsha, Sean and Leroy Whymns, Deidre Moss, Monique Smith, Sean Meadows, Cindy & Kino Whymns, Kipling Rolle, Wellington Black Jr., Trevor Whymns Jr. Special Friend: Jessica Bain Monique; Other host of relatives and friends including Toni Amanda Cooper, Pastor Valentino & Cleopatra Williams, Life Changes Ministries, Pastor Mick Rolle, Janet Brown, Fifth Street & Coconut Grove family, Lowe’s Wholesale Pharmacy Family, The Graduation class of 1997 of The Government High School and others too numerous to mention Family & Friends to mention. If we mistakenly leave out your name our apologies.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Evergreen Mortuary located on Parkgate Road on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and again at the church on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

Death Notice for

APOSTLE DAVID L. BRAYNEN JR., 56

of West Winds, died on Saturday, April 1st, 2023 in Miami, Florida.

He is survived by his, Wife: Fanchon Gidget Braynen; Children: David III, Davine, Branique, Lisa, Daniel, and Dane; Mother: Louise Braynen; Father: David Sr. (Geisha) Braynen; Brothers: Dwayne, Delano, Duran, Deangelo, and Daivonne; Sisters: Rochelle, Darnell, Destiny and Dalexis; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangement is being handled by Evergreen Mortuary, Parkgate Road, New Providence.

Funeral service will be announced at a later date.

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Angela Advera McPhee, 76

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ALPHONSO WOODSIDE, 61

a resident of Whites Addition off Kemp Road died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, March 30, 2023.

She is survived by her sons: Stephen Scavella and Henderson (Carlette) Scavella; daughters: Erica (Patrick) Rose, Muriel (Dwight) Bain, Doria Scavella, Claudine (Anthony) Thompson, and Monique Johnson; brothers: Joseph, Amos, Robert and Cleveland McPhee; sisters: Cindy and Christine McPhee; numerous grand and great grandchildren and a host of other relatives.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

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a resident of St. James Road, off Kemp Road, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, 29th March, 2023.

He is survived by his, Wife: Dorretta Woodside; Children: Alecia, Allison and Ashley Woodside, Sherica Fox, Nelson Louis; Grandchildren: Senai Martin, Tavano and Shavana Fox; Siblings: Renee

Russell, Pamela Miller, Brian and Trevor Young, Macqua Woodside; Numerous Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, In-laws, and many dear friends.

Funeral arrangements are being finalized and will be announced at a later date.

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DARIN DAVID MUNROE, 55

A resident of Wilson Track, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, 31st March 2023.

Left to cherish his memories are his, loving and devoted wife: Mrs. Yvette Munroe; Children: Darryl, Daria, Darinique, Dariel Munroe; Father: Raymond Munroe; Stepmom: Mary Munroe; Sisters: Annamae Blyden, Marva, Diana, Faye Munroe; Brothers: Jameko Munroe, Barry Ferguson; Uncles: Neville, Felix and Brutnell Munroe; Grandchild: Arielle Auguste, Dasia, Destiny Munroe; and a host of other relatives and friends to be mentioned at a later date.

Funeral Services is being handled by Sunset Mortuary and Crematorium #50 Mt. Rose Avenue, opposite St. George’s Anglican Church.

VILLARD FREDERIC, 72

Of Ross Corner, East Street, Nassau, Bahamas, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023.

He is survived by his, Wife: Benicia Francios; Mother: Annlie Frederic; Sons: Willy Frederic, Kerby

Frederic, Kevin Frederic, Brandon Francios, Telson

Francios; Daughters: Ivelaine Frederic, Charline

Frederic, Vita Frederic, Patricia Frederic, Natasha

Osalva; Sisters: Juselene Frederic, Julie Frederic, Marie Francoise Frederic, Daniela Frederic;

Brothers: Ducarmel Frederic, Fedner Frederic, Frank Frederic, Noah Frederic, Eddie Frederic; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service For Death Notices For

Velma Mae Oliver Forbes, 67

of Seabreeze Grove and formerly of Nicholls Town, Andros, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, April 8th, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Farrington Road. Officiating will be Rev. Julia E. Pratt, J. P. assisted by Pastor Dr. Antonio Beckford and Other Ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.

Left to cherish her memories are her two sons: Elvin (Donnell) and Arlington (Shakera) Forbes; four grandchildren: Aaron, Alisha “NeNe”, Danielle and Elvin Jr. Forbes; two sisters: Doreen (Joel) Lewis and Jacqueline Jadotte of Miami, Florida; adopted sisters: Sheryl, Sharon Rutherford, Judith Taylor and Clarise Williams; sister-in-law: Elizabeth Oliver; numerous nieces and nephews: Nadine DeCosta, Aretha Haggard, Anita Lewis, Marcelline Jones, Shasta Jadotte, Glendina Dillbert Valarie Smith, Santisha Artwell, Glenderia Oliver Joel, Delroy, Kirk, Jason and Jamaal Lewis, Cardinal Green, Kevin Marshall, Lenford, Marcus, Antwan Jadotte, Glenroy Jr, Kendrick, Kemron, Travanti & Hugo Oliver, Marvin & Angelo Lockhart; numerous grandniece & grandnephews, numerous cousins, other relatives and friends including: Delwyn Moseley, Joyce Holbert, Joyce Gaitor, Eulise Butler, Louise “Weezy”, Erica Hendfield, Adell and Ronnell Forbes, the entire Oliver Family, entire Forbes Family, The Brown, McKenzie, Albury, Dawkins, Heastie, Lewis, Treco, Riley, Brooks, Peet, Archer, Sumner, Bowleg, Lightbourne, DeCosta, Christie and Roberts Families, Manvilla Kemp & Family, Dr. Cambridge & Family, the entire Seabreeze Grove Family, Dr. Holder, The Dental Clinic Department at Princess Margaret Hospital, Dr. Herbert Orlando, Pastor Patton & New Birth Deliverance Family, Information Connection Unlimited (Rhode Island, U.S.A) and a host of other relatives & friends too numerous to mention.

Viewing will be held at the Celestial Suite at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, Robinson and Soldier Roads on (TODAY) Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until service time.

Mr. Lionel Raymond Cooper, 72

of Cooper’s Town, Abaco died at the Cooper’s Town Community Clinic, Cooper’s Town, Abaco died on Monday, April 3rd, 2023

He is survived by his children: Shantell Cooper-Newbold, Kendrick Cooper and Sarah Demeritte; son-in-law: Kristan Newbold; adopted daughters: Tricia and Rochelle; Grandsons: Nathan Jr., John Javon, Lester, D’Angelo and Raymond; granddaughters: Kenya, Twaniqua and Stephanie, great granddaughter: Melody; sisters, brother, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Arrangements for the funeral are being finalized and will be announced at a later date.

Mrs. Mary May Hepburn, 69

of #43 Honduras Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama died at the Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Wednesday, April 5th, 2023.

She is survived by her husband: Evangelist Albert Willard Hepburn; children: Alcondo Hepburn, Shaun Hepburn, Jeanniemae Hepburn and Terria Miller; adopted son: Rev. T. G. Morrison; step mother: Constance Munnings; daughterin-law: Nurse Elsie Moss-Hepburn; son-in-law: Stuart Bradley Miller; grandchildren: Arianna Wright, Shauntevia and Skylar Hepburn, Taylor and Tate Hepburn, Braniqua Miller, Desmond Grant, Shemar Jervis, Tate and Savontae Hepburn, Sven Hepburn Jr., Devon and Jay Hepburn; sisters: Ruthmae Johnson-Neely and Cindy Munnings-Rudon; brothers: Charlton (Nicky), Tracy and Dencil Munnings Jr.; brother-in-law: Christopher Neely; sister-in-law: Irene Munnings; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Arrangements for the funeral are being finalized and will be announced at a later date.

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Baby Girl Allison Maria Faith Johnson, 2 days old

of #55 Quail Roost Ridge died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, March 11th, 2023.

She is survived by her parents: Althea and Antonio Johnson; three aunts; five uncles; grandparents: Anthony Johnson & Linda Johnson; great grandmothers: Jacqueline Strachan, Roslyn Neely & Mildred Johnson; great grandfather: Frederick Johnson; Others relatives and friends: Patrick Ferguson & Ettamae Thompson (deceased) and a host of other relatives and friends.

Arrangements for the funeral service are being finalized and details will be announced at a future date.

Funeral Service for RENALDO WILLIAMS, 38

of Nassau Village, who died on Saturday, 18th March 2023 will be held on Wednesday, 12th April 2023 at 11:00 am at United Faith Ministries Int., Fire Trail Road. Officiating will be Apostle Phalmon Ferguson, assisted by Bishop Buford Curtis and Pastor Christopher Strachan. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, J.F.K. Drive.

He is survived by his, Mother: Melvina Veronica Williams; Brothers: Craig (Sandra) Cummings and Antonio (Nathanria) Williams; Sisters: Raquel Johnson and Nakoya Mackey; Nieces: Nakirsha (J’Havier) Humes, Karousel, Kirkland and Kajjali Lightbourn, Krista and Denthonique Lewis, Samuela Meadows, Ravaughn Forbes, Angel & Precious Johnson, Crashante Cummings, AvaGlorie Williams; Nephews: Urandle & Duran Meadows, Calvert Hart, Vaughn Forbes, Kirkland Lightbourn Jr., Tamico, Reshawn & Reno Johnson; Aunts: Carina (Alexander Sr.) Butler, Rosemary Smith & family, Patricia (Berkely) Chisholm & family, Joann White & family, Sabrina Smith & family, Ureka Colebrooke & family; Uncles: Deacon Dennis Ricardo Smith, Reverend Samuel Rolle, Philip Larrimore & family, Charles Rolle & family, Alburn Rolle & family, Isaac Rolle & family, Christopher Lewis, Kirkland Lightbourne Sr.; Godparents: Joanne Evans & Family, Luella Pratt & Family, Jane Baker & Family; Family friend: Viola Forbes; Cousins: Theresa Martin & family, Portia Wilkinson & family, Curlene Patrice Smith & family, Samuel Miller & family, Alexander Butler Jr. & family, Vernal Dawkins Jr., George Harris & family, Prenell Smith, Royanne Rolle & family, Sheila Rolle & family, Raquel Rolle & family, Sidney Rolle & family, Frederick Rolle & family, Omar Seymour & family, Denise Sands & family, Thomasina Smith, Tanya Fernander & family; Other Relatives and Friends including: Nicole Martin, Keith & Sandra Rolle & family, Jackie Curtis & family, Whitline Dorsette, Mary Mortimer & family, Theresa Sherman & family, Danny Mitchell & family, Freda Strachan & family, Avery Strachan & family, Pastor Brooks & family, Mr. & Mrs. Neville Deveaux, Samuel Mitchell Jr. & family, Maria Munroe & family, Edith Lockhart & family, Gerrad and Joan Lewis & family, Dellareece & Garnet Brown & family, Mrs. Pennerman & family, The Curling Family, Justin Cash, Deallo, Keith Curtis, Conrad, Victoria, Hon. Jamahl Strachan - Member of Parliament for Nassau

Village, Nassau Village F.N.M. Association, Hon. Carl & Lisa Bethel & family, Apostle Phalmon Ferguson & family and The United Faith Ministry Family.

Friends may pay their last respects at East Sunrise Mortuary, Baillou Hill Road & Cordeaux Avenue from 12 noon to 5 pm on Tuesday and from 10 a.m. at the Church on Wednesday until service time

Death Notice for AUSTIN ROLLE JR., 76

of St Alban’s Drive and formerly of North Mastic Point, Andros, died at his residence on 31st March 2023.

He is survived by his, children: Sean Rolle, Sharice Anderson, Stacey Outten, Charmaine Musgrove, Desiree Pierre, Dexson, Jasmond and Natacia Rolle; 2 sisters: Mary Rolle and Gwendolyn Colebrooke; 4 Brothers: Bishop Wilbert Rolle, Isaac, Oscar, Wilton and Jacob Rolle; 14 grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Please visit our website: www.eastsunrisemortuary.com to share your memories and condolences with family and friends.

RENAE K. SANDS, 57

Death Notices for OLIVE MARGE BAIN, 80

a resident of James Cistern, Eleuthera, died at PMH on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

She is survived by her, husband: Granvill Wilshire Sands Sr.; mother: Elsie Whyte; 2 children: Reshae Sands & Granvill Wilshire Sands Jr.; 2 sisters: Rochelle Albury & Ingrid

Whyte; 3 brothers: Enoch, Quon & Reco Whyte; numerous nieces & nephews & a host of other relatives & friends.

Funeral arrrangements will be annouced later.

a resident of Port Nelson, Rum Cay, died at PMH on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.

She is survived by her, 2 sisters: Doris Charlton of Miami, Fl & Erma Bullard; numerous nieces & nephews including: Raymond Wright, Susan Griffin of Ft. Lauderdale, Buckheart Ellis of Raleigh North Carolina, Patrick Ellis; numerous grand nieces & nephews & a host of other relatives & friends including the Rum Cay family.

Funeral arrrangements will be annouced later.

Funeral Service For

Sidney Leroy Francis, 75

of Fox Hill will be held on Friday, April 14, 2023, 12:00 noon at St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Fox Hill Road. Officiating will be The Venerable Hugh Bartlett Jr. assisted by Rev’d Fr. John Kabiga.

Prior to service cremation was held.

Loved ones left to treasure his precious memory are his true love and partner: Norma Francis; devoted and loving children: Shanori, Omar, Rashard and Errin Francis, Sydra Mackey; grandchildren: Syaoran, Amir, Samiya and Syrena Francis, Shyanne and Lathan Mackey; brother (best friend): Julian Francis; loving sisters: Ms. Cherryl Francis Diggiss, Donna Francis, Tanya Francis-Mulecahy (USA); son-in-law: Logan Mackey; daughters-in-law: Ganyell and Heather Francis; brothers and sisters-in-law and spouses: Max (Jackie), Mark (Tanya), Derek, Mario (Denise), Edward, Thomas Williams, Dwight Gibson, Mary (Julian) Francis, Beres (Sam) Strachan, Marsha (Paul) Clarke, Gale Sheryl (Leslie) Forbes, Debbie McCartney, Shasta (Andre) Major, Sonya (Debbie) Quant, Tanya (Ivan) Miller, Merilyn Adderley; nephews

and nieces: Craig and Tiffany Francis, Elliot, Andrew, Julia and Joel Francis, Anijah Bullard, Darius (Kendra) Sealy, Dashenique (Perry) Nicolls, Michael, Perez, Nykia and Juliette Francis, Marius Richards, Makayla and Diamond Farquharson, Nakia Miller, Thalia Gentle, Sonya Green, Thyamyra Dames, Candice Hanna, Darren Francis Wood, Shamon Edwards, Katherine Weech, Patrick and Roger Brice, Andrew and Neil Gardiner, Travis and Christopher Brice, Franklyn Lightbourne Jr., Patrick Brice Jr., Kyle Johnson, Ian and Erica Aikins, Devine (Brianna) Francis, Nichola Sweeting, Basil I.S. (Andrea), Scott, Corey (Orquia), Latasha, Te’Neshia, Nicholas (Cache), Basil V. Damianos and Latoya Bowe-Pierre (Anthony). Dominic and Jason Strachan, Vanessa, Anthony, James, Marvin, Krystal and Brandon (Yubelkiz) Clarke, Lashandra Williams, Racine (Lezelye) Sands, Monique, Mark Jr. and Jeremy Williams, Marneece, Marion, Deneesha Williams, Demarra (Justin) Lockhart, Annetreia and Aneesheia Williams, Latovia McKinney, Juwon and Keyshawn Forbes, Anwar (Melissa) and Ashlee McCartney, Shante (Jarod) Fowler, Julian and Andre Jr Major, Matthew (Chantrell) and Maxwell Williams, Jasmine Lewis and Jamaine Russell, Dannielle, Dustin and Domonique Gibson, Tammi (Angelo) Butler, Trenae, Tavaris, Tarrah and Tia Miller, Derrico Williams; grand nephews and nieces: Caleb Francis, Dante Williams, Jeremiah and Isaiah Sealey, Trayvon Nichols, Kaydence Simmons, Tyrique and Tysheisa Rogers, Taijah Edgecombe, Schuyler and Symphony

Hanna, Shaquon Seymour, Kameron Greene; adopted mother: Mrs. Angela Cartwright; adopted brothers and sisters: Dr. Patrick Whitfield, Dr. Conville Brown and Dr. Corrine Sinquee-Brown, Brendon and Rosalie Foulkes, Valerie Poitier, Ginger Grant, Paula Whitfield, Lynn Harris-Beaubien, Shonel Ferguson Former MP Fox Hill; adopted children: Kyle Kerr, Renaldo Larrimore, Mathias Gibson, Jason Elwood Hanna, Ajayi Bodden, Renee Farquharson, Elle Mondant; god brother and sister: Machelle Carroll and Anthony Davis; life long friendships: Will Bethel, Maurice Tynes, Anthony Foster, Viola Percy Francis, Christopher Strachan, Benson Brown, Ednol Farquharson, Campbell Cleare, Kendall and Linda Davis, Ali Culmer, Cardie Cox, Everett Rolle, Terry Glinton, Billy Davis, Robert Lightbourne, Quinn McCartney, Aaron Greene, Bradley Davis, “Dunks”, Ericka Lightbourne, Willie Francis, Yvonne Wood, Esther Gibson,

Dr. Adrian Sawyer, Greg Brennen; special family relatives and treasured friends: George Johnson and Family (Papa USA), Vylma Thompson-Curling and Family, Leo and Monalisa and The Entire Mackey Family, Gary and Gwendolyn Lewis and The Entire Family, Justine Rosa, James Mortimer and Family, Stanley Mortimer and Family, Rodney Greene and Family, Barbara Hudson and Family, Catherine Mortimer and Family, Julia (Tony) Brown and Family, Vivian (Bernard) Brown and Family, Debbie Clarke and Family (Julian), Pauline Hinds and Family, Entire Cartwright Family, Patrice Dorsett and Family, Stanice Mortimer, Patrice Gardiner and Family, Basnal BienAmine and Family, Paulette Delancy and Family, Ryan Delancy and Family (UK), Rawle, Norma, Denise and Dennis Dean and Families, Marilyn Deleveaux and Family, Gerard Brice, Duke Brice and Family, Michael Livingstone and Family, Troy Bradgon and Family, Linda Forbes and Family, Lucita Allen and Family, Jacqueline, Cheryl Evans and Family, Wanda Macon and Family, Dianne Johnson and Family, Diane Williams and Family (USA), Ellen McDaniel and Family (USA), Attorney Fayne Thompson and Family, Elizabeth Thompson and Family, Curzon Thompson and Family, Eloise Deleveaux and Family, Dr. Kendal Major and Family, Sandra Brown and Family, Janell Rolle and Family, Gregory Miller and Family, Ricardo Miller and Family, Gayle Duncombe and Family, Michelle Baker and Family, Yvette Lewis and Family, Leslie Francis and Family, Wayde Coleby and Family, Agatha Bevans and Family, Quincy Nicolls and Family, Yourick Bevans and Family, Megan Woodside and Family, Minister ,Dorothy Butler, Theresa Simpson and Family, William, Steven, Sterling, Bernard Francis and Families, Calvin Francis and Family, Ken Francis and Family, Phillip Mitchell Jr. and Family, Tanya Mitchell-Cash and Family, Tawana Mitchell-Delancy and Family, Christine Gilbert and Family, Florence Johnson and Family, Shonette Mitchell and Family, Micolette and Katherine Missick and Family, Captain Brent Edwards, Fred Ramsey and Family, Leo /Bernadette Johnson and Family, Anthony Davis and Family, Dr. Robin Roberts, Amigo Rolle, Bobby-Jayne Bastian, Perry Decosta, Frank Campbell, Nio Saunders, Sherry Sawyer, Yvette Francis, The Entire Universal Truth Ministries Family, The Entire St. Anne’s Church Parish Family with Special Thanks to Archdeacon Hugh Bartlett, Canon Crosley Walkine and Family, Father Kabiga and Family, Father Archer and The Entire Epiphany Family, Kervin Morley and Family, The Bethel Family, Johnny Bullard and Family, Maurice Tynes and Family, Albert Rolle and Family, William Wilson and Family, Julia Bain

and Family, Caroline Demeritte and Family, Anna Smith and Family, Shirley Burrows and Family, Sonia Adderley and Family, Theresa Gibson, the entire Diggiss Family, Whitlean Hamilton and Family, Daniel Ferguson and Family, John and Larry Pinder and Family, Lynn Harris-Beaubien (USA), the entire Harris Family, Miriam Roker, Olive Palacious and Family, Gladys Johnson and Family, Captain and Patty Fawkes (Inagua), The Palacious Family (Inagua) The Ferguson and Family, Sheila Knowles and Family, Nurse Celeste Lockhart and Family, Julian Edgecombe and Family, Eva, Chrystal Glinton and Family, Adelma Penn, the entire Rodgers Family, Taljah Lang (USA), Kirk Glinton and Family, Rosemary Pratt and Family, The Hon. Fred Mitchell, Derrick Davis and Family, Don Davis and Family, Ben Rahming and Family, David Storr and Family, Roger Brown and Family, Betty Mackey and Family, Trevor Davis and Family, Linda Tynes and Family, Lionel Mackey and Family, The Major Family, Lawrence Smith and Family, Helena Seally and Family, Michael Ambrister, Juanianne Dorsett and Family, the entire Rahming Family, Lyn Adderley and Family, Joy Dorsett and Family, Debbie Lockhart and Family, Sinah Major and Family, The Nottage Family, Dorene Rolle and Family, Tony’s Jerk Family, Seddie (Netta’s Resturant), the entire Brice, Francis, Gomez and Brennen families throughout New Providence and the various Family Islands, St, John’s Graduating Class of 1967, the entire Colina Family, Former Colina Clientele, Esther Cartwright, The Claridge Primary Family, Katherina Williams and Family, Maria Kelly, Sinah Skinner and Family, the entire Fox Hill Community Family.

Sidney was predeceased by his father: Marcus Alexander Francis; mother: Olive Minerva Francis; brothers: Michael and Peter Francis, Franklin Brice and Devon Francis; adopted sister: Gayline Francis; niece: Aisha Diggiss; numerous other uncles, aunts and close relatives and friends.

May their souls rest in Eternal Peace and Rise in Glory. There will be NO VIEWING

Relatives and friends are welcome to sign the condolence book at Butlers’ Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Ernest and York Streets on Thursday, April 13, 2023 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Social Distancing and Face Masks will be enforced.

Memorial Service For

Vernon Edmund Ford, 89

Death Notice For

Fredericka Louise Butler, 87

of Wellington Street, Stapleton Gardens will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, 1:00 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church, Robinson and Claridge Roads. Officiating will be Rev’d Fr. Jay Cartwright. Cremation was held prior to service.

He is survived by his daughters: Dr. Gena Cox, Greta Adelusi and Dr. Juandalyn Peters; grandchildren: Marin Jones and Gabriella Adelusi; sonin-law: Kester Peters; sisters-in-law: Dorothy Martin, Dawn (Sparkman) Ferguson, Bernadette Forbes and Icilma Forde; brothers-in-law: Harry (Sheila) Haygood, Vincent (Dawn) Clark, Lula Longley (widow of Langston) and family; nieces: Roslyn Senior, Jennifer Forde, Vanessa Forde, Cecilia Forde, Lisa Fields, Nicole Longley, Rosemarie Symonette, Merdina Atherly, Margaret Sweeting, Marsha Bethel, Charmaine Curling, Racquel Haygood, Charlene Rolle, Ta-Tanisha Clarke, Dr. Sherise Ferguson, Sherelle Ferguson and Lashawn Longley; nephews: Edmund Forde, Chesterfield Legall, Ralph Legall, Jeffrey Forde, Lambert and Nicholas Longley, Patrick Longley, David Longley, Andrew Longley, Dion Longley, Dwight Longley and Harold Longley; Robin, Richard, Ricardo, William and Dominique Haygood; Dr. Kevin McKinney, Hasani Clarke, Sharad Ferguson, Langston Dewayne Longley and Shayne Longley; relatives and friends: Shirley Walker and family, the staff of Twilight Home for the Elderly (especially Karen Thompson), Mrs. Maria Sears and family, The Robinsons of Wellington Road, Mario and Tiffany Curry, Maxine Lewis, Somatie Inderdeo, Torah Cole, Iris Johnson, Betty von Hamm, Sharlene Hanna, Gertrude Bullard Seymour, Ella Bullard Roker, Alveria Rolle and family, Maureen Symonette and family, and many others too numerous to mention.

Special thanks to his outpatient physicians: Dr. Eugene Gray, Dr. Bertram Sears, Dr. Ingrid Bonimy and Dr. Rhea Johnson.

There will be NO VIEWING

Relatives and Friends are welcome to sign the condolence book at Butlers’ Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Ernest and York Streets on Friday, April 14, 2023 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Social Distancing and Face Masks will be enforced.

a resident of Malcolm Road, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

She is survived by her four children: Anthony Thurston, Icelyn Butler, Samethia Hilton and Eartha Butler; two sons-in-law; numerous grand and great grandchildren and a host of other Relatives and Friends.

The Funeral Service is scheduled for Saturday, April 15, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at St. John’s Native Baptist Cathedral, Meeting Street.

Funeral Services For Arnold

Titus, 66

a resident of West Street, Bain Town, New Providence, Bahamas died on 5th December, 2022 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. The Funeral service will be held Second St. Paul Baptist Church, Anderson Street, New Providence, Bahamas on Saturday, 8th April, 2023 at 1:00pm. Arnold Titus Body be present at the Church for 12:00 noon. Officiating will be by Pastor Rev. Glodys Prudhomme and other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in the Southern Cemetery, Cowpen & Spikenard Roads.

Left with fond memories to cherish are his wife: Amince Joseph; children: Daphnie Titus, Loven-Jee Titus, Witsandeline Titus, Rose Saskia Titus, Thaina Titus; mother: madame Bonilia Fenelon; brother and sisters: madame Andre Joseph ne Chimene Titus, madame Rene Guerrier né Jacqueline Titus, Fritz Titus, Remy Titus, Justin Titus, madame Elius Pierre ne Christa Titus; nieces and nephews: Rodeline Titus, Renante, Firmante, Angelourde Guerrier; Swenztly, Calenztly, Ivens, Rody, Kervens, Titus, Lourde-mia, Rodendy, Dawson Pierre Wedly; Juvens, Youveline, Joane, Alexis, Jorabe, Madoche, Manette, Manoucheca, Derdline, Allwitch, Sterly, Rose Stephanie Prophette; Ruth, Moseline, Iveline, Abiana, Johnson Bertil; Alissa, Herlandine Valere; Derf, Sterline, Lanlande, Joseph; Jewly, Bikendy, Woodguerby Gustave; Noly, Jaccimene, Marckenson, Djefaglie, Antoinise, Job Estilien, Florcie Francois, Christella Joseph, Kenold Titus, Marckendy Francois, Michoue Francois; uncle: Creancier Titus e fanmiy li; cousins: Michelet Titus ak fanmiy li, ST-hilaire PAUL et famille, Linouse et famille, Sianna, Madame Etienne et famille, ST-vil Paul et famille; mother-in-law: madame Tolius Joseph né Elirose Alcimé; daughterin-law: Jessica Cherasar, Bofrè ak belsè: Rene Guerrier, Elius Pierre, Madame Justin, madame Remy Titus, Josiane Alexis, Thelusma Jseph, Guilbeaud Joseph, Theodor Joseph, Marie-Milouse Prophette, Madame Milane Valere, Neemie Joseph, Roselene Bertil, Sceme Alexis, Appolos Prophète, Herly Valere, Jacque Gustave, Moïse Bertil; goddaughter: Kenold Titus, Rodena Jeunes, Jackson Julien; relatives and friends: Imoye Tilias et famille, Belony, Marcelin, Zelius, Christo, Benoit, Claude, Magarette, Esterius, Baptiste, Annette, Sonson, Sendicha, Benito, Odin, Mira Thimaute, Francky, Gabriel,R emy,Chrisnord,Raymond,Anthonide,Issansoir, la familles Bauchamp, la familles Dolcé,ekilysse,madame Willa, la familles Sauvert.

The family wishes to apologize if they have erroneously failed to mention your name, please bear with us. We are indeed grateful and appreciative for all your kindness and prayer offered during our time of bereavement.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Rest On Funeral Chapel Ltd., Mount Royal Avenue & #19 Kenwood Street on Friday, 7th April, 2023 at 3:00p.m to 4:30p.m.

Elou Etienne, 42

a resident of Jenny Street, New Providence, Bahamas died on Saturday, 11th February, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. The Funeral service will be held at Gospel Assembly Church of Jesus-Christ, Minnie Street, New Providence, Bahamas on Saturday, 8th April, 2023 at 10:00am. Elou Etienne Body be present at the Church for 9:00am. Officiating will be by Bishop Celiner Saint louis and other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in the Southern Cemetery, Cowpen & Spikenard Roads.

Left with fond memories to cherish are his father: Luc Étienne; mother: Nancy Alexandre; brothers: Attendieu, Lucner, Seldieu, Onès; sister: Alaine et Guerda; uncle: Marcel, Anel, Gabelus; nièce: Attendina, Attendriana, Charissa, Lucnise, Attenpika, Attenviana; cousins: Rubin, Fritzner, Suffrena, Seremy, Athanase, Joël, Hilaire, Walter, Fredson, Woutheny, Selanie, Aniece; friends: Saint Charles Vincent, Wilson Celet, Hilaire Fleury, René Norvilus, Narome Ruffin, Sylvain Petit Homme, Omeus Sauveur, Onès Stema, Rockingter Jules, Esthene Pierre, Carl Braynen, Rosegadie Joseph and Andoles Joseph and other relatives and friends.

The family wishes to apologize if they have erroneously failed to mention your name, please bear with us. We are indeed grateful and appreciative for all your kindness and prayer offered during our time of bereavement.

Relatives and Friends may pay their last respects at Rest On Funeral Chapel Ltd., Mount Royal Avenue and #19 Kenwood Street on Friday, 7th April, 2023 at 3:00pm to 4:30pm.

David

Funeral Service For

Benjamin Lightbourne, 59

affectionately called “Mooch” “David Muc”

a resident of Churchill Subdivision will be held at Newbirth Deliverance Kingdom Ministries, Redland Acres, New Providence, The Bahamas on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Franklin Lightbourne assisted by Apostle K. Bradley Moxey and Rev. Samuel Lightbourne. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery, Soldier Road, New Providence, The Bahamas.

David was predeceased by his father: Benjamin George Lightbourne; brother: Freddie Alexander Lightbourne; sister: Joylene Patrice Lightbourne.

He is survived by his loving and devoted wife: Sharon Lightbourne; mother: Matriarch Pearline Lightbourne (Atlanta, GA); children - one son: David Lightbourne Jr.; five daughters: Shonica Johnson, Damitra & Avanique Beckford, Madison Dames and Tiffany (Theran) Rolle; 13 grandchildren: David Lightbourne III, Tlyaah, Kristanek, Daivy, Octavia, Renaldo, Abigail, Rayann, Kension Daniels II, Chaneyer, Krishontae, Chade, Ronny; siblings: Rev. Franklin (Hyacinth) Lightbourne, Rose Frazer (Georgia, USA), Rev. Samuel (Pamela) Lightbourne, Jenny Scott (New York), Mary (David) Mason (Georgia, USA), Robert Bobby Lightbourne, Michelle (Eric) Hubbard (Georgia, USA), Joseph Lightbourne, Daniel (Wilda) Lightbourne (Georgia, USA); sisters-in-law: Nurse Brenda (Clayton) Bowles, Rochelle King; brotherin-law: Eric King Jr.; mother-in-law: Rosemary Johnson; nieces & nephews: Anthony & Elizabeth Lightbourne, Alexis Eshun, Amanda Scott, Lamont & Ashley Lightbourne, Samantha & Sherman Bonaby, Gaylene (Philip) Ingraham (Florida), Shanique & Sharadon Frazer, Shonari & Theus Lightbourne, Freddie Jr. & Acribba Lightbourne, Tasae & Thereze Lightbourne, Richard & Asaki Moss, Samuel & Lucian Lightbourne, Thruman, Oatman, Neihman Lightbourne, Camille & Chivenky Vassor, Tamika & DeAngelo Rolle, Latera, Allez Lightbourne, Jamaal & Meredith Lightbourne, Joenique, Joeval, Justus, Jacquell and Joynell Lightbourne, Tara Surles, Javon & Jeremy Rahming, Tremaine Lightbourne

Devando & Tequelana Gibson, Demetrius & Dyson Ballinger, David, Doria & Jimellie Mason, Kayla & Tito Woodside, Potina Rolle, Samantha & Larry Johnson, Darnel Saunders, Jobe Bain, Shantivous Rolle, Ayiesha Penn, Andy & Shanaya Bethel, Shaniqua, Daniel Jr., Joshua, Isaiah, Zion and Josiah Lightbourne, Shanique Burrows (Pebbles), Antonesha & Antone Brice, Leonardo, Brittany, Anterio, Larry Jr., Antonio, Erica; grand nieces & nephews: Ariel, Anthony Jr. & Derek Lightbourne, Adam Eshun, Lamont Jr., Leandre, Lamar, Lamari, Lashante, Lamonte & Kenricka Lightbourne, Quanajia Solomon, Peyton & Skylar Lightbourne, Adonis Archer, Shianne, Shania, Sherman Jr., Shamar & Seth Bonaby, Stefan Knowles, Summer & Sky Ingraham, Tanari Lightbourne, Devonique Murphy, Daron Rolle, Dre-ah Carey, De’arjanae Dean, Isaiah Lightbourne Jr. Tyrique Moss, Laamaj, Laajai, Leonard, JhaNai Lightbourne, Renaldo Smith,

Shante Johnson, Trinity Woodside, Farrah, Kenya, AJ, SJ, Vano Lightbourne, Sharon & Ron Miller Jr., Shannique McKinney, Destiny McKenzie, Romento Jr. & Heavenly Percentie, Lashan Brice; great grand nieces & nephews: Stefan Knowles Jr. & Branae Lightbourne; aunt & uncles: Mother Cynthia Grant, Rev. Richard Alexander & Voinell Grant, (Providenciales TCI) Dorothy Thomas (New York), Monica Albury, Gwendolyn Johnson; 10 god children; cousins: Pastor Ishmael & Avalyn Grant, Sandra Rolle, Shawayne Rolle; Cynthia Cooper, ASP Marlon Grant; Maureen & Matthew Williams, Catherine Grant (Providenciales TCI); Vernal Thomas and Kevin Witherspoon; Sharon and Winston Parker; Kasie Moss; Vincent D’Metayer, Leticha Morales; Sharon Smith; Anthony Ferguson, Eloise and Cedric Pratt; Ruben, Keno & Patricia Forbes; Margaret Curtis; Zelma Rolle; other friends and relatives: the entire Henfield, Grant, Forbes, Moss, Johnson and McClean families, Theresa Deveaux and family, Renae Etienne, Gloria Clarke and Chantell and Lenora Davis & family, Ryan Swain & Family, Patricia Clarke & family, Gods Dwelling Place Ministries International, Revival Faith Mission Church, Pentecostal Baptist Church; Pentecostal Church of God in Christ; the staff of Island Wholesale & Chelsea Choice, the Churchill Subdivision family, Montell Heights family; Valderine Maycock, Shanelle & Romento Percentie, Mother Rolle & family, Reaghan & Rayne Evans Tamahl Moxey & Family, Zetta Gray and family Julian Glinton, Charmin Charlow & Family, Brian Lloyd & Family, Teddy Bear, Dr. Dean Wells Jr. & Raymond Wells & Family, Apostle Raymond Wells, Jenniemae & family, Dorsett Family, Lamont Flowers, Annamae Charlton & Family, Brandon Winder, Joseph Knowles, Shawn Burrows, Dominic Laing & Family, Antoinette McPhee & Family, Shandia Ward & Family; and many friends, relatives and acquaintances too numerous to mention.

Viewing will be held at St. Ambrose Funeral Home, #34 Arundel Street, New Providence, The Bahamas on (TODAY) Thursday, 6th April, 2023 from 10:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday, 8th April, 2023 at Newbirth Deliverance Kingdom Ministries from 10:00 a.m. until service time

Death Notice For

Rosemelie Christian, 78

a resident of Rcky Pine Road died at her residence on Sunday, 26th March, 2023.

She is survived by her 5 sons: Elrode Christian, Frank Chery, Franceline Chery, Wender and Slem Chery;

1 daughter: Franceline Chery; grandchildren: Dasheniq Christian, Andre Minnis, Somarah Christian, Elkerah Christian, Elliyah Christian, Elmirah Christian, Elrode Christian Jr., Kyrie Chery, Rose Keren Christian, Pethio Chery, Kirniyah Laurent and Mayini Pierre, Bryson Defranc; 2 sisters: Cleante and Anneloise Olandre; daughter-in-law: Carline Christian and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements are being finalized and will be announced at a later date.

Death Notice For

Death Notice For Jeffrey Godfrey Bain, 29

Daria Barbara Edgecombe, 10

a resident of Sunshine Park died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, 1st April, 2023.

She is survived by her mother: Christina Coakley; father: Dario Edgecombe; sister: Dakara Edgecombe; grandparents: Christine Dawkins, Leanna McDonald; 7 aunts, 7 uncles; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements are being finalized and fwill be announced at a later date.

of Pinewood Gardens and formerly of Bain Town, New Providence, Bahamas died on Thursday, March 30, 2023 at the Princess Margare Hospital.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Death Notice For

Jada Andreu Swann, 23

a resident of Sun Flower North, Sunshine Park died on Saturday, April 1st, 2023.

She is survived by her parents: Bernadette Dorsett and Andrew Swann; sisters: Brittany Weech (James), Toni and Gabrielle Swann and Alphanique Newbold (Charles); brother: Courtney Swann; grandmother: Olga Dorsett; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to THE NEW COMMONWEALTH FUNERAL HOME and will be announced at a later date.

Death Notice

The Newton Family announces the death of their Matriarch Alice Newton,

85

a resident of Elizabeth Estates who died on Monday, April 3rd, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

Mourning her passing are her Children: Jane Knowles (Grex), Peter Davis, Margaret Williams (Clayton) and Richard Bowe (Virginia)

Grandchildren: Narada Wilson, Grexton Knowles, Zaymar, Fabian and Peter Davis Jr, Richard Bowe Jr., Keymeko Poitier, Carla and Candera Newton

Brothers: Nathan Allen Cash and Lyman Cash

And other relatives and friends

The funeral announcement will be announced at a later date.

‘IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL GOD SAYS IT IS’

Easter message by the Rt Rev Laish Boyd, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands

As we celebrate another Easter what comes to mind? Rays of dazzling light, an empty tomb, lilies, Easter eggs, Easter bunnies, Easter baskets, brightly-coloured fabric and the CARIFTA Games.

Each of these things has its place but Easter is really about:

Hope where there is no hope

Overcoming impossible odds, and Climbing over insurmountable obstacles.

Jesus rising from the dead is the greatest image in the Christian Religion. It causes the cross to have meaning. It is a symbol of God’s newness and renewal, God’s change, and God’s solution to some of the most difficult situations of life.

The resurrection is a symbol of the fact that nothing is “over” until God says that it is “over”. This is the fire that has burned in the hearts of believers in every age, helping them to face all

that life brings, and to persevere and to overcome.

Jesus called the disciples and others to follow Him because, in following Him, they would find a path where the “cannots” of the world are overcome by the “cans” of God’s plan, and where the things otherwise impossible are overcome by God working them out in God’s way and time.

This is why the words of that great hymn for St Andrew’s Day, written by Cecil Frances Alexander (1818 - 1895) are true every day of the year:

“Jesus calls us o’er the tumult Of all our life’s wild restless sea; Day by day his sweet voice soundeth Saying Christian follow me”.

The power of the resurrection calls us away from the tumult of life to live our best overcoming life in God, to live the life that we can only live in God. A Happy Easter to you and yours from the Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

REBOUNDING POPE FRANCIS MARKS PALM SUNDAY IN VATICAN SQUARE

By FRANCES D'EMILIO Associated Press

BUNDLED in a long, white coat and battling a hoarse voice, Pope Francis presided over Mass in St Peter's Square before tens of thousands of faithful on Palm Sunday, a day after he left a Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis.

The sun broke through the clouds during the Mass, one of the longest services on the Church's calendar, as Francis, red vestments placed over his coat, sat in a chair under a canopy erected in the square. He took his place there after standing and clutching a braided palm branch in a popemobile that drove at the tail end of a long, solemn procession of

cardinals, other prelates and rank-and-file Catholics. Participants carried palm fronds or olive tree branches.

Francis, 86, received antibiotics administered intravenously during his three-day stay. He last previous appearance in St Peter's Square saw him conduct his his regular Wednesday public audience. He was taken to

RT REV LAISH BOYD

Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic that same day after feeling ill.

His voice sounded strong as he opened the Mass, but quickly turned strained. Despite the hoarseness, Francis read a 15-minutelong homily, occasionally adding off-the-cuff remarks for emphasis or gesturing with a hand.

The homily focused on moments when people

feel “extreme pain, love that fails, or is rejected or betrayed.'' Francis cited “children who are rejected or aborted,” as well as broken marriages, "forms of social exclusion, injustice and oppression, (and) the solitude of sickness."

Deviating from his prepared speech, Francis spoke about a homeless German man who recently died, “alone, abandoned,” under the colonnade circling St Peter's Square,

where homeless persons often sleep.

"I, too, need Jesus to caress me and be near to me,'' Francis said.

Concern over abandonment threaded through his homily. “Entire peoples are exploited and abandoned; the poor live on our streets and we look the other way; migrants are no longer faces but numbers; prisoners are disowned, people written off as problems,” Francis said.

76th Girls Guides Company of St Ambrose Anglican Parish welcome new members and future leaders

LAST Sunday, the Girls Guides attached to the Parish of St Ambrose attended a special service. The Guides, Rangers, Sunflowers and Brownies all donned their respective uniforms for the eucharistic celebration on the fifth Sunday of Lent.

The youngsters read the first lesson, Proper Psalm, second lesson and the intercessions for the mass.

This year, the organisation celebrates 50 years of existence in the Bahamas.

The sermon for the morning eucharist came from Elbernique Ferguson, assistant leader of the Rangers Guides. In her message for the youngsters and the congregation, she reflected on

how six years ago she was not a member of any civic organisation and not even interested in the Girls Guide organisation. It

wasn’t until one of her friends invited her to a Guide leader meeting that she found herself enthused with the concept.

She spoke about how she was somewhat loud and lacked discipline as a teen. Fast forward to 2023 and she said she is more self-controlled, reserved, and has been able to harness the leadership qualities that were hidden deep inside her. She said she can now share what God laid on her heart in front of the congregation.

In addition to Elbernique, Cierra Rahming, a junior leader in the Rangers and Guides, delivered a short sermon. Cierra said it is unbelievable how far she has progressed since joining the organisation.

During the weekly meetings and camps, she said she has been able to share and seek guidance,

as well as direction from Guide leaders who she looks up to.

Archdeacon James Palacious placed the proverbial icing on the cake as he melded the two sermons together. He admonished the young ladies to continue on their current path and build bridges with the younger girls so that when they leave to attend school abroad, the organisation will not be left bereft of qualifed young leadership. The country, he added, needs leaders, not followers.

The 76th Girls Guide Organisation boasts of many notable leaders, including President Leja Burrows, Vice President Keva Nairn, Phillipa Robinson and Norma Dean.

WHY PARTS OF GOOD FRIDAY WORSHIP HAVE BEEN CONTROVERSIAL

By JOANNE M PIERCE Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross

(THE CONVERSATION)

Churches around the world will be holding services for their three most important days during this Holy Week: Holy Thursday, sometimes called Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

Easter commemorates Christ’s resurrection from the dead, the fundamental belief of Christianity. It is the earliest and most central of all Christian holidays, more ancient than Christmas.

As a scholar in medieval Christian liturgy, I know that historically the most controversial of these three holy days has been the worship service for Good Friday, which focuses on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

Two parts of the contemporary Good Friday worship service could be misunderstood as implicitly anti-Semitic or racist. Both are derived from the medieval Good Friday liturgy that Catholics and some other Christian churches continue to use in a modified form today.

These are the solemn orations and the veneration of the cross.

Prayer and anti-Semitism

The solemn orations are formal prayers offered by the assembled local community for the wider church, for example, for the pope. These orations also include other prayers for members of different religions, and for other needs of the world.

One of these prayers is offered “for the Jewish people.”

For centuries, this prayer was worded in a way to imply an anti-Semitic meaning, referring to the Jews as “perfidis,” meaning “treacherous” or “unfaithful.”

However, the Catholic Church made important changes in the 20th century. In 1959, Pope John XXIII dropped the word “perfidis” entirely from the Latin prayer in the all-Latin Roman missal. This missal, an official liturgical book containing the readings and prayers for the celebration of Mass and Holy Week, is used by Catholics all

over the world. However, when the next edition of the Latin Roman missal was published in 1962, the text of the prayer still mentioned the “conversion” of the Jews and referred to their “blindness.”

The Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II, a major meeting of all Catholic bishops worldwide held between 1962 and 1965, mandated the reform of Catholic life and practice in a number of ways. Open discussion with members of other Christian denominations, as well as other non-Christian religions, was encouraged, and a Vatican commission on Catholic interaction with Jews was established in the early 1970s.

Vatican II also called for a renewal of Catholic worship. The revised liturgy was to be celebrated not just in Latin, but also in local vernacular languages, including English. The first English Roman missal was published in 1974. Today, these post-Vatican religious rituals are known as the “ordinary form” of the Roman rite.

The completely reworded prayer text reflected the renewed understanding of the relationship between Catholics and Jews mandated by Vatican II and supported by decades of interreligious dialogue. For example, in 2015 the Vatican commission released a document clarifying the relationship between Catholicism and Judaism as one of “rich complementarity,” putting an end to organized efforts to convert

Jews and strongly condemning anti-Semitism.

However, another important development took place in 2007. More than 40 years after Vatican II, Pope Benedict XVI allowed a wider use of the preVatican II missal of 1962, known as the “extraordinary form.”

At first, this pre-Vatican II missal retained the potentially offensive wording of the prayer for the Jews.

The prayer was quickly reworded, but it does still ask that their hearts be “illuminated” to “recognise Jesus Christ.”

Although the extraordinary form is used only by small groups of traditionalist Catholics, the text of this prayer continues to trouble many.

In 2020, on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration camp at Auschwitz, Pope Francis repeated the vehement Catholic rejection of anti-Semitism. While the pope has not revoked the use of the extraordinary form, in 2020 he ordered a review of its use by surveying the Catholic bishops of the world.

The cross and what it symbolises

There has been similar sensitivity about another part of the Catholic Good Friday tradition: the ritual veneration of the cross.

The earliest evidence of a Good Friday procession by lay people to venerate the cross on Good Friday comes from

threaten the safety of Christians and the security of Christian societies.

From the late 11th through 13th centuries, soldiers would “take the cross” and join crusades against these real and perceived threats, whether these opponents were Western Christian heretics, Jewish communities, Muslim armies, or the Greek orthodox Byzantine Empire. Other religious wars in the 14th through 16th centuries continued in this “crusading” spirit.

fourth-century Jerusalem. Catholics would proceed one by one to venerate what was believed to be a piece of the actual wooden cross used to crucify Jesus, and honor it with a reverent touch or kiss.

So sacred was this cross fragment that it was heavily guarded by the clergy during the procession in case someone might try to bite off a sliver to keep for themselves, as was rumored to have happened during a past Good Friday service.

During the medieval period, this veneration rite, elaborated by additional prayers and chant, spread widely across Western Europe. Blessed by priests or bishops, ordinary wooden crosses or crucifixes depicting Christ nailed to the cross took the place of fragments of the “true cross” itself. Catholics venerated the cross on both Good Friday and other feast days.

In this part of the Good Friday liturgy, controversy centers around the physical symbol of the cross and the layers of meaning it has communicated in the past and today. Ultimately, to Catholics and other Christians, it represents Christ’s unselfish sacrificing of his life to save others, an example to be followed by Christians in different ways during their lives.

Historically, however, the cross has also been held up in Western Christianity as a rallying point for violence against groups that were deemed by the church and secular authorities to

From the 19th century on, Americans and other English speakers use the term “crusade” for any effort to promote a specific idea or movement, often one based on a moral ideal. Examples in the United States include the 19th-century antislavery abolitionist movement and the civil rights movement of the 20th century.

But today certain “ideals” have been rejected by the wider culture.

Contemporary alt-right groups use what has been called the “Deus vult” cross. The words “Deus vult” mean “God wills (it),” a rallying cry for medieval Christian armies seeking to take control of the Holy Land from Muslims. These groups today view themselves as modern crusaders fighting against Islam.

Some white supremacy groups use versions of the cross as symbols of protest or provocation. The Celtic cross, a compact cross within a circle, is a common example. And a fullsized wooden cross was carried by at least one protester during the Capitol insurrection in January 2021.

Prayers and symbols have the power to bind people together in a common purpose and identity. But without understanding their context, it is all too easy to manipulate them in support of dated or limited political and social agendas.

• This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Read the original article here: https://theconversation.com

Seventeen new church leaders ordained

By FELICITY DARVILLE

LIFE Changers Ministries International (LCMI) reached a major milestone in when 17 individuals took up the spiritual responsibility to become members of the clergy.

On Sunday, March 26, 2023, Life Changers ordained 15 Ministers, one evangelist and one pastor to its leadership fold. In the 19 years of its existence, this is the first time LCMI has ordained ministers in the church.

The service was moderated by Executive Pastor K Cleopatra Williams, with the assistance of other serving pastors at LCMI. The ordination and installation service were well-attended as scores of family, friends and well wishers came to join in praise and prayer to commemorate this momentous occasion.

The message, which was brought forth by Bishop Valentino Williams, the chief celebrant, was on the topic "The Work of Ministry”, which outlined seven invaluable lessons from Jesus about the work of ministry.

He reminded the ordinands that ministry is not about self-advancement,

promotion or glorification. It is not about competition of who can sing, pray or preach the best. Instead, ministry is about advancing the agenda of the kingdom of God.

"We wholeheartedly believe that these 17 persons who are called to the work of the kingdom of God represent the very essence of our theme for 2023, 'Positioning, Possibilities and Progress'," said Bishop Williams.

"This is the kind of positioning that brings us into phenomenal progress in every area of our lives."

During this past Sunday's ordination service, the Fire and Glory Fine Arts Ministry blessed the congregation with a liturgical number, and singer Leandria Smith serenaded the church-goers with a gospel medley.

BISHOP Valentino Williams along with newly ordained ministers, evangelist and pastor.

BISHOP Valentino Williams along with newly ordained ministers, evangelist and pastor.

DANCE MINISTERS

EXECUTIVE PASTOR CLEOPATRA WILLIAMS

Baptist Union of Churches ‘rebuild broken walls’ during 87th session of Exuma District Convention

By Jonathan Rolle

THE 87th annual session of the Exuma District Convention of the Bahamas Baptist Union of Churches came to an exciting close in Exuma last week.

The sessions were held at the Mt Herman Union Baptist Church, Mt Thompson, and featured speakers and lecturers from throughout the length and breadth of the islands, including New Providence.

Under the theme “Rebuilding the Broken Walls”, taken from Nehemiah 2: 17-18, numerous delegates from New Providence and Long Island attended the five-day sessions from March 22-26.

A time to fellowship and rekindle friendships, the sessions were aimed at enhancing the spirituality within the Body of

Christ, and to encourage individuals to the way of the cross.

Superintendent of the Bahamas Baptist Union, Rev Garth Rolle brought the closing sermon on Sunday. He spoke on the theme and encouraged the congregation to unite and strengthen the things which remain, and for the members to work towards one common goal.

The convention heard from the island’s chief councillor, Kendal McPhee, and Administrator Donald Rolle, who brought congratulatory remarks. Presenters and speakers during the sessions included Rev Dr William Thompson, senior pastor of Faith United Missionary Baptist Church; Sister Keniqua Burrows and Minister Elaine Hinzey of Salem Union Baptist Church.

Aspects of the sessions included a pre-musical

and live recording by the various choirs, and a gospel explosion by the District Youth Department in honor of the late Harriette Thompson, who made valuable contributions during her tenure.

Officers of the various departments of the convention include Rev Leslie Curtis, who serves as president of the Parent Body; Sister Claudette Rolle, who leads the Women’s Department, and Reverend Bradley Clarke, who serves as president of the Youth Department.

The Exuma District Convention comprises a total of 16 churches on the island. Established in 1935 by the late Rev Enoch Backford Sr, the convention has had a rich history of great leaders over the years. Brother Alpheaus Smith served as the first president, and Reverend Leslie Curtis is the current leader.

Photos:Jonathan Rolle

St James invites the community to its Easter Fest 2023

This Easter Monday, April 10, the St James Anglican Church in Adelaide Village is inviting the community to celebrate one the most important events on the Christian calendar with them.

Their Easter Fest 2023, held on the church’s grounds, offers fun activities for the while family.

Organised by the Easter Monday Fest committee, which has been meeting since last year, the event will offer chicken, fish and rib dinners, pea soup, extra conchy conch fritters, hamburgers, healthy salads, homemade ice cream, cakes, pastries of all kinds and varieties, and refreshing drinks.

The purpose of the Easter Fest is to bring

the parish family of St James and others together for fellowship, fun and fundraising.

After a very intense and rigorous Lenten season of prayer and fasting for 40 days and nights, festival organisers feel this is the perfect event to let loose.

“We invite all to fellowship and celebrate in Adelaide this Easter Monday,” they said.

SCENES FROM LAST YEAR’S EASTER FEST

Bahamas Harvest Church closes its eastern campus

By JEFFARAH GIBSON | Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

After 28 years of occupying a space on Prince Charles Drive, Bahamas Harvest Church closed its eastern campus in a special service last Sunday.

The final service saw congregants who also attend Bahamas Harvest west gather for one last praise and worship session.

Dubbed “East Campus Day”, the fully loaded service featured an address by lead Pastor Mario Moxey who delivered the timely and fitting message of “Seasons Change.”

Church members, guests and friends from both the East and West Campuses came together across three morning services to say farewell to the eastern location.

In his address to the church, Pastor Moxey shared that the eventual goal was to merge both campuses. However, the church had to move three years earlier than it was expecting to.

This came as result of “direct obedience to God”, he said.

“There is perhaps no one who has a more sentimental attachment to the East Campus than I do. I learned the true definition of blood, sweat and tears through the many sacrifices that my family and I made in seeing this place come out of the ground and stand as a testament to God’s grace and love. We have witnessed hundreds of people give their lives to Jesus Christ at these altars, married countless couples whose babies we have dedicated here at this altar, and we have eulogised many of our loved ones here at our East Campus,” he said in an emotional and moving address.

In 1992, Pastor Moxey felt the call to attend the World Harvest

Bible College in Columbus, Ohio. During his time at college, he acknowledged the call of God upon his life to become a pastor. On Sunday, July 16, 1995, Pastor Rod Parsley, a spiritual father, publicly released and commissioned Pastors Mario and Erika Moxey to fulfil the vision God gave them for the Bahamas.

The Bahamas Harvest Church was opened on November 19, 1995 in the Seagrapes Shopping Centre on Prince Charles Drive with a handful of worshippers.

On April 4, 2000, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of the new church facility on Blueberry Hill Road, off Prince Charles. In February 2002, the church completed its 9,600 sq ft family worship facility and in 2007, the same facility was expanded to 15,000 sq ft.

Since the construction of its East Campus on Prince Charles Drive, the ministry has seen countless lives changed as it evolved in sharing the message of Jesus Christ for 21 years.

“The East Campus represents the foundation and the formation of the Bahamas Harvest Church we see today. We learned the strategies and systems to fulfil our mission of reaping the harvest, and I learned how to be a pastor while at the East Campus," Pastor Moxey said.

In his message to the congregation, he said that he has been in ministry long enough to understand the importance of knowing the season that you're in.

“A season is a divine strategic window of opportunity. Every time God closes a season, He has another season waiting for you. Too many people remain in a season beyond its intended time. What should have taken the Israelites 11 days to get to the Promised Land took 40 years because they missed their window of opportunity. I'm excited to see how God moves as we transition from our bedrock season to the building season,” he said.

Pastor Moxey expressed sincere gratitude to the entire

eastern community for supporting the ministry over the past 28 years and invited them to continue to fellowship with the church at its West Campus on John F Kennedy Drive. He also thanked the elders, staff, volunteers and members of the East Campus for their faithful service over the years.

Bahamas Harvest Church is poised to begin construction of a 100,000 plus sq ft facility on Bethel Avenue to accommodate its growing congregation of young families with children. In the meantime, the Bahamas Harvest Church West Campus will continue to host worship experiences on Sundays at 8am, 10am and 12noon.

Its eastern edifice will be offered to another church in need of a facility to serve the growing and flourishing population of the eastern New Providence community.

To learn more about Bahamas Harvest Church, visit www. bahamasharvestchurch.org or contact our church office at 242364-6266 or 242-324-4335.

THE BAHAMAS Harvest Church family said goodbye to its Prince Charles location with a special East Campus Day.