05042023 OBITUARIES

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Funeral Service For

Jeffrey Godfrey Bain, 29

of Pinewood Gardens and formerly of Bain Town, New Providence, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, 6th May, 2023, 10:00am at the Evangelical Assembly Church Of God In Christ, Baillou Hill Road & Fleming Street, New Providence, Bahamas. Interment will follow in Southern Cemetery, Cowpen & Spikenard Roads.

Precious memories will linger in the hearts of his mother: Denise Rolle (deceased), Deanne Joseph; father: Godfrey Bain; son: Asher; grandmother: Rosemary Curtis, Marina Hanna; grandfathers: Franklin Rolle, Edbirth Bain; sisters: Daphne, Sharae, Amarige, Tatianna & Anna Rashan Bain; brothers: Jason McPhee, Valentino Dorsette, Godfrey, Eugene, Parell, Jamal, Darelle, Kadian Bain, Deshano Jarvis Joesph; aunts: Elder Enamae Wright, Deaconess Daphne Darling, Evangelist Beckley McKenzie, Deaconess Mildred Butler, Eulie, Ann Joseph, Precious Williamson, Princess, Sheena, Tiffany, Florence Rolle, Georgia Jackson, Chelsia Rolle of Miami, Florida, Sharell Leadon of Cargil Creek, Andros, Doris Rolle, Blossom McPhee, Daphne Demeritte, Laura Rolle, Apostle Maria Rodriquez; uncles: Kingsley Ferguson, Brenton Boo Rolle, Kirk Rolle, Dr. Vincent Churchill Rolle, Sidney Demeritte, Samuel & Kendal Joesph, Newton, Lance, Apostle Patrick Rodriquez, Roberto Goodman; nieces: Cranique, Haley, Dejannae, Tajanae, Lunique, Divine, Jamyia, Kadeasha Bain, Deeshna Joseph, Alexis; nephews: Nakadian, Renaldo, Jovano, Sharad, Michael Lunn Jr., Brendan, Marcus Stubbs Jr., Amari & Eugene Jr.; cousins: Samantha, Deshanno, Jarvis Joseph, Keyshanna, Deandra, Keyshaun, Latrell Russell, Tameka Clark, Tamika Johnson, Dericko, Godfrey Williamson, Rochelle, Louise & Lynden Storr, Holly, Anamae, Linny, Deaconess Leslie & Vonny McKenzie, Judy, Gino, Marilyn, Dino, Minister Kiage & Gabby Smith, Kenny, Neisha, Jasonique, Vardo, Ottis Obrien, Ottis Jr., Lindrick, Lindon, Kenron, Ken, Pappy, Luciane Rolle, Tavara, Nettie, Robyn Forbes, Yubmae Bodie, Jermey Rolle, Cleo & Olivia Rolle, Cherylena Smith; numerous relatives & friends including: The Taylor family, Rolle Family, The Bodie Family, The Curtis Family, The Bain Family, The Kemp Road Family, The Corner Boys & The Exuma Family.

The Body will repose at Memories Funeral Home, #85 Mount Royal Avenue in “The Samantha Mackey Suite” on Friday, May 5th, 2023 at 10:00am to 4:30pm and at the church on Saturday from 9:00am until service time.

Funeral Services For

of Peter Street West will be held on Saturday, 6th May, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Baillou Hill Road and Laird Street, New Providence, Bahamas. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Phillip McPhee. Cremation will follow.

Left to cherish her memories are her father: Alvin Newbold; son: Kayden Thompson; uncles: Wilfred and Kirk Solomon, Peter, Paul & Nathaniel Thompson, Ricardo & Steve Newbold; aunts: Pamela Thompson of Minnesota, Mississippi, Katie Morrison, Angela Hanna-Evans, Lorraine Newbold and Ethien Ferguson; aunt-in-law: Stephanie Solomon; grand uncles: Rodney & Wendal Moxey and a host of other relatives and friends.

The Body will repose at Memories Funeral Home, #85 Mount Royal Avenue in the “Kendise Pearl Smith Suite” on Friday, May 5th, 2023 at 10:00am to 4:30pm and at the church on Saturday from 1:00pm until service time.

of Peter Street West will be held on Saturday, 6th May, 2023, 2:00 p.m. at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Baillou Hill Road and Laird Street, New Providence, Bahamas. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Phillip McPhee. Cremation will follow.

Left to cherish her memories are her father: Trevor L. Woods; brothers: Kayden Thompson and Trevor Woods; sisters: Trettoria and Sharia Woods and Nisha Dean; grandparents: Sharon Henfeild, Lionel Woods (deaceased) & Alvin Newbold; aunt: Anastasia Woods-Benson; uncles: Phillip, Andrew & Jennifer Adderley, Kevin Bridget Henfeild, Quentin Woods; grand aunts: Euleen Henfeild, Alvera Knowles, Frank Knowles, Valderine Henfeild, Kara & Rodney Ferguson, Pamela Thompson of Minnesota, Mississippi, Katie Morrison, Angela Hanna-Evans, Lorraine Newbold & Ethien Ferguson; grand aunt-in-law: Stephanie Solomon; grand uncles: Godwin, Graham, Dwight Henfeild, Wester Henfeild , Marjorie Henfeild , Wilfred Solomon, Kirk Solomon , Peter, Paul & Nathaniel Thompson, Ricardo & Steve Newbold; great grand uncles: Rodney & Wendal Moxey and a host of other relatives and friends.

The Body will repose at Memories Funeral Home, #85 Mount Royal Avenue in “The Kendise Pearl Smith Suite” on Friday, May 5th, 2023 at 10:00am to 4:30pm and at the church on Saturday from 1:00pm until service time.

Allison Annanise Thompson, 37

Trevornika Dajanike Thompson, 15

Death Notices for

Grace “Ma Grace” Green, 80

died at her residence in Mangrove Cay, Andros on Thursday, April 27th, 2023.

She is survived by her children: Terrance Leslie and Glynis Armbrister and Clarissa Pinder; Brother: Logan John Green; Sisters: Helen Miller, Gertrude Thompson, Rose Belasco and Rebecca Green; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Professional comforting care is provided by Curtis Memorial Mortuary.

Mrs. Leanna Ann Weir, 72

a resident of George Town, Exuma and formerly of Farmer’s Hill, Exuma, died on Friday, 28th April, 2023.

She is survived by her husband: John Rollins Weir; Daughter: Deborah, Monique, Pastor Brenda, Nurse

Victoria and Delma; Sons: Jason

Sr., Supt Daryl; Sisters: Rowena, Inez, Cindy, Judith, Alice and Sandra. Numerous other relatives and friends including The Agape Prayer and Deliverance ministries.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Professional comforting care is provided by Curtis Memorial Mortuary.

Death Notices for

Roney Rudolph Armbrister, 80

of Grant Street, Fox Hill, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital, on Monday, 1st May, 2023.

He is survived by his Wife: Thomasine Armbrister; Daughters: Sophia, Veronica, Anataslia, Michelle, and Kenisha; Sons: Marco, Elgardgo, Omar, Dario, Chrystyn, and Raheem; Numerous Grand & Great Grand children; Sisters: Theresa Lamm, Elanor Bain, and Brenda Cunningham; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date

Sherry Ann Burrows, 51

of Garden Hills #1, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital, on Monday, 1st May, 2023.

She is survived by her Son: Michael Burrows; Brother: William Burrows; Grand Daughter: Mileya Burrows; Aunt: Annette Cartwright; Uncles: Derek & George “Joney” Cartwright; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

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Funeral Service for

Shirley Leslie Cartwright, 86

of Mall Road off Soldier Road will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 6th May, 2023 at Trinity Methodist Church, Trinity Place & Frederick Street. Officiating will be Reverend Milton Lightbourne. Interment will follow in Ebenezer Cemetery, Shirley Street.

Shirley Leslie Cartwright was preceded in death by her darling Husband: Locksley.

She is survived by her 3 Children (& their spouses): Locksley (& Judy) Cartwright, Jennie Demeritte and David Cartwright; 6 Grand children (& their spouses): Dion Demeritte, Bradia (& Lambert) Longley, Jasmine (& Jerome) Bastian, Judeen Cartwright, and David and Davon Cartwright; 5 Great-Grandchildren: Jada, Jaden and Jaren Bastian, Huntyr-Rose Pratt and Leah Longley; Siblings (& their spouses): Emery Symonette, Cedric (& Yuki Morita) Scott and Allardyce Scott Fitzgerald; Sisters-in-Law: Cassie Edwards and Maquella Smith; Extended family: Johnny Scott, Sybilene Dean, Patricia Mitchell and Barbara Scott; Nieces and Nephews: Emery (& Sharon) Symonette Jr., Bianca Pinder, Dr. Lakita (& Dr. Sidney) Collie, Dr. Remelda (& Andrew) Been, Latoya “Toby” Rutherford, Antoine Symonette, Jerome Fitzgerald, Allarice Ifill, Patrick Gittens, Monique Mitchell, Kendrick Albury, Natasha and Ricardo (& Bianca) Edwards, LaGloria Scott, Kyle (& Vanessa) Smith, Alex Armbrister and Carla Cartwright; Numerous other Relatives and Friends, including: Dr. Reginald Carey & Family, Phil & Sharlamae Stubbs, Andrea Coakley, Marguerite Jackson, Sherry Jackson, Walter Lockhart, Andrew and Carla Jackson, Carolyn Carey, Hilda Pratt, Randy, Dorey and Reagan Taylor, Theresa Jones and Family, Lisa Stuart and Family, Livern and Jasmine Myers, Angela Archer, Paulette Crick and Family, Hedy Walkine, Joe and Sandra Lewis, Helen and Ronnie Rolle, Nicola Jones, Jan Chevalier,

Margo Wilson & Family, Greg Bethel, Thomas Ferguson, Edgar Walker Sr., Suzanne Kemp, Gloren and Paulette Walker, Zarina, Edward, Jared and Zara Fitzgerald, Beryl Bain, Constance Mackey, Pauline and Paul Winder, Beauford and Shelly Curtis, Val, Shelley and Diedre Cooper, Denise Lewis, Kelly and Angela Burrows, Kelly Burrows Jr., Fred and Jackie Cooper, John and Kenda Marche, Dr. Marsha Bethel, Karen Archer, Paula Styles, Dr. Patricia Forte, Debbie Thompson, Chythia Duncombe, Blanche Campbell, Patrick Hanna, Lavar Charlton, Alden Austin, Debbie Carter, Cleomi Woods, Tony Miller, Randy Woods, Vandyke Hepburn, Oliver Hepburn, Philip Hepburn, Elvis Hepburn, Kim DeGregory, Cleomi Woods, Evie Brown, Beatrice Taylor, Yvette Rolle and Family, Michelle Carey, Fabian Stuart, Dwayne Stuart, Yvette Rolle and Family, Jackie Carey, Florence Cartwright, Cheryl Bethel and Family, Kendal (Funky) and Emily Demeritte, Billy and Judy Higgs, Maxine McCartney, Alice Moncur, Kristen Romain and Family, Cherisse Moss and Family, Peter Moss, O’Lana Nichols, Letitia Huyler, Deval Sands, Roshara and Ranaijha Hepburn, Branavvi, Brandon Jr., Vernajh, Braejhin and Branaiya Pinder, Gia (& Shaw) Knowles, Geonelle and Gianne Ifill, Daphne Richardson & Family, Kamala Richardson, Shannon Bethel, Ernelia Dean, Patricia Hanna, Vanbert Pratt, Eugene Robinson, Louise Gibson, Dr. Gill Gibson March, Gina Bennett Rolle, Duval ‘Stray’ Sands, Michelle Carey, Peter (& Ingrid) Carey, Ande’a, Adam and Antheo Been, Onesi (& Kayla) Collie, Zinza Hepburn, Massawe Dean, Sydney (& Orman) Saunders, Kenneth (& Audrey) Culmer, Kayla (& Ramon) Young, Kyanna Young, Emery (& Yazmine) Symonette, Arya Symonette, Shaquille Symonette, Shannon Symonette, Dillon Burrows, Andrea Moultrie, Loretta Coakley, Eleanor (& Robert) Elliott, Jeffrey and Charity McKenzie Armbrister, Barry & Clarice Allen, Louise Coleby, MacArthur Thompson and Family, Tony Miller, Miriam Curling, Helen and Ronnie Rolle, Maurietta Major & Family, Mark (& Laverne) Cartwright, Phillip Miller and James (& Dr. Greta) Carey; Special thanks to Reverend Milton M. Lightbourne, Minister of Ebenezer Methodist Church.

Shirley is also survived by all of her Eleuthera family and a host of other relatives and friends, all of whom we recognize and appreciate, but are too numerous to mention at this time

May Her Soul Rest in Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday 5th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday 6th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

Semi-Military Funeral Service for

Petty Officer Anthony Sydney Strachan (Retired), 65

of Windsor Estate, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday 5th May, 2023 at Kemp Road Ministries, Kemp Road. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Ivan F. Butler Jr., Senior Pastor, Kemp Road Ministries. Cremation will follow.

Anthony is survived by his Wife: Carol Francis-Strachan; Sons: Raython and Torin Strachan; Stepdaughter: Tiffany Hutchinson; Step granddaughter: Drew Brennen; Mother-in-law: Christine Francis; Sister: Eula (Patrick) Edwards; Brothers: Perry (Rosalie) Strachan, Carlton Strachan, Anthony (Estelle) Bertram, Samuel (Vernice) Cleare, Ted (Virginia) Major; Sisters-in-law: Andree Sparks and family (Carlos, Emily, Amber, Brenden), Davina Francis and family (Kyle, Kristoff, Sy’rai); Brotherin-law: Christopher (Anastasia) Francis and family (Maya, Liam); Aunt: Gladys (Lawrence) Dawkins and family (Sherlyn, Ruth, Nathaniel); Nieces: Antoinette (Eric) Wilmott, Perika (Scott) Curry, Kyron, Michaella and Zandra Strachan, Flora (Ricardo) Moss, Natasha (Enrique) Pyfrom, Lisa Simmons, Amber Bertram Pratt, Adrianna Bertram, Samantique Mackey, Usine Baldwin, Nichola and Uguetha Strachan; Nephews: Granlin & Ian Edwards, Carlton & Ivan Strachan, Anthony Bertram Jr., Andrew Bertram, Trevor Armbrister, Valentino Symonette and Teko Major; Other relatives and friends: Hazel Ellis and family, Denise Ellis, Hon. Leroy Major MP and Mrs. Curlene Major, Pastor Danny Major, Esau & Leviticus Major, Kenvard Major, Bestel & Molly Strachan and family, Milo Strachan and family, Dr. Marjorie Francis and family, the family of the late James and Helen Russell; the family of the late Nora Leonie Sands, Samuel Robinson, Cindy Albury, Eltoy Moss, Sherman Moss, Aaron Wright, Esau Wright, Prescola Cartwright, Leviticus Wright, Gwen (Adria) Reid and family, Rev. Joseph and Mary Mycklewhyte, the family of the late Charles & Rosemary Morley, Jackie Bowe-Hall and family, Reeba Carey and family, Michael Hudson and family, Earl Bastian and family, Tracey Bootle, Patrick Smith and family, Wenzel Neely and family, Tracy Miller, Andrew McKenzie and family, Judy Bethel and family, the Hudson, Burrows, Gibson, Johnson and Christie families, Godfrey Darling and family, Christine Burrows and family, Mr. Kevin Bethel, Luke Bethel and family, Linda Lafleur and family, Lynn Russell and family, Kevin & Bonnique McKenzie and family, Sabrina Burrows, Kevin Christie, Tyrone Peterson, Rev. Dr. Ivan and Dr. Joanne Butler and the Kemp Road Ministries family, Pastor Benson Cunningham and family, Commander of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Dr. Raymond E. King, the Royal Bahamas Defence

Force (RBDF), RBDF Men of New Entry 10, R. M. Bailey Senior High School Class of ’77, the Windsor Estate neighbours; and many other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Special thanks and appreciation: Dr. Agreta Eneas-Carey, Twilight Nursing Home, (Ms. Walker, his caregivers, Ms. Karen Thompson, Ms. Johnson and Ms. Sonja); the Doctors at Princess Margaret Hospital - Dr. Tinibu, Dr. Rolle, Dr. Philipps, Dr. McPhee, Dr. Bain, Dr. Beneby and Dr. Carey (A&E); Nurses and Staff of Virtual Ward East (MS1) (Nurses Kemp, Bethel, Anderson, Anthony, Rolle, Beckford, Student Nurse Baptiste), Nurses and Staff of the Princess Margaret Hospital Surgical Clinic Unit; Ancillary Staff of the Princess Margaret Hospital.

May His Soul Rest in Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Thursday (TODAY) 4th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Friday 5th May, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until service time.

Death Notice for Florence Barbara Jean Albury, 87

of Howard St., Chippingham, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital, on Friday, 28th April, 2023.

She is survived by her Husband: Neville Albury; Daughters: Dr. Nevillene Evans, Claudette Bethell, Mrs. Cherisse Moss, and Carol Albury; Son: Gilroy Albury; Grandchildren: Hailey & Joshua Evans, Keesha Bethell, Aisha Clarke, Charles “Chico”, and Aaron Moss, BJorn Gibson, Nakeisha Burrows, Gilroy Albury Jr., Ashley Albury, and Maya-Lee Fernander; Sisters: Eleanor Butler, Beatrice Albury, and Carolyn Hughes; Brothers: Patrick, Percival “Sonny” and Rudy Albury; and a host of other relatives and friends

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Services for

Barbara Braynen Lloyd, 68

Retired Senior Nursing Officer

May Her Soul Rest in Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Thursday (TODAY) 4th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Friday 5th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

Garry Francis Russell, 65

of Peanut Close, Eastwood Estates, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday 5th May, 2023 at St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Fox Hill. Officiating will be The Venerable Hugh Bartlett, Rector of St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Archdeacon of the East Central Archdeaconry. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum, JFK Drive and Gladstone Roads.

Barbara is survived by her devoted Son: Kersch E. Lloyd; Two Grandchildren: Kersch D. Lloyd and Jordyn K. Lloyd; Sisters: Marilyn, Angela Braynen of Freeport Grand Bahama and Yvette Ward, Janet, and Icelyn McFall; Brothers: Vernal McFall, Joshua Braynen of Freeport, Grand Bahama and Richard Brennen of Sarasota, Florida; Nieces and Nephews: Anton, Quinton, Vandoreen, Shequeba, Joseph Jr., Luquesha, Alecia, Marco, Melissa, Minique, Shandisha, Taynel, Corey, Andrew Jr., Richard Jr., Omarr, Rozlyn, Ramon, Deondra, Jerimey, Tina, Janae, Yoshieko, Jonathan, Jireh, Isiah, Javal, Kai and Rayshard; Grand Nieces and Nephews: Anton Jr., Lashay, Lasharia, Teria, Justin, Radejha, Michael, Reshara, Rickeem, Ricardo, Shawnay, Armstron Jr., Shequera, Nathan, Jasmin, Jeffrey, Jewel, Ravon, Aiden, Lemanicka, Arianna, J’mya, Angelo, Jestina, and Omarri; and Host of other relatives and friends including: Nancy Rigby and family, Dr. Mercianna Moxey and family, Geneth and Greg Davis, Carolyn Seymour and family, Gwendolyn Sealy, Bernadette Braynen, Cheryl McKenzie, Shalamae and Phillip Stubbs, Dr. Chandra Smith, Jacqueline Darville and family, Judith Sutherland, Coral Dean, Class of IC7, Dr. Susheel Wadhwa, staff of Doctors Hospital, Public Hospital Authority/PMH, Oncology Department, Dr. Margo Munroe, Dr. D. Curling; Oncology Consultants, the Lloyd, Dames, Ferguson, Sweeting, Williams and Martin family, Dr. Geannine Moss Comptroller of Customs, Ms. Terrell Stuart, Justice Renae McKay, Mrs. Emily Osadebay, Hon. Frederick Mitchell MP Fox Hill, Ronald Thibaud, Solo Rent a Tent, PNO Cheryl Bain (Freeport) and staff.

of Skyline Lakes, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 6th May, 2023 at Bethel Baptist Church, Meeting Street. Officiating will be Rev. Arnold Dewitt Hutchenson. Interment will follow in Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery.

Garry is survived by his Children: Pierre, Francine, Krysta & Garry Russell (II); Sisters: Ethelyn Russell-Rolle, and Patrenda Russell-Brice; Special Sisters: Rose (Kirkwood) Russell and Paddie (Sherick) Martin; Brother: Ormond Russell; Sisters-in-law: Sandra Russell, Valencia Bartlett, Olga Robinson, and Gea Robinson; Brothers-in-law: Carl Brice, Robert Bartlett Sr., Anthony Rolle, Roger Robinson, and Gilbert Robinson; Nieces and Nephews: Ellsworth Russell Jr., Tracee Lightbourne, Dr. Gemma Rolle, Andrew (Dr. Miquela) Rolle, Shane Russell, Bruce (Krystal) Russell Jr., Bryant Russell, Brittany (Devan) Williams, Savannah Russell, DeShannon Brice, Destanee Brice, Kirk and Kyle Russell, Anishka (Peter) Bascom, Indira (Adrian) Rolle, Sean Tynes Sr., and Sharon Russell.

May His Soul Rest in Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday 5th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday 6th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

Funeral Service for

Leron Giovanni “Gio”

Lightbourn, 39

of Robins Nest, Imperial Park, Freeport, Grand Bahama, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 6th May, 2023 at St. George’s Anglican Church, Montrose Avenue Officiating will be The Reverend Fr. Andrew Toppin, Rector, assisted by The Reverend Ivan Eldon and The Venerable G. Kingsley Knowles. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleums, JFK Drive & Gladstone Road.

Left to cherish his precious memories, his Mother: Patricia Debra Lightbourn; Father: Charles Sturrup; Sons: Leron Jr. & Liam Lightbourn; Brothers: Det. Sargent 3018 Dario Sturrup, Shaquille Thompson; Sisters: Denethra Roberts, Brittney Sturrup; Nieces: Daria Sturrup, Decari & Rikkai Roberts; Brother-In-Law: Ricardo Roberts; Aunts: Andrea Sturrup, Marjorie Lightbourn, Marva Kelly, Joan Lightbourn, Sharon (Nesbitt) Ferguson, Gladys Moss (Miami, Fl), Deaconess Lilly Gaitor, Minister Carolyn Major, Rose Newton, Stephanie Saunders (West Palm Bch.), Rev Dr. Florence Parra (Tampa, Fl), Lily Sturrup, Yvonne Sturrup, Lisa Sturrup; Uncles: Edwin (Ann) Lightbourn, David (Pauline) Lightbourn, Jeffory Saunders, Daron Sturrup; Grand Aunt: Barbara Campbell; God Parents: Shaun Ombler, Quintin Grey; Cousins Including: Nicole (Jermaine) Seymour, Deidre (Terrance) Penn. Zebida (Miguel) Fernander, Beshka Sturrup, Charlene Sturrup, Brenville (Thea), Rashad (Sirneka), Theo Saunders, Devaughn (Wendy) & Yashica Miller, Tyiesha Kelly, Ajna Strachan, Ernest Leon Moore, Kyle & Khalidd Smith, Tejar Aranha, Prince & Aaron Taylor, Brittney & Rashayne Rahming, Angelique & Miguel Fernander Jr., Lindsay & Summer Sturrup, Daronique Sturrup, Alicia Lewis, Pastor Roland (Samra) Newton (Freeport, GB), Bishop Sheldon (Jennifer) Newton, Wellington Bain (Freeport, GB), Deidre (Rodrick) McPhee (Miami, Fl), Frozena Perry, Andrea Pierre, Hester King, Sherilyn & Bernadette Virgill, Elva (Don) Lorandos, Laurel Fowler, Valderine (Oshnel) Knowles, Sheniqua (Steven)Forbes, Tiffany (Kevin) Moss, Rose (Deryx) Scott, Monique Banton, Anya & Daphanie Saunders, Debbie Moss, Sandra (Sherman)Mungan, Averlyn & Devon Lightbourn, Renee & Eugene Estee, Donna Green, Omar Lightbourn, Hansel Virgill, Freddie Hanna, James (Rose), Theodore & Bronson (Anishka) Gaitor, Lawrence Smith, Rev Joel (Heather) & Jamal Howell, Carl, Gregory, Albert & Daron Rodgers, Ali & Gerrard Saunders, David Jr. David E. David J & Theodore Lightbourn, Adolphis Sturrup; Other relatives and friends including: The Family of Wellington Bain, The Campbell, Laramore, Armbrister, Smith, Thompson, Hanna-Heastie-Tynes Families, The

Sturrup Family, Leonard Adderley & Family, The Millers, Kaye Forbes, Betty Reckley, Veronica, Shakira & Shedari Moore, Sheldon Hepburn, Sonia Bowe-Adderley, The Sturrup Family, Rose Rolle, Patrick Rolle, Deon Lightbourn, Beth Sands, Ruth Mae Rolle, Mario Durham, Neil Culmer, Leroy Brice, Ian Dawkins, Larry, Livingston & Jason Brown, Kevin Kemp, Michael Maragh, Garrison Clarke, Lincoln Bain & The Coalition of Independents, The Right Rev. Laish Boyd & Mrs. Boyd, The Venerable Arch Deacon Kingsley Knowles & Family, Fr. Andrew Toppin, Fr. Timothy Eldon & Family, The Rev. Canon Sabastian Campbell & Family, Rev Dr. Roland Hamilton & Family, St. Georges Church Family, Mr. Victor Chandler, Mr. Mark Roberts & the Staff of Lucayan Maritime Services (Freeport GB), Ms. Lynn Friano & Staff of Kelly’s Freeport Ltd., 2002 Graduating Class of Kingsway Academy, Mgmt & Staff of Super Value, Other family and friends too numerous to mention; Special Thanks: Dr. Hall, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Forbes, Dr. Harris, Management & Staff of The Rand Memorial Hospital.

May His Soul Rest in Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday 5th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday 6th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

Death Notice for Bradley Allen, 70

of Brighton Avenue, off Perpall Tract, died at his residence on Friday, 28th April, 2023.

He is survived by his Daughters: Denise Allen-Pinder and Lakeisha Brice; Sons: Demeich & Stefan Allen; Grandchildren: Alexis Pinder, Demetria & Alicia Allen; Sisters: Maria Ferguson, Terry Demeritte, Eugenie Smith, Portia Jones, and Bonnie Williams; Brothers: Michael & Stanley Lightbourne, and Mark Davis; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service for

Brenda Mae Newton, 80

of Kisskadee Drive, West Bay Street, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday 6th May, 2023 at Rhodes Memorial Methodist Church, Montrose Avenue. Officiating will be Bishop Theophilus N. Rolle, President of Conference - BTCI, assisted by Rev. Cecil A. Newbold, Rev. Emily A. Demeritte and Rev. Kelli D. Jolly. Interment will follow in Ebenezer Cemetery, Shirley Street.

Brenda was preceded in death by, Mother: Mae Louise Bell-Archer; Father: Rudolph Young; Husband: Terrance Newton & Daughter: Caron.

Left to cherish her memory are Sons: Colin, Clement, & Shawn Newton; Daughters-in-law: Barbara & Norrisa Newton; Granddaughter: Chloe Newton; Sisters: Angela Tynes, Evangeline Lightbourne, Lorraine (Jefferson) Turnquest & Sandra Byles; Sisters-in-law: Lucille (Mark) Aiello, Agatha Newton Forbes, Theodora Newton, Sharon Cox & Shena Newton; Nieces: Patrice (Wellington) Chea, Ingrid Kerr, Sharron (Richard Jessup) Lightbourne, Camille (Dennis) Miller, Tanya Rahming, Kelly Newton, Kayla (Keith) Beneby, Venissa Ellis, Lynette Newton, Bernadette Storr, Cherriqua (Wellington) Taylor, Sheandra Newton, Stacy Ford, & Starlita Forbes; Nephews: C. Philip Tynes, Maurice (Jacquelyn) Lightbourne, Garvin (Patrice) Lightbourne, Jason Knowles, Jamal Aiello, Christian, Scott & Devin Miller, Stephen & Derick Wilson, Quinton Rahming & Lofton Newton; Grandnieces & Grandnephews including: Kyle (Cheyenne) Chea, Christie (Aaron) Wong, Rachel Chea, Sydnee, Kohen & Ian Kerr, Chelsea, Christopher & Caleb Tynes, Ayden Miller, Amanda, D’Aundre, Jordon, Raii, Garnell & Crystal Lightbourne; Cousins: Kevin Ferguson & Family, Stephanie Armbrister & Family, Jackie & Sherry Adderley & Family; Michelle McKenzie & Family, Patricia Beneby & Family, Joan Rolle & Family, Suzanne & Sharlene Newbold & Family, Marie Newbold & Family, Denise Raphael & Family, Sylvia Mackey & Family, Paulette Forbes & Family, Rosita Jones & Family, Clarice & Frank Ellis & Family, Craig Armstrong, Family of the Late Kenneth & Myrtis Darrell, Sharon Ferguson & Family, Georgina Clarke & Family, Bernadette Thompson, Claire Green & Brian Evans; Godchild: Dr. Chelsi Gibson; Other family & friends: Marco & Mercedes Newton & Family, Ena Weir & Family, Sally Moss, Betty Clarke, Carl & Constance Gibson & Family, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Barnett & Family, Mr. & Mrs. Ian Flemming, Patricia Mortimer, Stan Davis, Raymond & Addie Winder, Honorable Dr. Hubert & Patricia Minnis, Mrs. Emerald Sands & Family, Mrs. Hyacinth Ramsey & Family, Douglas & Rosemary Tynes & Family, John Rodriquez & Family, Evelyn Sweeting & Family, Sesley Darville & Family, Sidney Robins & Family, Renard

White & Family, Alton Bailey & Family, Terrice Carey-Curry, William & Judy Higgs, Ella Thompson, Mahlon Bethel & Family, Donna Matthews, Andrea Major, Theora Collie, Winifred Smith & Family, Paul & Janice Major, Louis Hanchell & Family, Tania & Kareem Charlton & Family, Dorothy Godet, Eulie LaFleur, Betty Sweeting, Canon Crosley & Janet Walkine, Emily Colebrooke, Charlamae Forbes, Sandra Symonette, Nerril Weir, Family of the late Gordon & Marcelle Farrington, Kenwood Kerr, Rex Pinder, Pamela Russell, Arch Bishop Laish & Mrs. Joann Boyd & Family, Bishop Theophilus & Mrs. Evona Rolle & Family, Officers and Members of Rhodes Memorial Methodist Church, Rev. Dr. Kenneth Huggins and Mrs. Vivienne Huggins, Rev. Emily Demeritte, Rev, Kelli Jolly, Rev. Cecil Newbold, Rev. Raymond Neilly, Rev. Horace Hector, Rev. Mark & Rev. Stacia Christmas & Family, Rev. Derek & Lucia Browne & Family, Rev. Carl Campbell, Rev. Leonard & Marcia Roberts & Family, Members of the Precious Pearl Group, Officers & Members of the Nassau Circuit MCCA, Staff of The Studio Cafe, Associates of the former Canada Life Insurance Company, Dr. Eugene Gray & Staff, Dr. Margo Munroe, Dr. Sibyl Surage, Dr. Mortimer Moxey & Dr. Katherine Conliffe.

May Her Soul Rest in Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday 5th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday 6th May, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until service time.

Death Notice for Agnes Louise Munnings, 73

of Hastio Point Close, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, 27th April, 2023.

She is survived by her Husband: Cleso Munnings; Daughter: Sherinn Munnings; Sons: Lance & Jamal Munnings; Grand children: Jaid & Malique Munnings, Faith Cartwright, and Elianna Munnings; Sister: Kristine Clarke-Burrows; Brothers: Perry & Craig Clarke, and Anthony Moss; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service for

Villard Frederic, 72

of Ross Corner, East Street will be held on Saturday, May 6th, 2023, at 11:00a.m. at Apostle of End Times, West Street, Nassau, Bahamas. Officiant will be Apostle Carlos J. Wallace, Assisted by Other Ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road, Nassau, Bahamas.

Left to cherish his memories are Mother: Annile Frederic; Daughters: Vita Frederic, Eveyln Frederic, Charline Frederic, Patricia Frederic and Natasha Oslava; Sons: Willy Frederic, Kevein Frederic, Kerby Frederic, Brenson Francios and Telson Francios; Adopted Son: Briscoe Pratt; Grand Kids: Ruell Arnett III, Javaughn Thompson Jr., Raven Arnette, Eidison Miller Jr., Michelle Frederic, Melissa Frederic, Brittany McIntosh, Ricardo Frederic, Shawn Ferrier, Breniya Francios, Telson Francios Jr., Anthena Francios, Willy Frederic Jr., Carlton Frederic, Neveah Frederic, Kaden Frederic, Bejamin Frederic, Iveanna Frederic, Jamaal Opteni, Jimiya Oslava, Anaya Oslava, Jeremaih Oslava, Tanazz Oslava, Benjamin Saintfar, Kendey Saintfar, Nathan Osalva, Samuel Origine, Anothony Pierre; Brothers: Noah Frederic, Eddie Frederic, Fedner Frederic and Duearmel Frederic; Sisters: Julie Frederic and Juselene Frederic; Nephews: Jacques Frederic, Dillet Frederic, Max Joseph and Nixon Frederic; Nieces: Angella Louis-Jeune, Yvette Normil, Anjelica Normil, Kari Normil, Nova Normil, Victoria Frederic, Rihanna Frederic, Shantiya Frederic, Eldine Frederic, Shania Frederic, Jessica Frederic, Kendra Frederic, Erica Frederic, Ashely Frederic, Daphne Frederic and Audrey Frederic; Son-in-law: Willnic Edmond and Jimmy Osalva; Daughter in-law: Wiseline Frederic. Condolences: Joe Family, Sonya Marcel, Wisly Corvil, Johnson Family, Ferguson Family, Jason Thompson, Philip Barber Shop, Sandra Carey, Dale Webster, Kimberley McKinney, Linada Poitier, Stephaine Gustave, Lakeisha Storr, Louiseberne Joseph, Ashley Thompson, Gustave Family, Ashely Thompson, Chrisonia Williams, Lapetra Brown, Saunder Family, Davilles Family, Kendall Rolle, Michael Sweeting, Marlin Family, Brendlee Mackey, Annlee Celestin, Janice Celestin, Alexandria Celestin, Tanya Eltienne, Belony Charles, Mr. Sands, Scott Family, Ashitina Smith, Deandra Smith, Tanya Sands, Chrisanda Motimer, Opliae Saint Hilaire, Leonardo Saint Hilaire, Mackey Family, 3rd Street Family, Brougham St. Family, Makoya Rolle, Simon Origene.

May His Soul Rest in Peace!

Please forgive us if we inadvertently excluded your name. We thank everyone for your prayers and support during this time.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects in the “Rudolph Pratt Memorial Suite” at Amethyst Memorial, #534 East Street South (opposite Fresh Auto Car Lot) on Friday, May 5th, 2023, from 11:00a.m to 6:00p.m.

Due to current Government regulations in respect of Covid-19, masks and social distancing are required and will be strictly enforced.

Death Notice for Nesly Prophete, 42

of Bacardi Road, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday April 26th, 2023.

He is predeceased by Father: Ben J. Mazard and Sister: Bernadette Mazard.

He is survived by Wife: Francoise Tanis; Mother: Marie Gislaine Prohete; Sons: Nensky Djovani Prophete, Pradtzley Mazard, Valdano Prophete and Djokaif Mazard; Daughters: Nashka Tracy Prophete and Keisha Prophete; Sisters: Kettue Prophete, Carline Mazard Saintilus, Roseanne Mazard; Brothers: Carlton Taylor, Odrick Louis, Bradley J. Mazard; Grandmother: Elvia St. Charles; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Sean D. Pratt-L.F.D&E C.E.O

Death Notices for Ramerro Rolle, 23

Of #8 Quarry Mission, Nassau Bahamas, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, April 25th, 2023.

He is predeceased by Mother: Felicienne Stuart.

He is survived by his Father: Ramon Rolle; Daughter: Amerra Rolle; Sister: Rameja Rolle; Brothers: Ramon Rolle Jr., Shamon Rolle, Rahiem Rolle; Grandparents: Althea Rolle, Paula Rutherford, Novel Stuart; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Christine Elizabeth Thompson, 65

Of Fresh Creek, Andros, Bahamas, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, April 27th, 2023.

She is survived by her Father: Daniel Coakley; Sons: Quincy Cargill, Marchello Williams; Daughters: Anettrea Cargill, Crystal Wallace, Laderia Russell, Lauren Thompson, Susan Vincent; Sisters: Diana Thompson; Brothers: Edward, James and Mark Thompson; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Herbert Edwin Simmons, 83

Formerly of Salt Cay, Grand Turks & Caicos, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, April 26th, 2023.

He is survived by his Wife: Patricia Simmons; Son: Jarvis Simmons; Daughter: Aniska Simmons; Sisters: Minerva Musgrove and Kathleen Simmons; Brother: Maurice Simmons; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Lakhia Shavonne Watson, 44

Of Mackey Street, Nassau, Bahamas, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday May 2nd, 2023.

She is predeceased by Mother: Ionie Hudson-Sutherland

She is survived by her Parents: Samuel and Elahmae Rodgers; Sons: Deandré Fernander; Sisters: Shantal Rodgers, Shenika Rodgers and Carolyn Sands; Brothers: Rashad Sutherland, Samuel, Gladstone and Sean Rodgers; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Sean D. Pratt-L.F.D&E C.E.O

Funeral Service for Dario Antonio “D-Boy”

“FatBoy” McPhee, 35

of Jackfish Drive, Carmichael Road, who died on Monday, April 10th, 2023, will be held on Friday, May 5th, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Southwest Cathedral Church of God, Carmichael Road. Officiating will be Bishop Carlton Adderley, assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.

He is survived by his Mother: Oralee McPhee; Father: Bradford Albury Sr.; Step Mother: Valentina Francis; Adopted Father: Alfred Johnson; Children: Daevon and Dariel McPhee; Girl friend: LaToya Polacek; Brothers: Drameco McKinney Sr. (Shaqueta), Keno, Bradford II and Renaldo Albury; Sisters: Bria and Shavontae Albury; Nieces & Nephews: Drameco Jr. and Dramaine McKinney, Matthew Smith, Bradicka, Keno Jr. Bradford III and Renaldo Albury, and Rolaysia Maycock; Grandmother: Willamae Albury; Adopted Grandmothers: Sylvia Malone, Halcy Dorsett; Step Sisters: Allison Newbold, Adrianna, Richia and Daneka Francis; Uncles: Reynard Jr., John and Kendal McPhee, Norman Gardiner, Stephen, Martin and Ashton Albury, and Jolton Johnson, Ivan Pinder; Aunts: Sheila McPhee, Beatrice Morley, Beverley and Ruth Knowles-McPhee, Jennifer AlburyJohnson, Marguerite, Sharvonne and Brenda Albury; Grand Aunts: Deborah Longley, Wendy Lightbourne and Joy Nichols; Godparents: Dwayne Strachan, Ricardo Thompson, Marsha Burrows; Home-Boys: Brian, Eric, Ryan, Tenecio, Emmanuel, Omar & Jeffrey; Cousins: Anya Tinker (Robert), Javon McPhee, Latoya Rolle, Ian (Anatasha) & Carlos Ferguson, Brian Anderson (Andica), Latoya Rolle, Therese & Demico Gardiner, Olivia (Marissa), Reynardo (Asanté), Reynadia, Krizia & Kaniel McPhee, Cordero, Tijuan & Janae McPhee, Marcia Clarke (Quinton), Kenja Higgs (Don), Kenyon, Karl, Karla, Kenrissa, Brandon McPhee, Jarrod Sr., Adrianna, Jason & Marlon Jr. McPhee, Harry Gelin, Arame Strachan, Omar Curry, Amanrad Ford Ianae, Bradley, Dereka, Carlesha, Carlos, & Camari Ferguson, Tennyson Tinker, Bryan, Breann, Brinique, Brayden Anderson, Tyler Darville, Destiny & Trey Carey, Za’Riyah, Breanna & Gracie Clarke, Eythan Dorsett, Christopher Rolle Jr., Kenya, Neveah, Kaylee, Kiana, Frannargio & Karl McPhee Jr., Kyle Moss, Donteo Higgs, Kimani Ferguson & Breanna Anderson, Jarrod Jr., Kiarjean, Kiarsha McPhee, Elvardo,

Levardo, Kamitzeon & Angel Albury and Elliot Thompson, Branden & Brian Albury and Lakeisha & Cordero McKenzie, Perez, Michael, Pateria, Deshan, Deshesis, Deontè, Vikishi, Mattheo, Kizarra, Jordan, Michael Jr., Shanae and Shantae Albury, Ronae Albury, Brent Thompson and Kadina Johnson, Taval, Tavanna, Ceilio, Cecil Johnson, Reno Taylor Sr.; Other Relatives & Friends: Bishop Carlton & Min. Rudy Adderley, Southwest Cathedral Family, Davina Thompson, Milton & Irene, Clifford, Natasha, Brent & Kenwin Strachan, Christine Johnson, Jestina Cooper, Joann Beneby & Family, Lindop McPhee (New York), Gladstone McPhee (Daisy), Sidney, Arnold McPhee, Susan Demeritte (Don), Juanita Armbrister (Albert), Miriam Bain, Doreen Strachan, Shirley & Leroy McPhee & Family, Denise Marshall, Rev. Dr. Diana Francis & First Baptist Family, Mavis Jackson & Family, The Entire Bullard & Ferguson Clan especially Pachlee Bullard, Willamae & Insp. Don Lotmore, Advilda Dames, Yvonne Bethel, Nurse Ernestine Flowers, Chris & Cynthia Bullard, Trudymae Smith, Iris & Jessie Paul & family, Tiffany Barton, Madonna Evans, Sandra Dean, Ronald Jennings, Diane Duncombe, Viola & Diana Cooper, Neighbors (Gigi, Bianca, Barbara, Mark, & Kenny), Paulette Taylor & Family, Maureen Catalano, Bridgette Miller, Reiko Major & Family, Maxine & Adam Munroe, Douglica Smith, Patricia Munroe, Tyrone, Helen Ferguson, George, Judy McPhee, Karen Dames, Judy Roker, Quintin Rolle, Helen Ferguson, Norma, Attorney William Clay and Family, Attorney Monique Gomez, Michelle Coleman, Omar, Jeffrey Baptiste, Don Pinder, Edmunton Bethel, Everette “Shaddy” Burrows, Clinton Kemp, Vanessa, Stafford, Nalbot, Lukey, Eric Smith, Allen, Chris, Mr. Dean & Gemini Auto, Lennox Paton Associates & Staff, The Wright & Pinder Family (Abaco), The Dorsette family, Mrs. Dorothy Butler, Davina Thompson and Family, Lanise Jean and family, The family of the late James Johnson, Randolph and Robert Lee, Miranda Smith, Patty, Melissa and Eustice Roberts, The family of the late Patsy Johnson and Veronica Daniels, The community of Gregory Town and James Cistern, Dean and Family, staff of Snatch N Go Deli & Cafe, staff of R. L Pool & Hardscape, staff and members of the Unity House, Staff and members of The Ranfurly Homes for Children, Nassau Village community, Sand Trap Family, Family of Rose Kemp, Penny Savings Bank Lane Family.

Friends may pay their last respects at East Sunrise Mortuary #183 Baillou Hill Road & Cordeaux Avenue from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Thursday and again at the church from 10:00 a.m. to service time on Friday.

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

Funeral Service

for Estell Deleveaux-Swain, 89 Affectionately called “Grammy”

of #25 Oxford Avenue, who died on Monday, April 24th, 2023, will be held on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. at New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Independence Drive. Officiating will be Reverend Christine Johnson, assisted by Deacon Ken Williams, Rev. Cycile Higgs, Deacon Huden Johnson and Deacon Kirklyn Collie. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleums, John F. Kennedy Drive.

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She is pre-deceased by her dear parents: Cornelius Deleveaux and Melvise Taylor-Deleveaux; Life Partner: Gilford Saunders; Brothers: Samuel Higgins, Stephen, Felix, Joseph, Gladstone, Hose, Enoch and Joshua Deleveaux and Wellington Hamilton; Sisters: Eliza Deleveaux, Leanether Deleveaux-Richardson, Albertha Deleveaux-Collie, Francina Farquharson-Deleveaux-Bethell, Virginia Deleveaux-Moncur, Celetha Deleveaux-Dean, Miriam Deleveaux-Merritt and Emerald Deleveaux-Roberts.

Left to cherish her precious memories are her loving daughter: Sandra Swain-Gardiner; Son-in-Law: Godfrey Gardiner; Adopted Son: Shelmar “Ronnie” Charlton; Adopted Daughters: Lavette Knowles-Smith, Chantay Demby of Philadelphia PA, Ferlesa Cleare & Natasha D’Haiti; Grandchildren: Symphony and Braxton (Shemeka) Gardiner; Adopted Grand children: Kaziah and Kristin Rolle, Symphony & Jonathon Charlton, Ebony Bullard-Johnson (Damar), Taliyah Rolle, & Beroea Grazette; Adopted Great-Grand Child: Kol Johnson; Nephews: Clarence and Laurence (deceased) Fritz, Alphonso Munroe, James Dean, Jonathan, George and Lionel (Percilla) Richardson, Uric Bethel, Gary Deleveaux, Ozwald Nixon, Joseph Mckinney, Patrick Hamilton, and Robert Merritt (deceased); Nieces: Karen Higgs, Clarissa FritzBrice (Anthony), Miriam (Cyril) Mackey, Janice Williams, Faye Simmons, Gail Saunders, Deborah Roberts, Joan Thomas, Valarie Curry, Bloneva Johnson, Martha Walker, Ruth Deleveaux, Katherine Bravkett, Cynthia Freeman, Mildred McKinney, Carmae Rolle, Wilamae & Verdell Collie, Yhyonna BethelWalker, Francita Sylvia-Bethel, Shirley (Oswald) Nixon, Jaqueline DeleveauxDuncombe (Pastor Arthur Duncombe), Elizabeth Hamilton, Priscilla, Martha Richardson, Drucilla Deleveaux and Patrona Bethel, and Dorneka SearsDuncombe (Deavien) Mildred Richardson (deceased), Margaret Richardson (deceased); Great & Great Grand Nieces: Retired Sergeant 1st Class Shernell Higgs, Cheryl Humes, Melissa McKinney, Brenell Gray, Hilary McHardyBurrows, Syntyche Fritz, Jalisa Dean, Alisha, Tenisha and Tanicka Mackey, Amora & Amila Grant, Tekia Morley, Shandia Wright Antonique Clarke, Bianca Smith, Kertorra (Leander), Shanae and Shaniya Davis, Jamiaya Duncombe, Faith Bowles, Lilly Mackey and Donajah Dean, Patrice Richardson,

Erica (Samuel) Armbrister, Keva (Solomon) Henfield, Monique Moxey & Sharnika Fritz (deaceased); Great & Great Grand Nephews: Leonardo Wright, Cyril Mackey Jr., Khalil Grant, Aaron Greene Jr. Shavargo and Kadeem Munroe, Thomas (Carolyn) Moxey, Roberto Harris, Jeffrey Duncombe, Moses Gibson, Jonathan, Pealunn, Teran and Ratio Richardson, Marcus (Carolyn) Moxey, Jamal (Jade) Richardson, & Demetrius Richardson; Cousins: Kirklyn Collie, Ena-Mae Charlton, Deputy Commissioner of Police Leeman Deleveaux, Curtis Murphy, Sabrina & Constance Deleveaux, Melva Kemp, Jeffrey, Dudley, Lincoln, Pamela & Barbara Murphy, Maxine Shephard, Pandora Miller, & Francina Gibson; A multitude of relatives and friends including: Wilton Swann, Mercinth Thomas, Beverley Ford, Yvonne Hamilton, Natalie Newbold, Ephegena Burrows, Carnetta Rolle & Family, Delores Deleveaux & Family, Joseph & Rosalie Major, Barrett Smith & Family, Lavard Smith, Akeem & Conesha Pierre, Marvin D’Haiti, Janice Johnson & Family, Ilene Darville-Johnson & Family, Debra Smith & Family, Bastian Family of Sunshine Park, Joyce Drakes & Family, Mebra Evans & Family, Rose Sears & Family, Brian & Stacy Baker & Family, George Sears & Family, Audley & Gloria Sears & Family, The Late Clayton Taylor & Family, Barry & Theresa Pinder & Family, Beaundra Grazette, Blair Drakes, Franklyn & Scottia Rolle, Tyisha, Rashon & Reece Mackey, Lynden & Astrid Tinker & Family, Morgan & Sabrina Graham & Family, Norman & Dorothea Whitlock, Taino & Davina Bullard, Jamaal Bullard & Family, Eli Bullard & Family, Myra Bullard, Florence Fernander & Family, Gloria McPhee & Family, Wellington Gibson & Family, Vance & Kenya McKenzie, Lucy Babb-Smith, Ziporah KnowlesKopchak & Family of South Carolina, Sheritta Miler & Family of Seabreeze Lane, Marion & Mel-Lisha Bain, Melanique Babb-Gotlieb & Family, Patricia Pearson & Family, Willicey Tynes & Family, Henry & Marsha Hanchell and Family, Latisha Farrington & Family, Norman & Karin Hinzey, Anthony & Genetta Bridgewater, Luner Augustine, Christian & Jane Tucker & Family, Shawn Wilson & Keisha Saunders, Alonso & Melvina Pratt, Lisa Curry-Poitier, Jan Gomez, Kenneth & Gasha Tracey of Miami Florida, Richard & Tamara Harrison of New York, Anthony & Nancy Russell Wayne Demby, Albertha Brydie, Cyrena Malloy, Rodney & Leah Swann of Philadelphia, PA, Symphony’s Aluminum & Vinyl Sales & Installation Team, JM Appraisers, The entire Oxford Avenue Family, The Deleveaux Family Reunion (Bahamas & USA Chapters) Dr. Cherilyn Hanna-Mahase of Chesapeake Comprehensive Care, Dr. Sally Taylor of Mind, Body & Soul Family Practice, Rev. Christine & Deacon Huden Johnson, Rev. Laing & The Pastors, Members & Congregation of New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Seabreeze, Fox Hill, Harold Road & Spanish Congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and a host of family and friends too numerous to mention

Friends may pay their last respects at East Sunrise Mortuary #183 Baillou Hill Road & Cordeaux Avenue from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday and again at the church from 11:00 a.m. to service time on Saturday.

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

You may also share your condolences at https://everloved.com/life-of/estell-deleveaux-swain/

Funeral Service for

(Eleuthera)

DAVAUGHN DARLENE MORLEY “Gordy” CARTWRIGHT, 43

a resident of Queen’s Way, Eleuthera, will be held at Wesley Methodist Church, Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. L. Carla R. Culmer, assisted by Lay Moderator Ian Carey. Interment follows in Tarpum Bay Public Cemetery, Eleuthera.

Her life will always be treasured in the hearts of her Loving and Devoted Husband: Glenwood Cartwright; Her Princess: Glenyce Cartwright; Her Prince: Glenvon Cartwright; Father: William (Marie) Morley; Adopted Father: Gordan Carey. Grandmother: Cleta Morley. Stepbrother: Donovan Rolle. Adopted Sisters: Nicholette and Nickayla Gardiner, Niccara (Terrell) Thurston, Rhonda (Alonza) Pratt, Sterline (David) Morley, Takita (Desmond) Ferguson, Tasma (Juan) Roman, Jianna (Calvin) Culmer. Adopted Brothers: Greg (India) Carey, Timothy (Yvette) Ingraham, Shaun (Sandra) Ingraham, Desmond (Charlene) Johnathan (Antonia) Carey, Stephen (Mercier) Ingraham, Marvin (Patrice) Ingraham, Bradley (Christina) and Brawley Gardiner, Tyson (Tonesh) Morley, Tamris Morley, Jervis McIntosh Sr.; Aunts: Julie Ann (Timbert) Carey, Glenda Morley, Esthermae Allen, Anna, Florence, Rochelle, Ruby, and Phenice Morley, Dorothy Bethel, Maquella Facey, Barbara Hunt (George), Heather Macus, Caphy Smith and Agnes Gail McKinney. Uncles: Henry (Helen) Allen, Brad Gardiner, Kenneth Morley, George Cartwright, Devon Cartwright, and Steven (Shantel) Bain. Sister-in-law: Margo McCartney. Brothers-in-law: Mark (Dellarese) and Pastor Gerard (Dashana) Cartwright. Godparents: David and Jackie Carey, Albert and Dawn Kemp. Nieces and Nephews: Davette and David (Kat) Morley Jr., Ashli (Johnny) Leyvas, Ahmad and Alyssa Pratt, Bentelette, (TIO) Alec and Alecia Culmer, Delena Rolle, (PC 4444) Brawley Jr., Braliyah and Bradesha Gardiner, Davantae McCartney Byron Ferguson Jr., D’Kyrah Bain, Samuel Ingraham, Gerard Jr., Jasmine, Jody and Makai Cartwright, Trevano Belle, Tre’Mya Roman, D’Mari Ferguson, Tyeka, Tyesh, Teangelo, and Tyliah Morley, Jaden Ingraham, Jervanna and Jervis McIntosh Jr., Torsha, Denard, Teniece Ingraham. Special Friends: Keno Cartwright, Alqueenia Brown, Jennifer (Patrick) Stuart, Megan Carey, Latonya Carey, Daisy (Benson) Guillaume, Inga Adderly, Krystal Knowles,Gretchen Styles, Dashia Bodie, Pedro Richards, Tara Fehlow, Delphine (Ricardo) Dean, Desiree Burrows, Pearl, Hepburn, and Evangeline Nixon. Godchildren: Richard Dean, Perez Sands, and Trinity Ferguson. Cousins: Delphine and Philip Turner, Helena (Glen) Edwards, Kim (Dakota) Dorsett, Kenyana Ferguson, Nadia, Shamika, and Anthony Allen, Charmaine Munroe, Florena (Elton) Symonette, Nadeen (Ian) Carey, NaKeisha Moncur, Anne Morley, Elaine Rolle, Carol Allen, Karen Jones and Julie Hinsey, Gerod, Wallace, Benjamin, David and Cordero Allen, George and Jason Allen, Anthony Allen Jr., George Keith Allen Jr., Kendric Cartwright, Antonia Young, Tamara Thompson, Louise Mackey and Family, Delores Walkes and Family, Family of the Late Iris Farrington, Sam (Tiffany), Reginald (Elvisca), Samone and Marvin Brown,

Family of the Late Evgaline Nottage, Family of the late Samuel Morley, Tessa Culmer, Kesna Carey, Lorenzo (Elaine), Ivano Hunt, Laccara (Jermaine) Rolle, Lamont and Family, Family of the late Mansfield Morley, Lillymae Michael, Richardson (Cindy) Morley, Dianna Simpson, David, Kenneth, and Cathy Morley, Ferne Scott, Sallyann Chisholm, Nicole Charlton, Olgamae and Jasmine Deveaux, Andrea Cartwright, Abigale (Johnathan) Pierre, EdDera, DeEdra, and Edney Gibson. Other relatives and friends: Henry (Matilda) McCartney and family, Trevor Clarke, Sherene Munnings, Sandy Blake and Family, Shakera Carey, Vashti Symonette, Natasha and Carmetta Carey, Sherry Ann Sands and Family, Ditrix Scantlebury, Javan Belle, Glen Stuart, Carolyn Forbes, Elizabeth Hunt, Lenwood and Dr. Kirk Lopez and Family, Family of the late John and Dorothy Hunt, Kegan and Janelle Culmer, Peter Carey and family, John Carey and family, George Edwards and Family, Family of the late Olivia Allen, Dorcas Bowler and the entire community of the National Library and Information Services, Pastor Brenville Nottage and Family, Cedric Johnson and family, Family of the late Ethyln Hunt, the Family of the late Samuel Carey, Family of the late Evangeline Jerivs, Family of the late Ellen Clarke, Family of late Virgil Ingraham, Family of the late Dorothy Turnquest, the Family of the late Hilda Allen, John Moxey and Family, Ethel Knowles and Family, Gladstone Meadows and Family, Betty Lynn Carey and Family, Violet Knowles, Jason Carey and Family, Freddie Knowles, Margaret Carey and Family, Marina Taylor and Family. A Special Thank you to Dr Sidney Smith and all Nurses and Staff of Tarpum Bay Clinic, and a Special Thank you to the Tarpum Bay Community.

Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Rock Sound, Eleuthera, from 4-7:00 p.m. on Friday & on Saturday at the church from 9:00 a.m. until service time

Death Notice for Evangelist STANMITIZE BUTLER, 86

a resident of United Estates, San Salvador, Bahamas, died at PMH on Thursday, April 28, 2023.

He is survived by his wife: Christine Butler; 3 sons and 8 daughters; step children and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Semi Military Funeral Service for

Retired Assistant Superintendent FRANKIEMAE MATHER, 60

a resident of Martinique Road, Golden Gates #2, will be held at St. Gregory’s The Great Anglican Church, Carmichael Road, on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Canon S. Sebastian Campbell. Interment follows in St. Agnes Cemetery, Nassau Street.

Left to cherish her precious memories are her daughter: Krischa Mather; Sisters: Virginia & Shirley Simmons, Hazel Seymour, Sophia Sears, Debbie Simmons, and Lucy Johnson; Brothers: Clyde Seymour (Murie), Anthony Mather and William Sands; Aunts: Myrtle & Ethel Sands and Ruth Dixon; Nephews: Dwayne Alleyne, Desmond Alleyne, Anwar Cargill, Ryan McCartney, Neko Lockhart, Kenyon Mather, Neil & Mario Seymour, Raymond Julien Jr. (Yolande); Nieces: Gia Sturrup, Crystal Bethel, Shawna Mather, Rayette Julien, Shenik & Shenika Sands, Anthranique Mather, Ebony Rolle (Shadrian), Znovia Wright, Michelle Borland, Marcelle Smith-Fludd; Cousins: Lolita Moxey (Joel), Jovannah Moxey, Ellena Williamson (Cedric), Cyprinanna Major (Vencil), Anna Russell (Christopher), Marcia Saunders (Luke), Latoya Griffin (Vogel), James Sands, Samuel Sands, Anderson Sands Jr. (Zinabeth), Patsy Cole, the children of the late Samuel J. Sands, the children of the late Henry Sands, the children of the late Mary Sands, the children of the late Thomas Sands, the children of the late Ruth Sands, the children of the late Edith Garnett, the children of the late Dorothy & Reynold Culmer, the children of the late Graylene Gibson, the children of the late Harold & Mursay Poitier, the children of the late Delorie Major, Cheryl Braymen, Helen McNeil, Sasha Gninkoun (Gabin), Janice Mather, Reynolds Mather, Seth Mather, Faye Sawyer (Brian), Brianette Sawyer; Grandnieces & Grand Nephews: Jaylen, T’Arah, Daylee, Louisa, Sha’Khila, Ryhin, Jeremiah, Mia, Javier, Jessica, Mya, Jasonique, Ryan, Sharonda, Brian, Joshua, Leanna, Enrica, Leah-London, Ellayana, Tevon Rolle Jr.; Adopted daughters: Clementina Burrows, Maria Dorsett, Brea Ferguson, Sharon Mackey; Adopted sons: Leagester Charlow, Omar McKinney; Godchildren: Xavier Rolle, Sabria Oliver, Chrystal Sands. Special Friends Including the Families of: Angela Rolle, Denzil Barr, Clothilda Frazier, Linda Sullivan, Annamae Poiter, Lynn Armbrister, Valeria Evans, Wendy Pearson, Rose Josue, Maryann Tracy Rolle, Patricia Carey and Family, Marina Forbes, Fern Sands, Rudolph Stubbs, Answell Johnson, Keith Symonette, Rudolph Newry, Almeta Brown, Former MP Pierre Dupuch, Edward and Glynis Demeritte, Maxine Leary-Rolle, Retired ACP Carolyn Bowe, Deborah Smith, Mary Ferguson, Retired Superintendent Alexander Blatch, Retired ACP Juanita Colebrooke, Betty Lloyd, Milton Newbold, Oval Bain, Monalisa Roberts, Terrence Saunders, Llakel Pratt, Stanley Alleyne, Joanne Bain, Golda Scott, Monique Scott, Willamae Scott, Christopher Scott, Kevin & Bernadette Ferguson, Shanel Gayle and Family. Other relatives and friends including: Sylvia Carey and Family, Lillian Taylor, Edward Johnson and Family, Michelle Moody, Hazel Turnquest and Family, Iris Tynes, Beverley, Shelly, Perry & Terry Archer, Rita

Spriggs, Rev. Canon Sebastian Campbell and the St. Gregory’s Church Family, Barbara Cargill and Family, Nadia Cargill, Edson Duncombe, Rodrick McKenzie, Virgil Cenatus, Kolamae Pedican, Minister of National Security The Hon. Wayne Munroe, Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander and the entire SELT Team, Retired ACP Stephen Seymour, Chief Superintendent Rodney Williams and the Police Reserve Office, Reserve Superintendent Osborne Ferguson, Anthony “Tony” McCartney, Retired Deputy Commissioner Quinn McCartney, Sgt. Anthony Capron, Calvin Seymour and Family, G Squad 1982, Inspector Yvonne Albury, The Urban Renewal Family, Inspector Germaine Prattand the Force Insurance Office, R/Sgt. Moncur, Sgt. 1759 Inez Miller, Superintendent Laura Stuart, ASP Shakiel Riley, Reserve Cpl. Damas, Chief Superintendent Roberto Goodman, Retired Chief Superintendent Bruce Arnett, Retired Superintendent Philip Rolle, Sharon Hanna, Retired Superintendent Theresa Hanna, Keith Rolle, Darian Carey, Raymond Julien Sr., Johnnymae Thurston, Nikera Culmer, Maxine Callendar, Virginia Godfrey, Renee Smith, Sharon Fernander, Edrick Poitier, Dr. Horizal Simmons, Dr. David Allen, Sammy Willis-Lewis, Laura Hanna, Philip Charlow, Superintendent Andrew Sweeting, Rashad McKinney, Myracle Ariste, Ishmael McKinney, Paula Williams, Melrose Knowles, The Hon. Pia GloverRolle, Superintendent Denise Rose, Timothy Bailey, Samuel Hepburn, the late Thelma Thompson & Family, Inspector Vernie Newbold, Carolyn King, the Poitier Family, the Huyler Family, the Newbold Family, Dr. Kevin Moss, Dr. Duane Sands, Dr. Michael Darville, Kristin Sturrup, the Nurses of Doctors Hospital ICU, the Martinique Road, Golden Gates #2 Family, A. F. Adderley Class of 1980 and numerous other relatives and friends.

Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 11-5:00 p.m. on Thursday & at the church from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

Death Notice for NYOSHIE LEWIS, 45

a resident of Yamacraw Beach, died at PMH on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

She is survived by her father: Samuel Lewis; 1 son: Shaquille Hall; 3 daughters: Alsharnea, Glenaire & Maticiya; brothers: Delon, Delcin, Shanarie, Ari, Swayde, Tario & Trevor; sisters: Samantha, Karen, Keisha & Joya; numerous nieces & nephews & a host of other relatives & friends

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Funeral Services for

MARVIN BETHEL, 58

a resident of Guyana Court, Flamingo Gardens, will be held at Mount Tabor Church, Willow Tree Ave., Pinewood Gardens, on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Rickeno Moncur & Presiding: Pastor Jevon O Neely. Interment follows in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.

Left to cherish memories are his loving and devoted wife of twelve years, Tiffany; Sons: Lorenzo & Marvin Jr.; Daughters: Felecia & Sanitra Andrews; God Daughter: Cassie Meadows; Father: Frank Bethel; Step Mother: Majorie Bethel; Sisters: Dorothy “Dot” Miller, Ellen “Neasie” McKenzie, Merina Jaghai, Georgina Storr, Angela Gaitor, Quitell & Elise Bethel; Brothers: Thorton “Tee” Bethel, Crispin “Ricky” Bethel, Philip Bethel, Jeffrey Rolle & Brent Burrows; Grand Daughter: Saraya Edgecombe; Adopted brother: Rodger D. Sands; Grand Sons: Avery Tinker & Caylin Matthews; Nieces: Teiane, Teilia, Temple, Tiajuana, Sherea, Shereece, Donica, Keturah, Shakera, Jasmine, Lyndiece, Lyndera, Lyndisha, Verenekia, Verenessa, Shawntia Adderley, Tiniya, Teneil, Tahlia, Tori, Ashanti, Brittney Rolle & Danielle Bodie; Nephews: Travalies, Tomiko, Terahn, Tenaj, Frank, Michael Jr., Crispin Jr., Lashawn, Cam’Ron, Tilon, Rashad, William, Jahven, Jason, Jethro, Jordan, Lynden Jr., Delano, Elvis Jr., Rico, Kenton, D’Angelo Jr., Amuari, D’Aiden & Kenton Jr., & D’Angelo Powell; Uncles: Frederick Bethel & Minard Smith; Aunts: Ethel Knowles, Marie Ingraham, Gladys Longley, Margaret Smith, Mary Culmer, Edith McClain, Roslyn & Ruth Bethel, Mildred Bennette, Olive Major-Dean & Patricia Rahming; Sisters-in-Law: Aleretha Bethel, Sonja Rolle, Miriam Antonio, Mary Peterson & Brenda Rolle; Brothers-in-Law: Ted Miller, Anthony Mckenzie, Owen Jaghai, Lynden Gaitor Sr., Godfrey Rolle, Burt Williams & Neil Peterson. Father-in-Law: Samuel Knowles Sr. (Helen Knowles). Cousins: Rosemary, Gary, Patricia, Royal, Jeannette, James, Royal, Alphonso, Clara, Loletta, Loretta, Gerena, Genette, Cleveland, William, Anderson, Frederick, Talmadge, Wandy, Jacquelyn, Velma, Wayne, Mark, Darvin, Ron, Lorna, Sean, Bonnie, Anita, Sheldon, Tanya, Thomasine, Tenielle, Tekulve, Tyson, Torriano, Casey, Crystal, Tomica, Reonn, Agatha, Bertha, Sherry, Archie, Desmond, Kylene, Keshneil, Emerald Willamae, Brian, Johnny, Willie, Chris, Monique, Warren, Essiemae, Craig, Ricardo, Lavette, Shantel, Gemma, Theresa, Harry, Wilfred & Janet, The entire Bethel, Culmer & Sands Clan. Other Relatives & Friends: Sharnice Jones, Sharon, Ricardo, Ricara & Ricardette Richards & Family, Georgina Silver, George Rolle, Paul Isaacs, Leslie Jones, Pamela Butler, Ericka Russell, Gloria Rolle & Family, Christine Rolle & Family, Patricia (Tricia) Pratt & Family, Paulette (Polly) Daxon & Family, the Whyms Family, the Rolle Family, the Hunter Family, the Brown Family, the McPhee Family, the Neely Family, Elvis Cartwright & Family, Clement Cartwright & Family, Veronica Cartwright & Family, Venencha Blatch & Family, Meryl Desmangles & Family, the Staff of Marvin’s LP Gas, Leroy & Antoinette Storr, Whitney Cartwright, Colin Degregory, Omar Turnquest, Boomer George, Abby, Steven Johnson, Nolan Scavella, Ruthmae Rolle, Renaldo Smith & Family, Anita Marlin, Gammie Cooper, Dwight Dean, Isiah Adderley, Ronald Johnson, Freddie Major, Dionisio D’Aguilar, Mark Green, Wayne Strachan, Rabi, Andrew Smith, George & Adam Knott, Kirk & Joanna Hudson, Olive Brown, Ricardo Treco, Rev. L. Carla Culmer, Pastor Charles & Ruth Lewis, Bishop Neil & Lady Patrice Ellis & Family, Pastor Jevon Neely, Pastor Stephanie Chisholm, Pastor Rickeno Moncur, Mark & the staff at Nassau Gas, Footy, Iris & John (Tempaco, Miami, FL), Ms. Demeritte (J.S. Johnson),

Mount Tabor Church Family, Toast Masters Club 1600, Wong’s Rubber Stamp & Printing, Prime Minister Hon. Philip “Brave” Davis, Hon. Perry Christie, Hon. Keith Bell (MP), the Valley Boys Junkanoo Group, the South Beach and Flamingo Gardens Communities, Boys Brigade, Wesley Methodist Church, Dale Green & the entire Island of Eleuthera; Other relatives & friends too numerous to mention.

Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 10-5:00 p.m. on Thursday & on Friday at the church from 9:00 a.m. until service time.

GINGER LAUREEN HUNTER, 67

a resident of Blue Hill Heights East, will be held at Glad Tidings Tabernacle Assemblies of God, Kemp Road, on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Irene Russell, assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel. Cremation was held

She is survived by, Brothers: Craig Tinker, Dr. Andrew Hunter, J.P. (Sophia), Larry Hunter; Sisters: Rev. Deborah Johnson (Bishop Dr. Charles), Christine Hunter, Theresa Hunter, Bridgette Hunter, Dr. Yvonne Johnson of Canterville, Illinois; Uncle: Roy Forbes; Godchild: Devin Williams; Nieces: Tiffany Johnson (Bishop Tavares), Dr. Talietha Minnis (Dr. Akin), Savannah and Sasha Ingraham, Felicity and Faliya Johnson, Lauren and Alexandria Hunter, Alexa Hunter, Alesia Lakeish Hunter; Nephews: Dr. Charles Jeremy Johnson (Shanice), Samuel Hunter, Lathario Robinson, Fidel Campbell, Alexander Hunter, Grand Nieces: Taeja, Johnson, Khloe Minnis, Jayla Johnson; Grand Nephews: Noah Minnis and Tahj Johnson; Cousins: Matriarch Arnette Bateman Chisolm, Fred (Tryphena, Thomas & Hollie Johnston (Isle of Man, UK), Sidney Hunter (Pamela), Arnette Hunter of Miami, Fl., Eleanor Hunter, Sidney, Smith, Deborah Adams, Bernadette Miller, Tanya and Trevor Hunter, Eulamae Williams and Terry Orjuna of Miami, Fl., Chelera Bateman-Adderley, Dr. Opal Saunders-Stubbs, Qyntynne and Kelza, Paul Johnston, Melissa and David Adams, Matthew Hatcher Alison Johnston, Max Johnston, Claire Johnston, Gail Johnston, Anne Johnston, Nazaryia Adderley, Trinity, Prince Barr, Sydney Hunter, John Armbrister. Other Relatives: Nathaniel Tinker, Stephanie Griffin, Lisa Ferguson, Robert Ferguson; Adopted Mother: Elva Miller; Stepsisters: Lairise Francis; Stepbrothers: Anthony Francis, Samuel and David Butler, George and Paul Hayles; Special Friends and Loved Ones: Mrs. Angela Morley and 21st Century Pre-school; Principal and Staff of Temple Christian School, especially Audrey Williams, Balinda Dorsett, Rhonda Hall, Sabrina, Sha, Anne Davis and Cynthia Adderley, the Library Department and the Dance Ministry; Pastor, officers and members of Glad Tidings Tabernacle Assemblies of God; Pastor, officers and members of Zion South Beach; Eloise Smith; Doctors, Nurses and Staff of the Eye Wing (PMH) for superb services rendered. Sincere apologies if your names were inadvertently left out.

THERE WILL BE NO VIEWING. FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING HANDLED BY DEMERITTE’S

Funeral Services for

Retired Nurse RUTHMAE DEBORAH MEADOWS, 79

a resident of #135 Bamboo Blvd., South Beach, will be held at New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Baillou Hill Road South, on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Charles Dorsett, assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel. Cremation follows.

Princess Ruthmae will always be remembered in the hearts of her Husband: John Meadows; Sons: Mario (Paula Meadows) and John Jr(Latonya Meadows); Daughter(s): Johnelle Meadows (Kacie Mazuir Sr); Brother(s): Wendell Brown; Grandchildren; Kinnard (Kirbrika Meadows), Kevyn (Rachaee Pratt), Khaija Meadows, Kacie Meadows Mazuir, John Meadows Mazuir III, Kirstin and Christian Meadows Mazuir, Genesis and Ruthmae Meadows; Great Grandchildren: Joel Pratt, Kinnard Meadows Jr, Kenji Meadows and Draysen Duncombe; In-Laws: Cynthia Brown, Catherine and Donald Roberts, Sandra Meadows, Nerline Meadows (Oswald), Eunice Meadows (Elkin), Peter and Stephanie Meadows; Nieces and Nephews: Edith (Charles Sands), Bobby Greene, Dianne Green, Charlene Green, Tony Flowers, Harry Brown (Chantell), Caramae Flowers, Lorenzo Flowers, Lorrie Brown, Annette Brown, Valentino Brown, Leonard Brown, Ricardo Brown (Eudene), Cabrina (Derek Colebrooke), Nikita (Charles Ferguson), Shazell (Walter Supplice), Valentino Brown. A host of grand nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends including: Barbara Bastian and family (Terrence, Sherrryjae, Nelson, Jerry, Ellis Prisca, Elcano, Andia, Shanessa, Bernard Bastian), Aunt Arrie Bastian Evans, (Marcus, Gayle, Maston Jr, Kayman, Dorin, Claudette, Shantelle, Natheria Evans), Miquel Deveaux, Donnie and Jermaine Flowers, Stacy, Sheia and Mico Flowers, Oswald Jr (Stunks), Simon and Stacy Meadows, Ken, Dwayne and Deneice Meadows, Lisa, Reynaldo and Ricky Roberts, Leslie and Ashley Meadows, Peter Jr and Brittany Meadows, Cousin Alice Ferguson and family, (Emily and Sookie), Alicia “Pinny” Thomspon, Suzy Rolle and family, “Goddy” Bertha Walkes, Ethral Antonio and family, Viola Forbes and family, Lucy Hunt and family, Willamae and Donnie Lotmore, Gladys Longley (Bunny, Lorna, Shawn, Sheldon, Anita Longley), Clarington Sutherland (Minks) and family, Anthony Strachan, Leslie Bethel and family Pearline Knowles (Kent, Dwayne Lightbourne and family), Maralyn Bissegger and family, Bettylou Storr and family, Marlo and Shernell Gardiner and family, (lincy, Trevano and Darcy), Ashylyn and Yolanda Miller, Samuel and Coralee Smith, Barbara Forbes and family, Nazel Johnson, Pamela Knowles and family, Laverne Bethel and Debbie Cox and family, Ms Vivia Young, Ms MacKenzie, Derek Colebrooke (Cheryl), Audley Bain (Iva), Rudy Stuart, Ricardo Hart, Charles Sweeting, Rolle Avenue Family, Mark Munnings, Oral Hudson Earl Thompson, Mark Bastian, Greg Ferguson, Burke Williams, Sidney Cambridge, Patrick Hanna, Karen Missick, Danielle Hudson, Peter Angole, Adrian Chriswell, Jerome Gomez, Lershayne Symonette, Charmaine Ferguson, Class of SAC 81, Dr. Clyde Munnings and family, Dr. Sears, Dr. Racquel Davis, Dr. Areta Eneas, Dr. Cargill, Pastor Teddy Dorsette and family, Pastor Isadora (Wenith) Davis family, Shenique Davis and family, Old GPC Staff at PMH, fellowship of New Life Kingdom Baptist Church and Zion South Beach Baptist Church.

Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 10-6:00 p.m. on Friday & on Saturday at the church from 9:00 a.m. until service time.

MICHELLE DENISE

“Shelly Boo” WELLS, 55

a resident of Raspberry Court, Fox Hill, will be held at Centreville Seventh Day Adventist Church, Fifth Terrace, Centreville, on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. Officiating will be Dr. Michael Toote, assisted by Pastor Paul Scavella. Interment follows in Fox Hill Cemetery, Fox Hill Road.

Left with precious memories are her husband of thirty-four years, George Wells; Daughters: Georvette Rahming and Georvantae Wells; Grandsons: Isaiah, Isaac and Israel Rahming; Sisters: Sharon Davis, Jacklin Brice, Thoy Rahming, Pamela Davis, and Gloria Rolle; Brothers: Robert Outten, Pedro and Antoine Brice, Clyde, Theodore, Sid, Cy, Nelson and Clay Rahming, Frederick and Paul Brice; Nieces: Dr. Shaniqua Rayford, Tredika Davis, Kadasha Reid, DeShantae Davis, Clementina, Rebecca, Ruth, Vivian Minnis, Robyn Outten, Kara and Jessica Cartwright, Laura Lowe, Melissa Sweeting, Robyn Darville, Jewel Francis, Angelique Benior, Elizabeth Longley, Colette Francis, Ashley Thomas,Tonysha,Adia and Anya Russell, Charphane Burnside; Nephews: Patrick, Dayton, Anthony and Patricko Brice, Dakota Outten, Tristan Williams, Glen Rigby, Kendall and Emmanuel Minnis, Oral Reid, Warren Rayford, OderickBenior, Robert Francis Jr., Gilbert Francis, Jeffery Rodgers Jr, Alex Richards, Torry Cartwright; Grandnieces and Grandnephews: Kayden and Ethan Rayford, Trelandre Davis, Logan Davis and many others too numerous to mention; Brothers-in-law: Robert Francis Sr., Jeff Rodgers, Lee Richards; Sisters-in-law: Catherine Zevros, Carolyn Cartwright, Cheryl Richards, Marie Rodgers, Clelia Minnis, Zella; Son-in-law: Dennis Rahming Jr.; Aunts: Agnes Burrows, JenMcDonald, Gloria, Mary Davis, Nellie and Synidor Brice, Patrice and Loniece Wells. A host of other relatives and friends including: Ersely Johnson III and family, Sandra Meadows, Betty Culmer, Denise Russell and Family, Portia Barnett and Family, Jackie Gibson and Family, Warren and Gayle Farquharson, The Wells Family, The Francis Family, The Ingraham Family, Tanya Young, Laura Rolle, Karen Wilkinson, Allison Rolle and Family , Phillipa Cartwright and Family, Vanda Conliffe and Family, Shan Cleare and Family, Ricardo Johnson and Family, Jeffrey and Theresa, Antonia Moss and Family, Steve Chery, Jodi Alcide and Family, Charm Burnside, Gladys Johnson, LidinUtlie, Cheryl Ferguson and Family, The Faculty and Students of Sandilands Primary School, The Faculty and Students of Kingsway Academy, The Staff Members of NUA and Bahamas First, The Engineering Family of Atlantis, The Bahamas Blind Disability Association, Centreville SDA Church Family, Maranatha SDA Church Pastor Paul Scavella and Family, Pastor Michael Toote and Family Dr. Teora Murray and Family, Charlene Greene and Family, Simone Rolle and Family, The Oncology Department of PMH, Dr Margo Munroe, Nurse Judith Demeritte and many others too numerous to mention.

Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 9-3:00 p.m. on Saturday & on Sunday at the church from 12:00 p.m. until service time.

Funeral Service For

Jeremiah Newton Colebrooke Ferguson, 3

a resident of Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas and formerly of New Providence, Bahamas will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 at The New Unity Fellowship International Ministry, Hospital and Cambridge Lanes, Nassau. Officiating will be Bishop Anthony Nairn assisted by Sharon Nairn (Overseer). Interment will follow in Southern Cemetery, Cowpen and Spikenard Roads.

Left to cherish his memories are his mother: Tomeka Moss; father: Theo Ferguson; sisters: Tameia Moss, Tamara Moxey; brothers: Tieano Ferguson, Theo Ferguson Jr., Carter Ferguson, Timothy Sands; grandparents: Jenniemae Moss, Huden Moss

Sr, Monique Kelly, Timothy Martin (deceased); aunts: Minister Michelle Colebrooke, PC 4626 Sheniqua Moss, Hudell Moss, Tina Ferguson, Angel Cunningham, Nurse Kendra Demeritte, Kadesha Knowles; uncles: Huden Moss Jr., Joey Cunningham, Miguel Brown, Maxene Merizier, Brightmon Bain; cousins: Dominiqua Walker, Christina Merizier, Pamela Kelly Pastor Gibson & Family, Elvie Cunningham & Family, Jermaine Stubbs, Jacob Beneby Jr., Brittney Cambridge Dwight Jr., Chededra Miller, Tiffany and KJ Darren and Lisa; great grandfather: Sidney Moss Sr.; grand aunt: Desmona Campbell, Princess Beneby, Cheryn Glinton, Prescola Stubbs, Joann McKenzie; grand uncles: Jacob Beneby Sr., Sanchez Moss, Sidney Moss Jr., Shavargo Moss, Javon Glinton; god parents: Mrs. Winsome Miller, Ms. Dorcas Moss, Mrs. Phylincia Farquharson, Kermeka Farquharson, Mrs. Rosemary

Daxon, Mrs. Frances Ferguson, Ms. Sonia McKinney, Mrs. Sharon Scavella, Mrs. Deniece Williams, Marieta Lewis, Donatae Deal, Superindent Anton Miller, Cpl Harry Barr, Sgt. Kendal Campbell, Cecil Ferguson, Reuben Ferguson, Gerald Cunningham, Andrew Ferguson, Tevares Paul, Raymond Joseph, Clinton Scavella, Thomas Thompson, Agilius Petit; other relatives and friends: Bishop Randolph Develeaux & Family, Bishop Anthony & Overseer Nairn, Minister Anna Rolle, Pastor Dennis Thompson & Evangelistic Pentecostal Family, Pastor Barbara Gibson & St.

Paul Baptist Church Family, The entire New Unity Fellowship International Ministry Family, DeAnndrell Davis –Solo, The entire Crooked Island Family, Rickeisha Fernander, Marisol Morley, Mother Lana Deal, Sheniqua Souffarant, Cherrie Fowler, Dr. Swann & Family, Doctors, Nurses & Staff of the Children Ward, Ms. Rita Darling, Human Resource Officer, Department of Local Government, Acting Permanent Secretary Mr. Neil Campbell & the entire staff of Local Government, Mr Shane Gibson Crooked Island Administrators Staff;; and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Cedar Crest Funeral Home and Crematorium Limited, Robinson and Baillou Hill Roads on Friday, May 5th, 2023 from 12:00noon to 5:00pm and at the church on Saturday from 10:00am until service time.

Death Notice For Deron Beckford, 57

a resident of #36 Fire Trail Road, Nassau and formerly of Millers, Long Island, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, April 29th, 2023.

He is survived by his wife: Marcelle Monique Beckford; children: Mercedes, Shikera, Jeremy, Robyn and Jerome; 9 grandchildren; parents: Edwin and Edith Beckford; brothers: Nolan, Leland, Edwin Beckford Jr.; sisters: Aileen Stubbs, Yvonne Smith, Marcia Bonaby; aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

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

Funeral Service For

Eulese Patricia Patsy Humes, 85 née Bastian

of Pastel Gardens will be held on Saturday, May 06, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Hillside Missionary Baptist Church, Independence Drive. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Lockwood Deleveaux assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, John F. Kennedy Drive and Gladstone Road, New Providence, Bahamas.

Cherished memories of her are held and treasured in the hearts of her 3 daughters: Theresa & Ellis Adderley, Evangelist Lisa & Martin Burrows and Wendy Humes; adopted daughter: Jacqueline Garcia; grandchildren: Shawn & Cleopatra Adderley, Charisma & Raquiyah Huyler, Martin & Yasmine Burrows, Eugene Pratt Jr., Ellisa, Dominique & Kadijah Adderley, Chad & Kristin Burrows - (Tennessee), Diva Burrows, Ellis Adderley Jr.; adopted grandchildren: Carla Deleveaux-Beneby & Gerrad Deleveaux; great grandchildren: Zavier Dean, Destinee and Shawnay Roker, Shawn Jr., Zion, Ziniah, K’shawn & Christian Adderley, Raquiyah, Raquiem and RaKyah Huyler, Malayah and Martin Burrows (3rd), Noah Burrows, Devarrio Burrows, JayDon Johnson, Kemello McPhee, King Ellis Adderley III; greatgreat grandchildren: Amia Sariah Dorsett, Sariah Ava Collins, and Shamiyah Ranique Smith; nieces & nephews: Brigina Lopez, Edith & Wayde Mackey, Loretta Beneby, Edith, Karen, & Monique Bastian, Zachary and Brenda & Morris Beneby, Steven and Ernest Bastian, Karen Bastian, Dwayne Bastian-Mader, Cecilia Bastian, Pastor Betty Bastian-Mader, Barricka (Kristoff) Butler, Trebreh Brown, Elnicka (Tim) Clarke, Waydisha Mackey, Anthony Bastian, Vanessa Burrows, Tashanna Burrows, Shantoya Bastian, Christine Key, Sereenah Soares, Radames (Maria) Garcia, Aadames (Lisa) Garcia, Devin Miller, Shawn & Marco Fawkes, Jerome Braynen, Paula Patton, Pedrika Edwards, Philmore Pratt, Elvanique Symonette, Faneisha Dorlean, Cordero

LaFrance, Lethera Bastian, Adanaca Ponder, Gorin Brown, Sharran, Colesia Bastian, Sterlanda & Tanneicsa Bastian, Taniska Munroe, Devon Miller, Indira, Latishka & Darrhan Bethel, Daniel, David & Isaiah Lopez, Festus, Feshaé & Malachi Burrows, Darrenique & D’veigh Smith, Solomon, Ernice & Dustin Bastian, Eunice & Justin

Bastian, Kermit Moss Jr., Daylynn Burrows, Natasha Durham, Cynthia St. Louis & Family, Marvin Hutchinson, Carl Rolle Sr., Carl Rolle Jr., Kyle Rolle, Kyla Rolle, Tyrone Paul Sr., Jermaine Bastian, Jamal Key, and numerous other great grandnieces and nephews; cousins: Ingrid Strachan-President, Agnes Johnson Family Reunion and the entire Agnes Johnson Lineage-Berry Island including: John Tucker and Family, Barbara Forbes and Family, Veronica Hutchinson and Family, Aubrey Tucker and Family, Orman Collie and Family, Beatrice Strachan and Family, Jeanette Broadus & Family, Philip and the entire Roberts Family, Marina Pople-Trotman, Sharon Kelly & Family, Jacqueline Pople-Duncombe and Rev. Stephen Duncombe, Ethel Collie and Family, Judith Collie and Family, Glynnis (Phillip) Stubbs & Family, Clifford Humes, Genevie Nord & descendants of Eleanor Braynen-Charlton & Family; and host of other relatives & friends: Nelson Ferguson, Bishop, Rev. Lockwood & Rev. Florence Deleveaux, the Ladies Ministry, Choir, Members & Officers of Hillside Missionary Baptist Church, Prophetess, Dr. Shameka Morley, Associate Pastors Patsy Morley and Cindy Smith, and the entire Anointed To Reign Kingdom Ministries Family, the Burrows Family, “City” Johnson, Cheryl Astwood-Fountain & Family, Karen Barry & Family, descendants of Outten & Family, Tracy Steele & Family, Melissa Deleveaux, Chico Johnson, Elder Sarah Ferguson, Evangelist Jenitha Pratt, Evangelist Davis & Family, Mrs. Brendalee McKenzie, Pastel Gardens Community, the Hepburn Alley & Wulff Road Communities, including the Sands, Bethel, Seymour, Adderley and Johnson Families, the Pratt’s of Grand Bahama, Keniqica Laing. Please forgive us, if we’ve misspelled, or forgotten anyone by name, it was not intentional; special thanks to: the Doctors at the Fleming Street Clinic, Dr. James, Nurses Austin Johnson and PetitFrere, Patient Representatives – Princess Margaret Hospital, Joyce, Ms. Lee, Janice Annette, and Val all of California, Gretisha Storr, Mrs. Strachan – Seamstress, Anita Maycock – NIB, Ms. Nyochee Patton, Jaradette Dean, Densie Wood, Reginald Johnson, Susan Culmer, Paula Cooper, Yazmyn Brown, Tamarah Adderley, Matthew Bain, Marion Dean, Cecile Forbes, Captains Bastian, Ashley Cooper, Mark Johnson – BALPA, F/O McQuay, Deborah Butterfield, Nekera Braynen, and the entire management & staff of Bahamasair including: Capt. Paulo Cartwright, Mrs. Tamarah Lightbourne, the entire In-flight Service, Flight Operations, Crew Scheduling, Cargo, Human Resources, and Customer Service Departments, Mr. Bacchus Rolle, M.P., Robert D. Cox & Vaughn O. Jones Memorial Center, and Lakeview Memorial Gardens. The Family sincerely apologizes for any for any names inadvertdly omitted or missed spelt.

Viewing will be held in the Legacy Suite of Vaughn O. Jones Memorial Center, Mt. Royal Avenue and Talbot Street on Friday, May 04, 2023from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm and on Saturday at the Church from 10:00 a.m. until service time.

Funeral Service For Death Notices For

Louvans Udell Seymour, 70

a resident of Lowe Sound, Andros, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, 11:00am at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Lowe Sound, North Andros, Bahamas. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Ifill Russell J. P B. E M assisted by Rev. Sabrina Moss, Rev. Aarold Russell and Rev. Mother Larissa Russell. Internment will follow in the Lowe Sound Public Cemetery, North Andros, Bahamas.

He was predeceased by his daughter: Luyann.

His memories will forever be cherished by his wife: Georgina Laurene Seymour; daughters: Demetria Storr, Denise Seymour Oliver, Shantell, Michelle, Debbie, Tammy and Carlissa; sons: Angelo, Amard, Kevin, Louvans Jr. & Antawn; grandchildren: Tahjae, Seannay, Pheonix, Brianna, Chanta Simms, Ashley Woods, Ricardo Jr., Renaldo & Renicia Oliver, Aaron Seymour & Kevin Jr., Kahlia, Kesha, Kiesha, Diamond, Willishia, Breanna, Adassa, Cianna, Gabriel, Heaven, Alexandria, Britika, Osnique, Prince, Amir, Angella & Anqueli Seymour; sisters: Patricia, Elrenis, Carolyn & Rosemary Smith; brother: Thio Rolle; nieces and nephews: Philisha, Tarana, Shakera, Alexandria, Donell, Arlene, Tamara, Deandra, Whitney, Raven, Thomasina Smith, Santino Kosar, Humaderson, Kasar, Tyrieke, Malcom, Jerad, Ricardo, Jerimiah, Lexi & Xavier; son-in-law: Loney Storr Sr.; daughters-ln-law: Althea Bowe & Angella Seymour; cousins: Derrick, Jerry, Eugene, Geron, Mark, Billy, Tom, Dorrie, Dail, Nicole, Janise, Anna, Toya, Sweetie, Melricka, Dera, Hexon Louvans & Kia; aunt: Zelda Campbell; uncle: Standford Johnson; other relatives and friends: Ben Rolle & Family, Hillot Moss & Family, Deandrea & Norman Knowles & Family, Leanna Evans, Duke Miller, Elias Griffin & Family, Deacon Mitchell Johnson & Family, Francine Russell & Family, Henson Miller & Family, Junior Knowles & Family, Willy Farrington & Family, Errol Moss, Prince Lewis, Sandra Russell, Assalee Evans, Rev. Dr. Ifill Russell & Family, Rev. Philmore & Rev. Vernita Russell & The Mt. Oliveth Baptist Church Family, The Good Samaritan Home & The Entire Lowe Sound Community.

Viewing will be held in the Legacy Suite of Vaughn O. Jones Memorial Center, Mt. Royal Avenue and Talbot Street on (TODAY) Thursday Thursday, May 4, 2023 from 11:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m and again on Friday at Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Lowe Sound, North Andros, Bahamas from 6:00 p.m until service time on Saturday.

Margo Patrice Rodgers, 64

of Armstrong and Dowdeswell Street, died on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

She is survived by her loving daughter: Sherima Oralhomme; Canine son: Fluff; son-in-law: Evans Oralhomme; brothers: Jervis Joseph, Edison, Jackie, Byron and Denzel Rodgers; sisters: Anita Grant Ellis, Janice Coakley, Majorie Stubbs (Wyandanch, New York), Dale and Anne Rodgers; grandchildren: Evanique and Ethan Oralhomme; aunt: Theda Godet; uncle: John Godet; godmother: Esmae Rutherford; numerous other nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Mavrick Antone Pratt, 35

of Shady Tree off Mackey Street died at his residence on Sunday, April 30th, 2023.

He is survived by his mom: Joan Adderley; father: Micheal Pratt; grandmothers: Ruby Adderley and Durvan Faulkner and a host of other Relatives and Friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service For Cynthia Jestina Chisholm Brennen, 79

of Sunrise, Florida and formerly of Yamacraw Beach Estates, Nassau, who died at Broward Health Medical Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023 will be held at Bahamas Faith Ministries International, Carmichael Road on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Apostle G. Anthony Chisholm assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel will officiate. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Soldier Road.

Left to cherish Sister Brennen’s memories are her children: Cindy Brennen-James (Timothy Doe), Aaron (Gloria) Brennen and Deborah Brennen; step daughter: Dr. Christine Curtis; she was the loving grandmother of: Donovan, Devonn, Natalia Brennen and Johnathan and Jaidan James; great grandchildren: Akari, Damia, Dariq and Devonn Brennen Jr.; aunts: Cecilia McKenzie, Agnes Allen, Rietta and Minerva Chisholm; nephew: Samuel Alexander Jr. (aka Alex) Chisholm; niece: Tischia Chisholm; great grandnephew: King Layne; sisters-in-law: Shelia Smith, Henrietta (Livingston) Stubbs, Esthermae (Ronald) Evans and Genevieve (Gibson) Nord; family and friends: The Chisholm and Ferguson Family, The Brennen and Francis Family, Vienna Nesbitt & Family of Hollywood, FL, Doris Barry & Family, Cleo Williams & Family, Brenda Lewis & Family, Andrea Charlow & Family, Mrs. Laurie Johnson & Family, Stephanie Bodie & Family, Hillary Smith & Family, Vincent James, Cheryl Adderley & Family, Kevin and Janice Johnson & Family, Pastor Joseph and Paulette Stuart, Jacquelyn Clarke & Family, Charmaine Smith & Family, Dr. Sparkman (Dawn), Earl (Gretta), Silbert (Arlene Nash), Tommy, Sean(Theota) and Ray-Reynolds (Ailyn) Ferguson, Yvonne Jones & Family, Sidney Jones & Family, Rev. Agnes Glinton & Family, Pastor Shields & Family, Bishop Ross Davis and Family, Dina Rolle & Family,Tramayne Baillou & Family, The Johnson Family, The BFMI Family inclusive of Pastor Dave and Angie Burrows, Pastor Pat and Adline Rolle, Pastor Allan and Nyoka Munroe, Pastor Angela Achara, Emily Cox & Family, The Edgecombe Family, Sherrie Miller and Family, Norma Davis & Family, Beverly James & Family, Mrs. LeAnn Johnson & Family, Mrs. Sheila Munroe & Family, Mrs. Ismae Gibson & Family, Mrs. Minnie Ruth Morton & Family, Mr. Lawerence Smith & Family, Mrs. Florine Doe & Family, Ethel, Raff, Idamae and Cyprianna Curtis, Wilma Davis Marshall & Family, Carlis McIntosh & Family, Fredrick Pennerman, Radisson Cable Beach Hotel Family (especially the Food and Beverage Department), The Bullard Family, Erica Poole, Shavonna Mitchell, Ricky and Ray Porter (Adopted Family in North Carolina.) The Brennen Family humbly apologizes if your name was not mentioned.

Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Grace Funeral Home, #36 Rosetta Street on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday at the Church from 9:00 a.m. until service time.

A Notice of Victory in Jesus for W. Claudette

Lowe (née Cash) 85

Death Notice

Marvin Basil Knowles, 80

and reuniting with God the Father and her Earthly love, the late Lewton P. Lowe.

of Nassau, Bahamas, but formerly of Harbour Island, Bahamas, died at her residence Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023 she is reunited in heaven with her mother, Winifred Adele Cash (née Higgs) and her father, Charles Reginald Cash.

Left to cherish her memories are her children, Donna Lynn (and Bradley Sr. (deceased) Albury, Karen Elizabeth Lowe, Christopher Allan (and Sophia) Lowe; grandchildren, Michelle (and Jason) Minns, Candice (and Emmanuel) Rolle, Bradley II (and Eva) Albury, and Joshua Lowe, and great grandchildren, Aiden Minns, and Bradley III; brothers and sisters, Alberta (and Tom) Campbell and family, Marcian Cash and family, Andrew (and Becky) Cash and family, Duval Cash (predeceased) and family, and Charles Cash (predeceased) and family. Along with many other relatives, friends, and special angels, including, but not limited to, Adele Reese (predeceased) and family, Martha Albury and family, Cherine Rickett, and many, many more.

Funeral service to be announced.

Arrangements by Kemp’s Funeral Home Limited.

of Sandford Drive Nassau and formerly of Mangrove Bush, Long Island, died at The Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday 27th April, 2023.

He is survived by his wife, Phyllis; son,Trevor; daughter, Gina, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren; four sisters, Marjorie, Joan(Vanny), Yvonne and Lois; three brothers, Perry, Michael and Gary; In-laws, Rosemarie, Joan and Vidalia, Judy and Bill Johnston, Lesley Callaghan, Anthony (Tony) Stuart, Linda Comeau and Clayton Curtis; one daughter-in-law and two granddaughters-in-law.

Details for The Memorial Service will be announced at a later date.

Arrangements by Kemp’s Funeral Home Limited.

Funeral Services For

Fedline Alouidor, 32

a resident of Kemp Road, New Providence, Bahamas died on Friday, 21st April, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. The Funeral service will be held at Alliance Chapel Church Kemp Road, New Providence, Bahamas on Saturday, 6th May, 2023 at 10:00 am. Officiating will be by Pastor Kenel Marcelin and other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in the Old Trail Cemetery, Soldier Road.

Left with fond memories to cherish are her mother and father: Daniel Alouidor and Olita Gervil; aunt and uncle: Jinette Lubin, Joceline Richard, Julie Issalette Lavira gervil, Odilia Gervil; grandmother: Enide St. Fleur; special friend: Louis-Jeune Dachimeleque; cousins: Djinny Leroy, Guimpsly Leroy, Stephanie Lubin Melvin’s Lubin, Dayana Noel Dolce, Tamara Bonenfant Tenicar Richard, Steve Sanon, Jacque Richard, Jenny Augustine, Micheline Desir, Mirline Desir-jean, Ashley Desir, Alexandria Desir, Jackson Desir, Kevin Desir, Loubin Desir, Aleus Desir, Ermilie St. Louis, Loudejina St. Louis, Yoauma St. Louis, Kathie-Flore Alouidor, Benson fradin, Kettly St. Fleur, Melchy Fradin, Virlyne Censire Mirline Censire, Vertilya Charitable, Soligne

Charitable, Solange Charitable, Lovely Adajuste, Makerline

Richard, Lidine Caliste; nieces: Wilovedine Joseph, Jodnayca Alouidor; nephew: Fredly Alouidor; brothers: Jones Alouidor, Fredlin Alouidor, Romane Alouidor, Kendy

Alouidor, Edline Gervil; cousins: Derivière Charitable, Omèr

Charitable, Obensone Cinsire, Lucsone Toussaint, Sandro

Caliste, Sami Caliste, Koko Caliste, Wade Caliste, Ahtoul

Caliste, Jenny Leroy, Alouidor Fedele; cousins: Selindina

Francois, Gelika Francois, Jennifer Francois, Jinny Leroy, Stephanie Loubin, Jackson Desir, Ashley Desir, Alexandria

Desir, Kevin Desir, Micheline Desir, Melouse Desir, Dayana

Noel-Dolce, Tenicar Richard, Tamara Richard; uncles: Jack Richard St. Fleur; friend: Shedely Jean and other relatives

and friends.

NO PUBLIC VIEWING

Funeral service has been entrusted to Rest On Funeral Chapel L0td.

Shelene Elizor Civilma, 46

a resident of Village Road, New Providence, Bahamas died on Tuesday, 18th April, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. The Funeral service will be held at New Haitian Mission Baptist Church, Palm Beach Street, New Provicence, Bahamas on Saturday, 6th May, 2023 at 1:00pm. Shelene Civilma body will be present at the Church for 12:00 noon. Officiating will be by Bishop Exante Cherelus and Pastor Rev. Georges Choute and other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in the Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery.

Left with fond memories to cherish are her husband: Jimmy Civilma; children: Anishka Civilma and Usher; mother and father: Merecele Elizor and Avernet Elizor; step sons: Dulkens and Jermaine; aunt/adoptive mother: Sylveta Georges; uncles: Chenet Elizor and Ivan Georges; sisters: Melourde Celine, Exanne, Esther; brother: Mericsène; nieces: Gaëlle, Mitch, Amalorie; nephew: Emjay; cousins: Evene, Renaldo, Kevin, Ebby, Louby, Evenson, Pouchon, John, Mariélla, Tina, Mari, Ted, Terrance, Telson, Wesner, Gertha, Frantz, Tischler, Kiera, Gabriel, Hannah, Ebbyniqua, Zhivannah, Essence, Gerez, Gerziah,iguens’ Arens’, Luxène and other relatives and friends.

Relatives and Friends may pay their last respects at Rest On Funeral Chapel Ltd., Mount Royal Avenue & #19 Kenwood Street on Friday, 5th May, 2023 at 10:00a.m to 6:00 pm.

Death Notice For Edovard Marcius, 95

Semi Military Funeral Service For

Reservist Superintendent of Police

Henry Robert Haley, 64

a resident of East Street, New Providence, Bahamas and formerly of Limonade, Haiti died on Sunday, 30thApril, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Rest

On Funeral Chapel Limited and will be announced at a later date.

a resident of Stapledon Gardens will be held on (TODAY) Thursday, May 04, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, West Street North. Officiating will be Rev’d Fr. Glen Nixon. Interment will follow in the Catholic Cemetery, Tyler Street.

There will be NO VIEWING at the church.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Butlers’ Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Ernest and York Streets.

Funeral Service For

Ashlin Collin Johnson, 30

of #5 Hanna Road will be held on Saturday, May 6th, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at The Christian Tabernacle Church. Officiating will be Apostle Christopher Russell assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.

Left to cherish his fond memories are his mother: Kayla Thompson; father: Collin (Catherine) Johnson; adopted-father: Lamont Knowles; grandmother: Sheila Miller; step grandmother: Melitza Rolle; brothers: Rashad & Ryan Johnson; adopted brothers: Devon Pickering & Darius Bullard; sister: Rashelle Johnson; sister-in-law: Able Woman Marine Alexis Johnson; nephews: Rashad Jr. & Deonte Johnson; nieces: Shante & Rayven Johnson & Judea Allen; uncles: Ken Thompson, ASP Lionel (Kayla) Johnson, Male Nurse Austin (Podesta) Johnson, Kent Johnson; step uncles: Michael (Lucinda) Rolle, Errol (Antionette) Rolle, Brian (Lavern) Rolle & Scott Rolle; aunts: Natika (Richard) Thompson, Keshia Thompson, Kenva (D’Maine) Cooper, Ass. Comptroller Leneita (Ashton) Pratt & Frances Johnson; step aunts: Jasmine & Marie Rolle, Nadia Evans & Sharraine Walkes; grand uncle: Brian (Carolyn) Miller; grand aunts: Carmetta & Val Miller, Jenny Hinsey, Betty Russell, Gloria Johnson & Leneita Butler; numerous cousins including: D’Maine Jr, Daijah & Kailey Cooper, Nathan Thompson, Neil & Christie Miller, Ashley ( Cedric) Carter, LeShan, Amber, Kyle, Linique, Lynette, Braxton, Kiara, Laurie (Ray) Aria, Teron (Latoia), T’earra Acacia, J’Kyle,Thad (Temprance) Ava, Kristian, Kaliyah, Nehemiah, Ramon, Scotty, Ashton, Tanicia, Matthias, Quinton, Stacy-Ann, Nathan, Ashley (Owen) Alia, Keno ( Alicia) Caleb, Annika, Karissa, Kezia & Sariah; and a host of other relatives & friends including: Ernie Watson & family, The Miller family, The Thompson family, The Smith family from Kennedy Subdivision, Monique Ferguson & family, The Johnson family, Claudine Deveaux & family, Kim Williams & family, Marcia Moss & family, Telcine Missick & family, Sandra Carey & family, Barbara Dorsette & family, Dawn Gilbert & family, Bernie Gilbert & family, Maxine (Javon) Pratt & family, Diane Turnquest & family, Claire Rutherford & family, Erica (Patrick) Rose & family, The Fowler family, Dorilyn Albury & family, Denver (Maxine) Scott, Bloneva Bowe, SRC & the renovated Eloise Penn staff, Kool Acres family, Apple Street family, Hanna Rd & Lumumba lane family, R.M. Bailey class of 1986, Majestic Tours & all the ladies at the

tour desks, AML Foods & Solomons Supercenter 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 Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until service time.

Death Notice For Lorenzo Anthony Minus Jr., 58 affectionately called “Ray”

of Auster Road, Stapledon Gardens died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, April 27th, 2023.

He is survived by his daughter: Rayshell Minus-Rolle; son-in-law: Terez Rolle; grandchildren: Terell and Terray Rolle; mother: Alice Minus-Albury; father: Kermit Ray Minus Sr.; brothers: Kenworth (Kenny), Retired Police Sergeant 366 Kermit Kendrick, Raynardo, Eric and Kenny Hall, Minus; sisters: Lettieann Minus-Brown, Phelesia Raynell Minus, Mel Minus-Smith, Sheena Kemp-Massey, Carla Minus-Turnquest, Valaria Stacy Minus-Fox, Renea Minus, Shanaka Minus-Poitier, and numerous aunts and uncles, 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

Adina Kapri Allen, 37

of #25 Alexis Drive, Imperial Park will be held on Friday, May 5th, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. at Calvary Temple Assembly Of God Clive Avenue, Freeport Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Robert Lockhart (Senior Pastor) assisted by Min. Paxton Cooper and Min. Dudley Frances. Cremation will follow.

She was predeceased by her grandfathers: Preston Allen and Albert Whitney; grandmother: Madlin Eugenio.

Left to cherish her memories are her daughter: Rayanne Morley; son: Ryan Morley; mother: Edith Whitney; father: Mark (Marsha) Allen; grandmother: Dorothy Allen; sisters: Mickela Allen and Brittany Allen; brother: Blair (Daneir) Allen; nieces: Melody Allen, Chante and Briche Nottage, Makayla Brown and Elizabeth and Isabelle Cledanor; nephews: Alvardo Curry, Nathaniel Brown, Rochard Jr. and Brion Nottage, Blair Jr. and Khari Allen, Dennis Lynes Jr.; aunts: Mae Suarez, Betty Adderley, Taisia Whitney, Margaret Symonette, Yvonne Pearson, Rev. Roberta “Bobbie” Knowles and Arthurlue Rahming; uncles: Albert (Melinda) Whitney, Marvin (Edena) Whitney, Arthur (Coral) Edwards; grandaunts: Cynthia Miller, Maudline Pinder, Margaret Innis, Paula Jones and Theresa Thompson; granduncles: Peter, Mervin and Roy Jones, Joseph Elliott, Ishmael (Maizy) Brown, Dudley (Ada) Brown McGregor, Kenneth Brown; and a host of other relatives and friends including: Dr. Shaneka Richardson, Paulina Pierre, Charles & Daphne Brooks, Charlene Pinder, Stephen Pinder, Clifton Pinder, Dwayne Pinder, Cardinal & Fiona King, Heather Lewis, Allan & Brenda Evans, Denise Cooper, Michael, Marvin and Devon Jones, Dawnita Fry, Lorette Evans, Cherisse Wright, Carolyn & Joey Ambrose, Helson

Ambrose, Tonya Lightbourne, Darlene Sands, Andrew Bonimy, Elwood Bonimy, Cerrone Bonimy, Madonna Bethel, George Pinder, Kenton Reckley, Monette (Anthony) Butler and family, Sherelle Duncombe and family, Audrey (Tavares) Dawkins and family, Mario (Kenyatta) Saunders, Andy (Latoya) Wallace, Dwayne Williams Jr., Ashley, Alton, Andrew Jr & Alano Whitney, LaVince Butler, Andrianna Clarke, Joan Higgs and

Family, Aretha (Leo) Thurston and family, Brendalee (Richard) Rae and family, Jacklyn Pierre, Jeanette Castel-Penn, Carlton Johnson, Raquel Pinder, Patraneque Hamilton, Shanique Symonette, Maybell Bridgewater, Tamica Rolle, Hank Davis, Freeman Basden, the management and staff at The Grand Bahama Port Authority, The Grand Bahama Utility Company, Leonie Louis, Members of The Bethany Seventh Day Adventist Church, Nurses and Doctors of Female Surgical I, the entire staff of the Oncology Department of the Princess Margaret Hospital especially Nurse Demeritte, the 2002 graduating class of Bahamas Academy. Thank you to all of you whose names we may have forgotten, for showing love, care and concern during this time.

Viewing will be held in the “Celestial Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, #11-A Coral Road, Freeport, Grand Bahama on (TODAY) Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Death Notice For

Leslie Alexander Bowe, 84 O.B.E., J.P.

of #101 Leslie Estates, Yamacraw Hill Road and formerly off Williams Town, Exuma died at his residence on Monday, May 1st, 2023.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years: Inguerita Bowe; four children: Micheal Bowe, Dorothea Alexander (Trevor Alexander) Craig Bowe and Dion Bowe (Geraldine Bowe); brothers: Sugar Kid Bowe, Joseph Bowe (Rosie Bowe) Ernest Bowe (Bernice Bowe) Junior Bowe (Edris Bowe) Fredrick Bowe (Melanie Bowe); two sisters: Petrona Bowe and Ola Bowe; and a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren and many others too numerous to mention.

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

Funeral Service For

Mrs. Mary May Hepburn, 69

of # 43 Honduras Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama will be held on Saturday, May 6th, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at The Pro-Cathedral of Christ the King, East Atlantic Drive and Pioneer’s Way, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Officiating will be Canon Norman Lightbourne assisted by Fr. Colin Saunders and Canon Curtis Robinson. Interment will follow in the Grand Bahama Memorial Park, Frobisher Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Left to cherish her fond and precious memories are her loving and devoted husband: Evangelist Albert Willard Hepburn; children: Alcondo Hepburn, Shaun Hepburn, Jeanniemae Hepburn and Terria Miller; adopted sons: Rev. T. G. Morrison and Rev. Rodney Forbes; daughter-in-law: Elsie Moss-Hepburn; son-in-law: Stuart Bradley Miller; grandchildren: Ariana Wright, Shauntevia and Skylar Hepburn, Taylor and Tate Hepburn, Braniqua Miller, Desmond Grantly, Shemar Jervis, Tate, Savontae and Sven Jr., Devon and Jay Hepburn; great grandchild: Devon Hepburn Jr.; sisters: Ruthmae Johnson-Neely and Cindy Munnings-Rudon; brothers: Sheldon (Nicky), Tracy and Dencil Munnings Jr.; step sisters: Joycelyn Carey, Barbara Smith; Rev. Sonia Pennerman, Vivian Johnson, Janet Minnis and Vernita Johnson; step brothers: Rev. Andrew Pennerman, Anthony Smith, Ricardo Johnson, Hubert Hepburn, Shawn Johnson and Tyronne Johnson; brother-in-law: Arnold Neely Jr.; sister-in-law: Irene Munnings, Carousel and Stephanie Johnson; nieces: Denise Ferguson-Rolle, Bernadette Carter, Heleina McCartney, Teniel Rolle, Ronetta, Delerease and Shenique Johnson, Lukie Pennerman, Bianca Munnings, Corey Cartwright, Tracia Miller, Courtney Deveaux, Devonia Munnings, Leondra Lundy, Tanya and Monique Johnson, Phylicia Francis, Sasha, Denrika and Paulina Johnson, Kayla and Terrell Johnson; nephews: Brian Munnings, Byron Cartwright, Xavier Munnings, Henry Goodman, William Hepburn, Romell Johnson, Jermaine Lundy, Jahred Francis, Glenroy and Charles Vincent King, Mario Rolle, Dwayne Douglas, Andrew Pennerman Jr., Samuel Carter, Thomas and Joshua Smith, Van and Kenny Johnson, Wayde and Perez Johnson; aunt: Mavis Holbert; uncle: Cecil Munnings; and a host of other relatives and friends including: Sharlene Forbes, Marvin (Marvy) Johnson and family, Harriette Mader and family, Rev. Bonnie and Ulric Smith, Natt and Linda Collie, Michael Albury, Kevern Clarke, Ellesia Gibson-Russell and family, Sarah Davis and family, Sophia Hart and family, Shelly and Lorriane Woodside and family, Denise Theoc, Brian Davis, Marvin and Mark Johnson and family, Rocco Wright and family, Dorine and Martin Dean, Torry and CJ King, Carolyn Roberts, Rose Williams, Jackie Richardson, Chala Cartwright, Diane Cleare, Annie Pinder, Royanne, Teranne, Terroy and the Morrison family, Leslie Lewis and family, John Green, Kenneth Wilcox, Tom Babbs, Gary and

Judy Alligod, Inez Munnings, James Rolle, Barbara Knowles, Sheava McKinney, Dolly Rolle, Mary Rolle, Martha Butler, Christina Swain, Freddie Gordon, Althea Clarke, Chad Dean, Anne Percentie-Russell, Yvonne Smith J.P., Sophia and Coral Smith, Lawrence Moss, Leotha Outten, Paul and Andrew Adderley and family, Rev. Dudley Cooper, Pastor McIntosh, Rev. Thelma Gibson, Rev. Nicole Cooper, Rev. Kim Thompson, Canon Harry Bain, Canon Norman Lightbourne, Bishop Washington Williams, Doctor Odia Stubbs, Doctor Siada Bowe, Nurse Bonnie Odette Stubbs, Doctor Raleigh Butler, Staff at Rand Memorial Hospital, Minister of Health Honorable Dr. Michael Darville, The Progressive Liberal Party, Grand Bahama Taxi Union Executives and Members (especially the airport crew), ProCathedral of Christ The King Families, The Board, Management and Staff at National Workers Co-operative Credit Union Limited, and many other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Viewing will be held in the “Celestial Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Friday from 10:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and held at the PLP Headquarters, East Sunrise Highway, Freeport, Grand Bahama 3:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday at the Church from 8:30a.m. until service time.

Death Notice For Mr. Adolph Vivian Rolle, 57

of # 228 Erickson Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama and formerly of Holmes Rock died at the Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Monday, April 24th, 2023.

He was predeceased by his father: Errol Rolle.

He is survived by his wife: Angela Rolle; mother: Carolynne Parker-Rolle; daughter: Kardisha Rolle; son: Keilan Rolle; sisters: Delorese Rolle, Ruth (Ronald) McIntosh, Phedra Hackett and Jacqueline Missick; brothers: Roger (Carolyn Adderley) Rolle, Lewis Rolle, Shimron (Delerease) Rolle, Nathan (Christina) Rolle and Jason Rolle; mother-in-law: Eileen Knowles; in-laws: Jasmine (Marvin) Hudson, Frantino (Briquel) Knowles and Jamal (Stevnna) Knowles; numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and a host of other relatives and friends.

Arrangements for the Funeral Service are being finalized and details will be announced at a later.

Funeral Service For

Mr. Thilmann Alexiou Saunders Sr., 49

of # 97 Adventures Way, Freeport, Grand Bahama will be held on Saturday, May 6th, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at New Hope Methodist Church, Sandcombe Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Officiating will be Rev Christopher Neely assisted by Vincent Rolle. Interment will follow at Grand Bahama Memorial Park, Frobisher Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama.

He was predeceased by his mother, Christine Weech; father: Timothy Saunders; grandmother: Vera Weech.

Left to cherish his memories are his loving and devoted wife: Jasmine Saunders; parents-in-law: Alfred and Sandra Knowles; children: Breana (Floyd) Rahming, Alia, Trent Blyne, Tyler (Destiny), Thilmann Jr., Thilise and Omar Saunders; grandchildren: Jalaya and Janai Rahming, Trinity, Khalon and Daylon Saunders; sisters: Shavette ( Francis) Gibson, Jerniska (Demetri) Thompson; brothers: Jumarr Saunders and Alfred Knowles; nieces: and nephews: Franecia, Tonajah, Frantasia, Francis Jr. and Tonajae’ Gibson, Deontae, Jumarr Jr., Tamari Saunders, Demetri, Jayden, Eli, Aria Thompson, Alfred Knowles Jr., Elian Bain, and Kyle Wemyss; aunts and uncles: Granville Weech, Willy Allen, Barbara Campbell, D Adventureorral (Dawn) Weech, Diego (Faye) Saunders, Hardden (Sylvia) Weech, Marvin (Yolanda) Weech, Frankia Saunders (Rudy), Kyle (Garnell) Weech, Annie Green, Leona (David) Greene, Barbara (Cecil) Thompson, Faith (Ellsworth) Bain, Leonard (Patricia) Roker, Andrew Roker, Loretta Williams, Vera Farrington, Evelyn Knowles, Helen Knowles, Exerella Roberts, James (Francis), Nathaniel (Ann), Claudius (Lorna), Ezra (Charlene) Knowles, Mary (Walter) Capron and Michelle Knowles; cousins: Kirk, Javier, Cyprian, Micha, Eahn, Dannier, Dannyii, Clemoie, Kyle Jr., Kyrie, Kira Weech, Dairo Jevon, Nichole, Chandra,Yvoungha, Denicka, Saunders, Kairo, Kadre, Kaityre, Nova, Lynsley Pinder, Trevon, Trinska Sands, Rayn

Bastain, Alomand, Kamal, Kendal, Bella, Kenva, Gwen, Sinta, Gwennet, Quilly, Shawn, Jason, Lisa, Tanaria, Jaha Brennan, Lindsey Spence and Special Friends: Kweemad Pratt, George Thompson, Raymond Bowleg, Roosevelt “DeeDee” Strachan, Kevin Pickering, Siobhan Knowles, Vaughn and Lottie Rolle, Ceila Greene, Juan Tolentos, Willard Saunders, Anthony Roberts, Martin Dean, Ronnie Bullard, Rodney Flowers, Ashton Stuart, Darren Poitier, Cervantes family, Noel Quant, John Penn, Reginald Dean, Maria Ariza, New Hope Methodist Church family and numerous relatives and friends.

Viewing will be held in the “Serenity Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, #11-A Coral Road, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday at the Church from 9:30 a.m. until Service Time.

Death Notice For Mr. Mark Anthony Sands, 76

of # 12 Cotton Ball Lane, Freeport, Grand Bahama and formerly of Nassau, New Providence died at the Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Saturday, April 29, 2023.

He is survived by his son: Marco Sands; daughters: Michelle Miller, Monique Sands, N’Tasha Saunders, Tammy Williams, Latoya Sands and Makquel Sands; brothers: Benjamin Franklyn Sands and Patrick Sands; sisters: Annie Kemp, Mildred Hyler, Linda Cleare, Wendy Turnes, Beverly Barkley, Jandonnel Rolle and Andrea Knowles; special friend: Monique Rahming; numerous grandchildren, nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

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

Funeral Service For

Mrs. Princess Creola Mills, 50

of Moore’s Island, Abaco, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, May 6th, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Greater Bethel Native Baptist Church, Hard Bargain, Moore’s Island, Abaco. Officiating will be Pastor Preston Knowles assisted by Bishop Nixon Simms, Bishop Anthony Williams, Pastor Ishmael Williams, Pastor Josette Thompson and Pastor Joanne Jones. Interment will follow at Hard Bargain Public Cemetery, Moore’s Island, Abaco.

Left to cherish her memories are her loving and devoted husband: Steve Mill; son: John Alexander Williams; parents: Villaymae Hepburn (Garfield Hepburn) and Jonathan Stuart (Veronica Stuart); step children: Keith and Ellijamona Kemp, Stephen and Celekah Mills, Devon Mills, Zenovia Hepburn and Sharidawn Hield (Daniel) and Akeem Mills; grandchildren: Kenazeo Dean, Sanaa and Evin Mills, Faith and Grace Kemp, Devon and Devyn Mills, Makiyah Hepburn and Kayleigh Mills; sisters: Melinda (Vince Green), Welva (Derek Davis) and Anastacia (Philip Roberts); brothers: Dalson Cecil Stuart (Sharmarine Stuart), Jerome Hepburn, Vernon Hepburn, Mario Hepburn (Zenovia Hepburn), Osbourne Stuart (Synovia Stuart) Jonathan Stuart, Jr.; nieces: Makeisha Green, Mevanda Green, Deshante Davis, Deja Hepburn, Makiyah Hepburn, Tiffany Johnson, Zalia Roberts, Gianna Stuart, Cecilee Stuart, Abigail Stuart, Tyronia Evans, Anishka Culmer, Tarah, Thiniero Culmer, Davinci Williams, Evangeline Williams, Lashunda, Tara Lightbourne, Davinci Mills, Evangeline Williams, Neia Hepburn, Alexis McIntosh; nephews: Jeremiah Hepburn, Judah Stuart, Jermaine Ticoya Tedrone, Travone Mills, Phil Culmer, Mathieu Curry, Vince Green Jr., Mathew Roberts, Aggregory Mills, Anton Aranha, Marleia, Deon Pinder Matalia, Samuel McPhee Jr., Geovanni Amina Deverene Mills, Devron Mills, Alexander McIntosh, Earlyn Mills Jr.; aunts: Allardyce (Felix) Munroe, Lindell (Wayde Delancy), Pheva Roberts (Nicholas) and Joanne Stuart; uncles: Osbourne Stuart (Unetha Stuart) Edward Stuart (Ethlyn Stuart), Stanley Stuart, Burselle Stuart (Verna Stuart), Bradley

Stuart (Eleanor Stuart); great grandaunt: Dorothy Dean; brothers-inlaw and sisters-in-law: Bishops Tyrone Mills (Doreen Mills), Lionel Mills, Valderine Mills, Elijah Mills Jr. (Glendena Mills), Vernetta Curry (David Curry), Junnie McIntosh (Rueben McIntosh) and Earlyn Mills; cousins: Rose Forbes, Latasha Davis, Gregory Munroe, Felix Munroe, Mark Munroe, Issie McKenzie, Monique Stuart, Sonamae Davis, Pastor Josette Thompson, Randa, Kimberly, Roderick, Travis, Damien, Marvin, Ashley Stuart, Renay Roberts, Stefan Stuart, Clement Stuart, Stanya Stuart, Rashan Stuart, Derick Stuart, Keno Stuart, Rubilee Mitchell, Shian Cooper, Rosheika Stuart, Rudell Stuart, Terrinque Stuart, Nolan Stuart, Vatira, Viesha, Vascille Stuart, Gertrude Butler, Crystal Walkins, Steve Swain, Tyrone Hunt, Sonia Rahming, Nadine Gaitor, Rodney Davis, Weldon Davis, Lorenzo, Novie, Ellis, Latario Swain, Luke, Jane Swain, Brandon, Cameron and Kaiden Stuart, Deajam Burell and Deangelo Stuart, Peron, Edwin, Ryan, Antion Jr. and Antonia Davis, Jencen Swain, Iona McDonald, Patrell Lyoyd, Sandra White, Enid Gardinary, Karen Marshall and Family, Batrice, Lorriane, Deborah, Eugene, Errol, Nicky and Family, James McBride, Ashton, Nikelle and Nickeme Roberts, Ronica Cumberbatch and family, Rozelda Johnson, Lebron Delancy, Violet Hield, Jennifer Simms, Ellis, Junzes Stuart, Kerrington Stuart, Lindamae, Doris, Lorriane, Anissa Davis, Rochell, Daniel Davis and family, Antonique and Anthony Cooper, Tavion Smith, Oluwa Stuart, Dealicia and Shae Stuart; godchildren: Neko Hield, Sherece Pratt, Neisha Davis, Troy Dawkins, Shannon Stuart, Benisha ltimae and Zeke Swain; special friends: Asst. Acting Permanent Secretary Terrece Bottle-Laing, Pauline Ferguson, Kayla, Carol, Stacia Pitt, Raquel Cox; and a host of other relatives and friends including: Rosetta Babbs, Keva, Ruthanne Williams, Linda McBride and family, Pastor Ishmael Williams and family, Ruthanne Williams, Rodney Shorty Davis and family, Shequtta, Edith and family, Ministry of Education, Murphy and Dundas Town Community, Virtue of Prayer Church family, Greater Bethel Baptist Church family, St. Matthew Native Baptist Church, Zion Salt and Light family, Soul Seeking family, Grace Communion Church family, Granville Williams and family, Descendants of Samuel and Dorothy, Stuart family and the entire community of Moore’s Island.

Viewing will be held at Greater Bethel Native Baptist Church, Hard Bargain, Moore’s Island, Abaco on Friday, May 5th, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and at the Church on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until service time.

Funeral Service For

Retired Police Constable #3050 Stafford James Cooper, 94

of Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, May 6th, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter Anglican Church, Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas. Officiating will be Fr. Richard A. Wood assisted by Archdeacon Dwight H. L. Rolle, Fr. Bryton Ward, Fr. DeAngelo N. Bowe & Catechist Joel Reckley. Interment will follow in The Public Cemetery Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas.

He was predeceased by his parents: Garland and Maud Cooper; first wife: Vernice Williams Cooper; second wife: Carnetta Lewis Cooper; brothers: Dennis (Emily), Verdell (Esther), Willard (Frances); sister: Carnetta (Noel); sons: Stafford Raymond Cooper and Jeff Cooper; grandson: Daxson Cooper; nieces: Gaye (Wilburt) and Verona Cooper Newbold; nephew: Bernard Davis.

Left to cherish his memories are his daughters: Rosemary Cooper Newbold (Charles), Louise Cooper Stubbs (Marvin), Verna Verlinda (Omri) McIntosh Laura and Jenny Lowe, Linda Mills and Sanrea Cooper; adopted daughter: Edith (John) Morgan; step children: Bernadette Thompson, Karen and Sherry Hannah, Sonia (Malcom), Leader Pastor Deion (Anette) Gibson, Laverne Gibson; sister and brothers-in-law: Wendy Russell, Boynell Chubby Williams and Metius Edgecombe; grandchildren: Cedric (Lakera), Treska Beanie, Vincina, Monell, Joel Sweeting, Mona Lisa and Antonio Adderley, Stacy Morgan, Charles McGregor, Yasmine Glynn, Yolanda Thomas, Shakira Furrows, Dwayne Pratt, Wilson, Donavan Sands, Lana Duncombe, Conection Edison, Throualtha and Octavia Cooper, Gytrell Williams, Sonia Russell and Stephanie Cooper, Ray, Lexus; great grandchildren: Olivia, Alexander, Juliet, Asher McGregor, Charlotte D’Agostino, Sofia Ramos, Shyana Morgan, Tiara Thomas, Elijah, Alana, Rae Glynn, Serenity Williams, Amy, Justin, Joshua Burrows, Jerry Davine, Tempestt, Anthonika, Deje, Lamar, Stevano, Stevon, Samantha, Steve Jr., Sadie, Cedricka, Liam and

Olantunii; nieces & nephews: Vernika (Earklyn), Veronica, Vernal (Kathryn), Victor (Katrina), Vincent (Ellouise), Arnold Newbold, Virgil (Veronica), Jackson (Ruth mae), Judy, Violet (Hubert), Brendalee, Martin Sr (Joann), Theodore Sr. (Edith) Ada (Bernard), Silven (Sarah) Edgecombe, Gercil (Maria) Edgecombe, Dermetrius II (Temeka) Edgecombe, Dwight (Lynn) Edgecombe, Pastor Jenson (Rosnell) Edgecombe, Patty Johnson, Veronica (Frank) McIntosh, Maryann Fowler, Jerusha Williams, Lawanda Williams, Anna Ruth Williams, Dwight Williams, Kevin McIntosh, Tanya Russell, Ebony Rolle, Cherralyn Milton, Taneathia Mascoe, Johnevan, Demetrius, Gregory Morgan, Carlton Outten; grand nieces & nephews: Wesley (Nylah), Kyle (Tenoviar), Emerson, Cedric, Leland, Lewis (Madeline), Lance (Kayleigh), Kelly (Eugene), Kimberly, Keva Angelica, Brad (Nia), Sasha (Willard), Chad (Cassie), Sonya, Patiqua, Zoe, Symone, Kyle, Vincent, Vashtie, Claude, Ellias, Aaron, Kira (Adam), Shenna, Amber (Devar) Jade, Cassie (Lamont), Chantelle (Almond), Verdell Jr., Omri Jr., Jeremy, Julie, Jasmine, Jigeria, Nathan (Sophia), Emily (Timothy), Lawanda, Latoya (Sergio), Loretta (Euwayne), Lafonia, Ashely, Marvin, Misty (Ryan), Phylicia, Jacklyn, Julianna, Jackson Jr., Bianca, Theodore Jr., Theorah, Keyah, Martin Jr., Trajan, Tiandra, Shatara, Shaneille, Cassie (Dencil), Anthony, Julie Mae, Nicker (Brian), Dantile (Damien), Dudrienar, Mervann, Stacy, and Trevon; other relatives and friends: Robertha Russell, Leroy Reckley, The Right Honorable Hubert and Delores Ingraham, Ft. DeAngelo Bowe, Archdeacon Dwight Rolle, Ft. Richard Wood, Ft. Bruton Ward, Nurse Hudson, Dr. Stuart, St. Peter’s Anglican Church Family, Scott and Crystal Roberts and Abaco Yacht Services, Phillip Pedican, Kirk Cornish MP or North Abaco, Floyd (Nora) Newbold, Charles III (Clara) Newbold, Sarah Harvey, Agnes Thomas, Disne Askew, Mary Alice Conrad, Queen McKenzie, Christine McKinney of Miami Florida, Tiffany Scott of Atlanta Georgia, Rev Billy W. I. Strange Jr of Miami Florida Daphane Nixon, Delores Dawkins, Sybil Dean, Andray Roberts, Pearl Murray, Starlene Prenelus, Alrecia Mcintosh, Michael Nairn, Gavin Roberts, Pat Sawyer ,The Curry Family, Catechist Joel Reckley & Family, Johnathan Curry & Family, Bishop Johnny Lowe and The Miracle Church Of God Family, Gospel Chapel Church Family, Community Fellowship Church Family, The Reckley Family, The entire Community of Green Turtle Cay and Cooper’s Town Abaco, Staff of Male Surgical West and the Security Team at the Princess Margaret Hospital and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

We apologize for names that may not appear in print but you are forever in our hearts

Viewing will be held at St. Peter Anglican Church, Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, Bahamas on Friday from 2:00p.m. until service time Saturday.

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Mary Arnette Scott, 74

of #20 Lake Shore Road will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, 11:00a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Boyd Road. Officiating will be Monsignor Alfred Culmer. Interment will follow in the Church’s Cemetery, Boyd Road.

Let to cherish her memories are her loving husband of 25 years: William Scott; 2 sons: Dominic Fountain and Arnold Gardiner; 1 grandson: Arnold Gardiner Jr.; 1 granddaughter: Arnischa Gardiner; 1 brother: Wellington Gardiner; 1 sister: Dorothy Gardiner; daughter -inlove: Tashana Jean; 8 adopted sons: Dion Smith, Quinton Brennen Troy Newman, Delon Pinder Sheldon Smith, Kendrick Joffer of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Garfield Johnson, Cloyd Daxon Tony Cadeau; 5 sisters-in-law: Wendy Ginger Gardiner, Pamela Scott (Freeport, Grand Bahama), Elenor Scott (Alabama); Miriam Scott and Retta Scott; 3 brothers-in-law: Fredrick Scott, Michael Scott and Rev. Frankie Scott; 3 step sons: Randon Dwayne and Trevor Scott; nieces: Denise Pratt, Bernadette Rivers, Rosetta Watkins, Joyanne Davis, Tharan Gardiner Brice, Cindy Gardiner, Nakeya Gardiner, Windy Gardiner, Tanya Gardiner, Amber Anderson Thomas, Philippa Gardiner, Rose Gardiner, Crystal Russell, Charmilee Rolle, Elivienette Gardiner Frances, Cora Johnson, Barbara Johnson, Lolita Outten, Charlene Anderson-Kemp; nephews: Kevin Davis, Valentino Gardiner, Evano Gardiner, Troy Gardiner, Mark Gardiner, Cyrus Gardiner, Thorne Gardiner, Shaquell Moss, Orick Pratt, Fredrick Rivers, Dwight Brice, Daniel Russell, Mario Frances, Kenneth Christie, Philip Johnson, Raynard Johnson, David Anderson, Patrick Anderson, Brian Anderson, Lynden Anderson, Cousins: Leroy Neely jr Fredrick Neely Roscoe Neely Shirley Neely Rolle Sandra Neely Lightbourn and Beverly Neely; god children: Anton Cooper and Marcian Robinson; childhood friends: Violet Rodgers Pamela Cox and Yvonne; special friends: Denise Gator and Family that faithfully took her to doctor visits, Jennifer Gator and family, The Big Pond community especially water street, The John Bull Bay Street store family, St. Joseph Church family especially the 6:30 am Mass and Monsignor Alfred Culmer; special thank you to her many friends and former coworker: especially Angie Smith and family Bernice and family,Harold Williams and family, Gelita Williams and Family, Vesy and Lawrence Ferguson and family, Tiffany and family, Miss Norma and family, Beverly and family, Lashae Pickstock, Ariletta Miller and family, London

England Lawyer Shanda Ford Brown and Family, Paula Adderley and Family, Pastor Scott Wilson and family Daphne Simmons and family, Chanel Riney and family, Valencia Smith and family, Rick Williamson and family, Kendal Babbs and family, Erica Fox and family, Fred “Papa” Smith and family, Vanny Hart and family, Anton Williamson and family, Quinton Brennen and family, Dion Smith and family, Delon Pinder and family, Marcia Munnings and family, Kenneth (Froggy) Poitier and family, Minister Shanador Cartwright and the St. Barnabas Constituency; numerous grand nieces and nephews including: Samuel Pratt of Jacksonville FL., Orick Pratt III, Kevin Davis and Reanna Dean, the minister of health Dr. Michael Darville and his team, Dr. Pearl Macmillan and team, Doctors and Nurses of Female Surgical 2 PMH, Accident and Emergency Team; and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

May her Soul rest in peace.

The body will repose in the Blessed Redeemer Chapel at Ferguson’s Funeral Directors, 7th Terrace Collins Avenue on Friday from 10:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 10:00am until service time.

Memorial Service For Patrick Humes, 70

of Fort Fincastle will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2023, 11:30 a.m. at Ferguson’s Funeral Directors, 7th Terrace Collins, Avenue. Cremation was held prior.

Precious memories are held by his brother: Edwin Horton; sister: Theresa Kelly; aunt: Anne Humes; sister-in-law: Jacqueline PrattHorton; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Rudolph George Kerr, 86

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of Sea Link Avenue, South Beach, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, April 26th, 2023.

He is survived by his wife: Beryl Kerr; sons: Rudolph Kerr Jr., Fritzroy Wilson, Jerome Gardiner, Derek Gardiner, Sebastian Kerr, Scott Kerr, Geno Davis and Philip Kemp; daughters: Michelle Moncur, Sherrel Wilson, Samantha Kerr, Simona Kerr, Latoya Moss, Prescola Kemp and Cora Paul; grandchildren: Kristine Moncur, Khadijah Moncur, Roscovanique Sands, Rudolph Kerr III, Rudolph KerrFowler, D’Margio Moncur, D’Mario Moncur, D’Angelo Moncur, Sebastian Kerr Jr., Senovia Kerr, Rushea Wilson, Oshea Clarke, Akeem Foote, Romeo Wilson, Kevontai Moss, Kavantai Moss, Audo Kerr, Moses Kerr, Deborah Kerr, Mary Kerr, Anna Kerr Esther Kerr, Naomi Kerr, Audreks Kerr and Larissa Kerr; 7 great grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends including: the Delaport Point Family.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

a resident of Sunshine Park died at her residence on Saturday, April 29th, 2023.

She was predeceased by two sons: Reno Brown and Terrance Armbrister.

Left to cherish her memories are her 5 sons: Dennis Richardson, Cedric Brown, Barry Armbrister, David Brown and Levi “Linc” Brown Jr.; one sister: Joan Deveaux; one sister-in-law: Mrs. Patricia Deveaux; grandchildren: Dionette Richardson, Kiwoni Richardson, Dyrkyl Richardson, Hearn of Little Rock, Arkansas, Kashun Richardson, Dericha Richardson, Deynecea Richardson, Desterney Richardson, Kydero and Kychell Richardson, Latonia and Elkino Brown, Daja, Dalia and Danielle Brown, Christopher, Christian and Adonis Brown, Destiny and Stephan, Broderick “BJ”, Trey, Yeshua, Eyahri, Halleyah-Ayu, Maijyah, Jewel-Layah and Jyahmaria Armbrister; step daughters: Lekeisha and Levonja Brown; numerous nieces including: Anfurly G. Deveaux of Rochester, New York, Bernie and Dornika Deveaux; numerous nephews including: Brandon and Dwayne Deveaux; daughters-in-law: Mabel Richardson and Denise Brown; significant others are: Brenda Richardson-Moore, Angel Brown, Teri Robins and Jen Armbrister; 20 great grandchildren, one great great grandchild; special thanks to: Katie and David Thurston; good friends: Vernice and the staff of the former Crystal Palace, the management and staff at Anthony’s Grill, Ravelle Dean and Destinee Burnside and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at later date.

Lucius Deveaux Sturrup, 65

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Demetrius Butler, 21

a resident of Black Village, Off Balliou Road. Died at his residence on Wednesday 12th April,2023

He is survived by his 2 sons Jamel and Deareo Sturrup, 2 granddaughters: Jamair and Jamiya Sturrup, 3 brothers : Anthony, Marcian(Turks Island) and Peter Sturrup, 4 sisters: Linda Duncombe, Brenda Robinson , Carolyn Sturrup( Turks Island) Joan Sturrup, 1 uncle: Edward Cleare (Tina) numerous of nieces and nephews and host of other relatives and friends

Funeral arrangements will be announced at later date.

a resident of Rolle Avenue, Centreville, Bahamas died on Sunday, 30th April, 2023.

She is survived by her one son: Sterling III; one daugther: Shanae Green, Shantol Nairn; father: Marco Carey; mother: Shantel Hall; grandmother: Deborah Hall; three brothers: Andrew Rahming Jr., Andre Rahming, Crave Rolle; step father: Andrew Rahming Sr.; seven aunts: Sherry, Shenique, Charlene, Gwendolyn, Patrice, Nicky Delly; uncle: Roosevelt Smith; numerous nieces and nephews; the Ministry of Works family, Claridge Road and Rolle Avenue families, Rahming family, Polling Division #8 Centerville, Min. Jomo Campbell, MP Centerville and a host of other relatives and friends inclucing: Carey family.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at later date.

a resident of Golden Palm Estates, Kennedy Subdivision, New Providence, Bahamas died on Wednesday, 26th April, 2023.

He is survived by his son: Demetrius Butler Jr.; daugther: Neveah Butler; father: Demetrius Butler; mother: Lynette Lightbourne; brother: Demetrio Butler; 2 sisters: Demetria Butler and Inderia Burrows; special friend: Ashanti Martin and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at later date

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of St. Johns Road, Button Wood Avenue, Pinewood Gardens died at her residence on Wednesday, 3rd May, 2023.

She is survived by her 2 daughters: Agatha Wilson & Inez Bodie; 2 brothers: Samuel & Fred Rahming; 1 niece: Arthurmae Hazelton of Tavares, Florida; 1 sister: Cora McKenzie; grandchildren, great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

of Live Misty Blue off Marshall Road died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, April 22, 2023.

She is survived by her husband: Marco Barr Jr.; mother: Utia Major; father: Dr. Elwood Rolle; daughter: Trinity Sky Forbes; sisters: Maegan Rolle, Tiara McCartney, Utia Major; brother: Elwood Terry Rolle and other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Mavis E. Bodie, 81

Ellecia Lorine Rolle, 26

Funeral Services

(Exuma) HEZEKIAH SMITH, 79

of Farmers Hill, Exuma, will be held at Ebenezer Union Baptist Church, Farmer’s Hill, Exuma on Saturday 6th May 2023 at 10:00am. Officiating will be Rev’d Stephen L. Smith, Pastor Ebenezer Union Baptist Church Farmer’s Hill Exuma. Assisted by Rev’d Garth Rolle. Superintendent Bahamas Baptist of Churches, Pastor Hermon Union Baptist Church, Mt. Thompson & other Religious Ministers. Interment will follow in the Farmers Hill Public Cemetery. Hezekiah was predeceased by his, Wife: Myrtle Smith.

He is survived by two Sons: Patrick (Predeceased) and Ricardo Smith; two Daughters: Shonette (Predeceased) and Patrice Smith; one Daughterin-Law: Michelle Beneby-Smith; eight Grandchildren: Rhondia, D’Ron, Shawnette, Shenelle and Renardo Smith, Lachea Rolle, Leroy Jr. and Latisha Sears; Six Great Grandchildren: A’maya Smith, Jayden & Jordan Kelly, Le’Gacy and K’Ron Smith, Aaliyah Sears; one Granddaughter-in-law: Kerland Smith; one Grandson-in-law: Predavio Rolle; three Sisters-in-law: Rosalee Bowe, Dorothy Knowles and Naomi Williams; two Brothers-in-law: Joseph Bowe, Ivan Forbes; one Brother: Japheth Smith. Numerous Nephews Including: Israel and Dr. Kevin Bowe, Clifford Wilson, Kendrick Knowles Sr., Brian, Keith, Dion, Timothy and Colin Smith. Numerous Nieces Including: Karen and Marguerite Bowe, Linda Roker, Sharon Forbes, Antionette Barr, Dorinda Evans and Eudene Brown. Other Relatives & Friends Including: Reginal Smith & Family, Alvin Smith & Family, Charles Smith & Family, Claudia, Labaria & Lashaun Neymour, Elsamae Smith, Rev. Adam Brown & Family, The Curtis Family of Heritage, The Barr Family of Mt. Thompson, Rev. Stephen Smith & Family, Rev. Walton & Cypriana Winters, Deacon Ervin Smith & Family, Monique Armbrister & Family, Gladstone Rolle & Family, Sylvanus Thompson & Family, Evangeline Beneby, Mrs. Bernice Marshall & Family, Doyle Johnson & Family, Cecil Smith & Family, Rev. Cedric Smith & Family, Zelma Nixon & Family, Kirk, Martha, Randy & Dr. Margo Beneby, Karen & James Turnquest, Audley & Bernadette Dames, Lynden & Yvette Johnson & family, Beverley Cooper, Natasha Ferguson, Shadia Curtis, Melanie Bodie & Family, The Curtis Family, The Clarke Family of Stuart Manor, Ruthmae Flowers & Family, The Bodie Family of Heritage, Rev. T.G. Morrison & Family, Officers and Member of Zion Baptist Church-East & Shirley Streets, Staff of Road Traffic Department (Nassau), Smith’s Family of Farmer’s Hill, Linton Gray & Family, Rev. Ulric Smith, Pastor Anthony & Min. Michelle Sampson, Hon. Chester Cooper –Deputy Prime Minister & MP for Exuma, Ragged Island and the Exuma Cays, the PLP Branch of Exuma, The Airport Authority Security Staff at Exuma International Airport, The Sea Breeze Boulevard Association and Community, The entire family of Farmer’s Hill and Old Place, The Royal Bahamas Police Force, The Ebenezer Baptist Church Family-Farmer’s Hill, Exuma, Dr. Robin Roberts, Exuma Health Care Center, and the Exuma District Convention.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respect at Evergreen Mortuary located in Hoopers Bay on Friday from 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm and again on Saturday at the church from 9:00am until service time

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MORGAN CUNNINGHAM, 67

of Moore Avenue, will be held on Saturday, May 6th, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at New Destiny Baptist Cathedral, Gladstone Road, New Providence, Bahamas. Officiating will be Apostle Delton D. Fernander, J.P, Ph.D, CMG. Assisted By other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Old Trail Cemetery, Abundant Life Road.

Left to treasure his memories his wife: Ethriel Cunningham; son: Henry Cunningham; three daughters: Caffie Rahming(Alton Jr.), Cindy (Urandell) and Monique (Yves) Cunningham; grandchildren: Alton III and Anthony Rahming, Braeon Swann, Terenique Stuart and Renae Graham; step mother: Gwen Cunningham; Brothers: Glenroy and Godfrey Cunningham, Frank Jr., Minister Ricardo (Yolanda) and Raymond Edwards; Sisters: Ruthmae and Donnette Edwards, Vernitta Pennerman (Steve) Vania Musgrove, Nadine Clarke, Denise Perigord, Joanne Oliver and Marilyn Cunningham; Sisters-in-law: Cheryl Javier, Janet Johnson, Lorraine Hanna and Carolyn Cunningham; Brothers-in-law: Godfrey Forbes and Vivian Cooper; Aunts: Vernie Newbold (Cecil) and Debbie Rolle (Steve); Uncles: Wendell Clarke. Numerous of nieces and nephews, including Mureno, Joaquin, Glenika, Irelynn, Timika, Tavonia, Jonae, Johnette, Dwayne Jr., Tevaughn, Ricardo Jr., Trevor Jr., Javonya, Desirae, Johnique, Johnell, Krystal and Christopher Jr.; Best friend: Andrew Miller (Daslyn and Nicole). Numerous other relatives and friends including Shantell Ferguson and family, Cunningham family, Bishop Delton Fernander and First Lady Fernander and the New Destiny Baptist Cathedral Family, Juania Pinder and Family, Rochelle Rolle and Family, Crystal Saunders family, Pearline Smith and Family, Paul Rahming, Seigefred Wilson and Family, Palmer Family, Juel Culmer and Family, Dr. Tyrone Bartlette, Dr. Agreta Eneas Carey, Dr. Tamal and Rhea Thurston, the Tropical Shipping Family, The Bahamas CB Boys family the entire Doctors Hospital and P.M.H Family especially the caregivers of ICU, Gully Ambrister and family Deacon Norman Dean and Family, Rev Alice Lockhart and Family, Mrs. Saunders and Family, Pinders Custom Brokerage family and Strong Quality Welding family, Rainya Smith and Smitty’s Pharmacy Family and The Moore Avenue Family. To all persons known and unknown, named and unnamed, whose path may have met with Henry in his life’s journey and who may have blessed him or been blessed by him.

Relatives and friends may at their last respect at Evergreen Mortuary located on Parkgate and Village Road on Friday from 10:00am - 5:00pm and again at the church on Saturday from 10 am until service time

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JEFTHA “Mitch’ FERGUSON, 50

Funeral Service

Curtis, Homer II and Eruaka Curtis & Family, Sgt. Trevor and Darlene Curtis & Family, Kerrington and Carlisa Wilkinson & Family, Emmazell Ferguson & Family, Rona Davis & Family, Linda Ward, Ruby Ward, Alma McIntosh, Patricka Hanna, Maria Ferguson, Marie & Ethel Clarke, Alvarez Ferguson, Esther Rolle & Family, Magnolia Clarke & Family, Marion Clarke & Family, Althea Ferguson & Family, Queen Ferguson & Family, Claudell Humes, Vernice Bodie, Clarence, Tomasina, Shantell, Terecita, Eleovise, Barry Dorsette, Jerome Davis, Darrell & Shandria Marshall, Shirley Ferguson. Children of The late: Cephas & Nathelee Clarke, Cedric & Edna Ferguson, Oralee Martin, Nigel & Rowena Rolle, Elizzann Ferguson, Ethlee Ferguson, Virginia Ferguson, Mabel Rolle, Jefford, & Marylean Ferguson. Trucking Family: Gordon’s Trucking, Red Boy Trucking, Dynamic Trucking, Roberts Trucking, Stubbs Trucking, Taylor’s Trucking, Seacor, Mailboat, Fast Ferries, Ground Up.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respect at Evergreen Mortuary located in Hoopers Bay on Friday from 12 noon -5:00 and again at the church until service time.

of The Forest, Exuma, will be held at The Church of God of Prophecy, The Forest, Exuma, Bahamas on Saturday, 6th May, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Inah Gray. Assisted by Pastor James Rolle Minister Michelle Armbrister Interment will follow in The Forest Public Cemetery.

Left to cherish his precious memories are his Sons: Dexter, Jeftha Jr, & Tyler; Daughter: Jefthanique; Grandchilden: Jaylen & Mahjesti; Sisters (5): Rose Taylor, Demris, Patsy, Valarie, & Bethseba Ferguson; Brothers (3): Daniel Taylor, Clyde, & Charles Ferguson; Sister-In-Law (1): Loran Ferguson; BrothersIn-Law (3): Arthur Bodie, Ernest Clarke & Jay Johnson; Aunt: Elizabeth Curtis; Adopted Father: Clifford “Greasy” Strachan; Adopted Sisters: Patrice, Sheena, Eleanor and Norma; Adopted Brothers: Norman Gordon, Floyd Ferguoson and Brian Strachan Adopted Daughter: Lavaranique Clarke; Special Friend: Sheanda Rolle; Nieces (39): Udena, Romika, Shavonder, Shequita, Demara, Petrah, Sharell, Samantha, Keturah, Prenell, Paula, Estlyn, Sharine, Christine, Leanie, Bianca, Brenell, Mosetta, Mosine, Gaynel, Kendra, Sherinette, Mildred, Mathared, Malinda, Celena, Pamela, Shanthia, Tancia, Demara, Hariette, Brenda, Marylee, Kuala, Dell, Felicity, Stacy, Darlesia, Crystal & Angel; Nephews (40): Cardrin, Don, Shavaldez, Tracey Jr, David, Leehenza, Brian, Reynaldo, Marvin, Franklin, Baldwin, Clive, Godfrey, Glenroy, Bradley, Eric, Administrator Ivan Ferguson, Jason, James, Jasper, McGregor, Lloyd, Kendrick, Keno, Troy, Cedric, Arnold, Deon, Cedric, Nicholas, Kendal, Sean Forbes, Marcel, Donald, William, Chris Higgs & Stephen Moxey, Marcus. Relatives & Friends: Cephas and Laverne Cooper & Family, Rodney Curtis, Dorlan and Kaylisa Curtis & Family, Bishop Buford and Shelley Curtis & Family, Miriam Curtis, Gregory and Bebie Farrington & Family, Dr. Berdie Curtis, Dr. Albert and Sandy Ferguson & Family, Johnny and Pastor Inah Gray & Family, Willistene

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CHIEF COLIN ALBURY, 58 Abaco Crash Fire Rescue

of Treasure Cay, Abaco, died on Wednesday, April 26th, 2023 at his residence.

Colin’s life and memories will always be cherished by, Wife: Patricia Albury; Sister: Carol & Blaine Sweeting; Sister-in-Law: Nicole & Troy Lowe; Son: Josh & Breanna Pinder; Granddaughters: Mia Pinder, Khloe Pinder & Jordan Pinder; Nieces: Elizabeth Sweeting & Cody Moore, Hannah Lowe; Nephews: Christopher Lowe, Dylan Sweeting & Benjamin Lowe; Great Niece: Finley Moore; Aunt: Eleanor & Michael Jorgensen, Sherry Albury, Una Sawyer.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

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(Abaco) WENZEL JAMES McBRIDE, 73

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affectionately called “Kid Rem”

of Central Pines, Abaco died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, April 27th, 2023.

He is predeceased by his Parents: Harcourt McBride and Eloise McBride; Children: Choranzin & Chaldean McBride & Celestine (Teenie) McKinney;

He is survived by his loving Wife: Gretchan Kemp-McBride; Children: Chovez, Chenzel, Chevonia & Chanarve McBride; Daughters-in-law: Stacey & Crystal McBride, Shyan McKenzie and April McKinney; Stepchildren: Darcia Miller, Austin & Alpheneaus Kemp; Grandchildren: Bailey, Cassidy, Misha Dylan, Chenyah, Choranzin Jr., Cailey, Caiden, Caimani, Chenzyah, Cyleia & Caleb McBride, Zynard & Zhario McKinney; Step-Grandchildren: Tiana Miller, Ausaria & Alpheneaus Kemp Jr. and a host of other relatives and friends who will be mentioned at a later date

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Cornish Memorial Mortuary located #41 Tonique Williams Darling Highway.

of Little Farmer’s Cay, Exuma, died at his residence on Monday, May 1st, 2023.

He is survived by his loving Wife: Ruthiemae RollePercentie; Children: Arlington, Valentino, Romento & Renell Percentie, Jasmine Holbert & Errol Strachan; Siblings: Lantasha Percentie, Derlyn Danville, Aultomus, Don, Arrie, Duke, Garland, Merille & Floyd Percentie, Renay Henderson Percente; Numerous Grandchildren, Great-Grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends who will be mentioned at a later date.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Cornish Memorial Mortuary located #41 Tonique Williams Darling Highway.

Andrew Williams, 70

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a resident of Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Bahamas died at the Princess Margaret Hospitalon Sunday, March 26, 2023.

He is survived by his children: Sheniqua, Rekeno, Andrew and Dominica Williams and Gigi Brown Bodie; 6 grandchildren, 10 Grandchildren, great grandchildren; cousins: Samuel Percentie, Catherine Percentie, Raymond Percentie, Peter Percentie, Tony Percentie and Berniece Johnson, Jackswell Percentie and Rainbow; his pet; other relatives and friends: Jennifer Eiglefarrow, Josetta Thompson, Darold Johnson, Lydia Durham, Fredricka Higgs, Daybreak Mackey, Justin Higgs, Owen Higgs, Winkie; and other relatives and Friends.

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

of Crooked Island Street and formerly of Fresh Creek, Andros died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, 27th April, 2023.

He is survived by his 1 son: Samuel Brown Jr.; 1 daughter: Samantha Brown; 1 grandson: Cillian Brown; sisters: Pastor Ethma Rolle, Agana Brown, Andrea Pierre, Mavis Curtis, Michelle Mackey, Monique Duncan, Rose Mackey, Monique Marshall, Minister Ingrid Clyde of the Berry Island; brothers: Johnathan, Nathan, Alexander, Carl, Dwight, Sidney, Charles; brothers-in-law: Alex Superintendent of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, D -von Rolle, John Curtis, Henry Mackey, Charles Duncan; sisters-inlaw: Minister Pandora Mackey, Angela Brown of Fort Peace, Fla., Elizabeth Brown, Lenora Roberts and many other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

The importance of spiritual food

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

THE popular phrase

“you are what you eat” not only applies to the physical, but also to the spiritual. Just like food gives us strength, so does the word of God, as long as believers constantly feed their soul in order to maintain spiritual health.

Reading and listening to the Word, as well as meditating and speaking scriptures are all ways to feed the soul. In fact, Proverbs 4:20-21 outlines exactly how Christians are to feed their souls. It states, “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings, Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart."

“Keeping the Word of God in one's heart is important for the spiritual growth of any Christian," said Methodist Shannon Russell.

"I put on the whole armour of God every day. And the only way I can do that is by equipping myself. I set aside time to read my Bible every morning. I find when I do that, I am prepared to take on the world. If I miss a day and did not get the opportunity to read the word, I feel hungry; hungry for the Word," she said.

American televangelist Dr Creflo Dollar teaches that because man is a spirit being, it is important for Christians to feed on the Word, which is also spirit.

"God created man as a tri-part being, meaning he is a spirit, who possesses a soul, and lives in a physical body. Because of this tri-part nature, he expects us to take care of each part properly. For the physical body, that would mean eating right, exercising regularly, and getting

enough rest. For the spirit and soul, it means continually “feeding” on a diet of the word of God. The Bible is the prescribed “diet” that our spirits were created to intake," said Dr Dollar.

Baptist Charlene Mortimer said when one’s focus is directed towards God and His word, you are better able to defeat the devil when he attempts to wage war on your mind.

"The devil will wage a minute-by-minute fight

with you. Many people do not realise that Satan is the unseen enemy and he attacks us in our mind. When God tells us to keep our eyes on the Word, He said so because it is our weapon against Satan. We cannot fight without the word. Christians who do not read their Bible or do not go to church to at least hear something will always be caught offguard and be ill-prepared when the devil picks a fight," she told Tribune Religion.

"The more we focus on God’s Word, the more we will desire it, and the more rapidly we will see spiritual growth and development taking place in our lives. My spirit needs strength to overcome everything in the world.”

Jason Bascom, a bornagain believer said the Bible is not just a book of rules, but rather a reflection of what the lives of Christians should look like.

"I will not go one day without keeping the Word in the front of my eyes. I need it every day because I have now come to understand that if I am going to be successful, I have to know what the Word of God says about my success. I put scriptures on my refrigerator; I keep them on my desk at work, I store them in my phone just so I can keep them in the front of my eyes," he said.

Guidelines for a Catholic Church wedding

By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Writer acadet@tribunemedia.net

WHEN it comes to a couple’s wedding day, the execution is mostly left totally up to the bride and groom-to-be, or the wedding planner, if they have one.

If a couple, for example, opts to get married by a Justice of the Peace on a beach, they can have the ceremony play out whichever way they want.

However, if a couple decides they would like to tie the knot before God and all mankind in a church, then there are certain important rules and guidelines that need to be followed.

The immutable rules are that both bride and groom were baptised Christian. One or both partners should be baptised as Catholic. They cannot be closely related (Catholics cannot marry first cousins or anyone else in their immediate family). They have to be free of any impediment that would prevent marriage. They must be of the opposite sex and in good standing with the Church. The couple must also give their consent to be married according to the Code of Canon Law 1057 §1.

But beyond these hard and fast rules, there are also certain guidelines one should observe. Our readers weighed in on the subject.

“Those who know me know I am a fashion girl at heart. Wearing my shorts

and tank tops don’t make me less of a Catholic girl, but I grew up in the Catholic faith and I respect the rules that were put in place before my time,” said Sasha Johnson.

She said when it is her time to get married, she would either have to be very mindful of dressing more modestly, covering her arms and back, or she would have to consider having the ceremony at a venue outside of the church.

“My ideal wedding dress would have sheer and lace, but this won't be possible if the ceremony is held in church, and that's just respect to the Cathedral. Even when it comes to my partner, if he’s not Catholic, then there are certain things we would have to learn together if we want to get married at my church,” said Sasha.

In an article by Erin Celletti for the website www.brides.com, she writes about important things to know if you are considering having a Catholic church wedding.

“One of the most beautiful aspects of wedding ceremonies is how sacred traditions vary across cultures and religions. For Catholics, marriage, also known as holy matrimony, is considered a religious sacrament and it often involves specific, timehonored rituals. Before couples can get approved for a Catholic wedding, they may be required to submit certain documents, participate more in church activities, and go through

an intensive marriage preparation process with a priest,” said Erin.

Tribune reader Renee Greene wholeheartedly agrees. Before getting married to her husband, who follows non-denominational beliefs, they had to engage in a number of Catholic practices because they wanted to get married in a church.

“I am Catholic, he’s not. But he attended church with me ever since we started dating. It became his church home, but he still didn’t do the things I did, like confirmation. He doesn’t know deeply about our creed or the Eucharist. So, we had to attend marriage counselling classes where both him and I learned about the Catholic faith and belief,” she said.

“As Catholic as I am though, Lord knows the dress I really wanted to wear as my wedding gown I couldn’t. There are rules that have to be followed when having a ceremony in a Catholic church and things have to be covered.”

Erin Celletti also touched on this in her article.

“Almost all churches require more modest cuts and garments. If you're getting married in a Catholic church, you may have to rethink plunging necklines, sheer panels, deep-back gowns, and high slits. Just reserve these silhouettes and designs as a second dress at the reception.”

Young Bahamian preacher releases book with a ‘message of holiness for today’s generation’

By SHERIAL FRASER The Ambassador Agency

Freeport – Known as the “little boy preacher” who delivered his first sermon at age nine, now at 23, Raphael R Roker has announced the release of his new book, “A Charge To Keep: A Message of Holiness for Today’s Generation.”

Over the years, Roker has established himself as a bold and unapologetic voice in the Christian community, at home in Grand Bahama and the United States where he is currently studying.

In “A Charge To Keep,” he offers a clarion call to believers to take hold of the charge left for us to carry on earth, urging readers to live in holiness, righteousness, and truth while being an example and light in a dark, morally declining world.

“This book is not your typical self-help, three ways to prosperity or five steps to finding purpose book,” Roker explained. “Instead, this is a message of holiness for today’s generation – a call to return to the truth of God’s word and reject the motivational speeches that have taken over our pulpits.”

Roker draws on his experiences as a young man and a young believer, hoping to inspire others within his generation to boldly preach the truth amidst a dark and deceived world. Through a compilation of messages he has preached and written over the years, Roker aims to offer readers a message of hope, stirring their passion for winning

the lost and strengthening their faith in Jesus Christ.

“Not everyone may receive or like the words written on these pages,” Roker said, “but I am willing to pay the price for this glorious Gospel to be preached. I will not be silenced or pressured into changing what I know to be God’s standard for His people.”

Roker is a blogger on rokerglobal.org and a graduate of St George’s High School in Freeport. He served as a leader within the Student Christian Movement club from grades 7-12 and graduated salutatorian with an associate’s degree in Pastoral Leadership from Valor Christian College, Columbus, Ohio.

Roker is graduating from Oral Roberts University on May 6, with a Bachelor of Arts in Church Leadership. His home church in Freeport is Jubilee Cathedral, under the leadership of Bishop Godfrey R Williams. He also served at World Harvest Church in Columbus, Ohio, under the tutelage of Dr.Rod Parsley from 2018-2021 and, while at ORU in Tulsa, served at Friendship Church under the leadership of Rev Jamaal Dyer.

His new book, “A Charge To Keep: A Message of Holiness for Today’s Generation,” is now available on Amazon. For more information, visit his website at www. rokerglobal.org.

RAPHAEL R ROKER IN ACTION

St Ambrose Anglican Church marching band showcases its skills

ON Sunday, April 30, also referred to as Good Shepherd Sunday, members of St Ambrose Anglican Church marching band got the opportunity to showcase their musical talents in front of an audience of family, friends and well-wishers.

The band led the first, second lessons and Psalms for the Eucharistic celebrations.

Since his arrival in the parish, Father Chester Burton has designated every fourth Sunday of the month as Youth Sunday.

This Good Shepherd Sunday, it was the St Ambrose’s marching band’s time to shine.

Resident band coordinator Keva Nairn invited Alicia Johnson to deliver the sermon and word of encouragement for the day. Mrs Johnson is the

mother of twin sons who have become enthusiastic trumpeters in the church’s band.

Mrs Johnson took her text from Proverbs 22 vs 6, which states, "Train up a child in the way he/she should go.”

She posited that this training must be a collaborative effort between the family, the church, school, and community.

As her twins are nearing their teen years, she said she began to search for a band for them to join which offered the complete package with a holistic approach.

She was recommended the St Ambrose marching band by Police Officer Melinda Seymour McKenzie, whose son Zenon was a member.

Mrs Johnson said she was glad she followed the recommendation,

as the band provides a structured, positive and supportive environment for kids.

All its members, she said, are seen as an integral part of the ensemble.

She said the executive cadre of officers, which includes Arreo Ferguson, Mr Colebrooke,

Mr Farquahson, Davine Rolle and Keva 'Sparkle' Nairn are hard-working, diligent and complement each other. Practices, she added, are well-organised, and discipline and respect for others is the order of the day.

The band programme consists of several

components. Firstly, there is theory and practice.

Members are able to sit any extensive, quantifiable verifiable musical exam.

Secondly, there are the live performances which are held to showcase the accomplishments and diversity of the marching band members. (The band traditionally hosts a Christmas and a Summer concert.)

Thirdly, Family Island travel plays an integral part in fostering fellowship and camaraderie amongst the group members.

A recent trip Eleuthera holds many cherished memories for the youngsters.

Musical camps are held every Summer to give students an opportunity to perfect their skills over a four-week period.

Mrs Johnson said the proverbial icing on the cake are all the social events the band puts on, including movie day and Christmas meetings to remind students that all the work deserves a fun reward. She said the Band teaches self-control, discipline, strong character traits and time management. It helps boost youngsters’ confidence and assists them with problem-solving and conflict resolution.

Mrs Johnson encouraged the parents present to consider enrolling their children in the marching band programme.

The St Ambrose Anglican marching band has helped many of its members obtain scholarships to tertiary schools aboard.

Jews, Muslims, Sikhs get coronation role as King Charles reaches out

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press

RABBI Nicky Liss won’t be watching King Charles III’s coronation. He’ll be doing something he considers more important: praying for the monarch on the Jewish sabbath.

On Saturday, he will join rabbis across Britain in reading a prayer in English and Hebrew that gives thanks for the new king in the name of the “one God who created us all.”

Liss, the rabbi of Highgate Synagogue in north London, said British Jews appreciated Charles’ pledge to promote the coexistence of all faiths and his record of supporting a multi-faith society during his long apprenticeship as heir to the throne.

“When he says he wants to be a defender of faiths, that means the world because our history hasn’t always been so simple and we haven’t always lived freely; we haven’t been able to practice our religion,” Liss told The Associated Press. “But knowing that King Charles acts this way and speaks this way is tremendously comforting.”

At a time when religion is fuelling tensions around the world — from Hindu nationalists in India to Jewish settlers in the West Bank and fundamentalist Christians in the United States — Charles is trying to bridge the differences between the faith groups that make up Britain’s increasingly diverse society.

Achieving that goal is critical to the new king’s efforts to show that the monarchy, a 1,000-yearold institution with Christian roots, can still represent the people of

modern, multicultural Britain.

But Charles, the supreme governor of the Church of England, faces a very different country than the one that adoringly celebrated his mother’s coronation in 1953.

Seventy years ago, more than 80 percent of the people of England were Christian, and the mass migration that would change the face of the nation was just beginning. That figure has now dropped below half, with 37 percent saying they have no religion, 6.5 percent calling themselves Muslim and 1.7 percent Hindu, according to the latest census figures. The change is even more pronounced in London, where more than a quarter of the population have a non-Christian faith.

Charles recognised that change long before he became king last September.

As far back as the 1990s, Charles suggested that he would like to be known as “the defender of faith,” a small but hugely symbolic change from the monarch’s traditional title of “defender of the faith,” meaning Christianity. It’s an important distinction for a man who believes in the healing power of yoga and once called Islam “one of the greatest treasuries of accumulated wisdom and spiritual knowledge available to humanity.”

The king’s commitment to diversity will be on display at his coronation, when religious leaders representing the Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh traditions will for the first time play an active role in the ceremonies.

“I have always thought of Britain as a ‘community

of communities,’’’ Charles told faith leaders in September.

“That has led me to understand that the Sovereign has an additional duty — less formally recognized but to be no less diligently discharged. It is the duty to protect the diversity of our country, including by protecting the space for faith itself and its practice through the religions, cultures, traditions and beliefs to which our hearts and minds direct us as individuals.”

That’s not an easy task in a country where religious and cultural differences sometimes boil over.

Just last summer, Muslim and Hindu youths clashed in the city of Leicester. The main opposition Labour Party has struggled to rid itself of antisemitism, and the government’s counterterrorism strategy has been criticised for focusing on

Muslims. Then there are the sectarian differences that still separate Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland.

Such tensions underscore the crucial need for Britain to have a head of state who personally works to promote inclusivity, said Farhan Nizami, director of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies.

Charles has been the center’s patron for 30 years, lending his stature to Nizami’s effort to build an academic hub for studying all facets of the Islamic world, including history, science and literature, as well as religion. During those years, the center moved from a nondescript wooden structure to a complex that has its own library, conference facilities and a mosque complete with dome and minaret.

“It is very important that we have a king who has been consistently

Referring to the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy book, Shukra said that “all the people (are) equal.’’ It “doesn't matter'' if you are king, she added.

Some British newspapers have suggested that Charles’ desire to include other faiths in the coronation faced resistance from the Church of England, and one conservative religious commentator recently warned that a multifaith ceremony could weaken the “kingly roots” of the monarchy.

But George Gross, who studies the link between religion and monarchy, dismissed these concerns.

committed to (inclusivity),” Nizami said. “It is so relevant in the modern age, with all the mobility, with the difference and diversity that exists, that the head of this state should bring people together, both by example and action.”

Those actions are sometimes small. But they resonate with people like Balwinder Shukra, who saw the king a few months ago when he officially opened the Guru Nanak Gurdwara, a Sikh house of worship, in Luton, an ethnically diverse city of almost 300,000 north of London.

Shukra, 65, paused from patting out flatbreads known as chapatis for the communal meal the gurdwara serves to all comers, adjusted her floral shawl, and expressed her admiration for Charles’ decision to sit on the floor with other members of the congregation.

The crowning of monarchs is a tradition that stretches back to the ancient Egyptians and Romans, so there is nothing intrinsically Christian about it, said Gross, a visiting research fellow at King's College London. In addition, all of the central religious elements of the service will be conducted by Church of England clergy.

Representatives of other faiths have already been present at other major public events in Britain, such as the Remembrance Day services.

“These things are not unusual in more contemporary settings," he said “So I think of it the other way: Were there not to be other representatives, it would seem very odd.”

Charles’ commitment to a multi-faith society is also a symbol of the progress that’s been made in ending a rift in the Christian tradition that began in 1534, when Henry VIII broke away from the Catholic Church and declared himself head of the Church of England.

BRITAIN’s King Charles III, right, speaks with Professor Gurch Randhawa, a member of the Sikh Congregation, as they sit on the floor in the Prayer Hall of the newly built Guru Nanak Gurdwara, in Luton, England, last December.

Photo:Chris Jackson/AP

The crucifixion gap: why it took hundreds of years for art to depict Jesus dying on the cross

By ROBYN J WHITAKER Associate Professor, New Testament, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity

(THE CONVERSATION) The cross, or crucifix, is arguably the central image of Christianity.

What’s the difference between the two?

A cross is just that - an empty cross. It stands as a statement that Jesus is no longer on the cross and thus symbolises his resurrection.

A crucifix, on the other hand, includes the body of Jesus, to more vividly remind viewers of his death.

Many contemporary Christians, from bishops to ordinary folk, wear some kind of cross or crucifix around their neck and it would be rare to find a church that did not have at least one prominently displayed in the building.

While a symbol of faith, it is not just the pious who wear crosses. Madonna famously wore crucifix earrings and necklaces constantly throughout the 1980s and ‘90s. She is quoted as doing so because she provocatively “thought Jesus was sexy”.

The recent ubiquity of the cross as a fashion item means it is sold at everything from cheap tween fashion stores to that jeweller renowned for its little turquoise boxes, where a diamond cross necklace can run in excess of $10,000.

The 2018 Met Gala’s theme, Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and Catholic Imagination, further bestowed religious

imagery with fashion icon status by making it central to one of the fashion industry’s key events.

Yet the cross was not always the dominant symbol of Christianity that it is now, and would certainly not have been worn as a fashion accessory by early Christians.

In fact, it took centuries for Christians to begin to depict the cross in their art.

An undignified death

While some want to credit Emperor Constantine for the use of the cross as becoming more widespread after the 4th century, it is not that simple. Part of the answer lies in the nature of crucifixion itself.

While crucifixion included some variety in antiquity, it was typically a form of execution reserved for non-elite, non-citizens in the 1st-century Roman Empire.

Slaves, the poor, criminals and political protesters were crucified in their thousands for “crimes” we might today consider minor offences. The types of cross structures might differ, but as a form of execution, crucifixion was brutal and violent, designed to publicly shame the victim by displaying him or her naked on a scaffold, thereby asserting Rome’s power over the bodies of the masses.

That Jesus suffered such an undignified death was an embarrassment to some early Christians. The apostle Paul describes Jesus’ crucifixion as a “stumbling block” or “scandal” to other Jews. Others would imbue it with sacrificial meaning to make sense of how the one claimed as God’s Son would suffer in this way. But the shame associated with this kind of death remained.

to the visual arts, although they do seem to have been very selective in what they did portray. Artwork typically depicted biblical stories and used bucolic imagery to show others being rescued from death or to tell the stories of biblical heroes like Daniel or Abraham.

In the fourth century, Christians began to depict other death scenes from the Bible, such as the raising of Jairus’ daughter, but still not Jesus’ death.

Harley-McGowan writes:

alertness is contrasted with the clearly dead Judas.

While there is a thirdcentury magical amulet that includes crucifixion imagery (and there may have been other gems and amulets lost to history that associated his resurrection from death in magical terms), depictions of the cross only began to emerge in the fifth century and would remain rare until the sixth.

A now infamous piece of graffito, dating to the early third century in Rome, arguably mocks Jesus’ manner of death. Sketched on a wall in Rome, the Alexamenos graffito portrays a donkey-headed male figure on a cross under which is written “Alexamenos, worship god”. The suggestion is that the parody was directed at Christians precisely because they worshipped a man who had died by crucifixion.

Christian images

Felicity HarleyMcGowan, an expert on crucifixion and early Christian art, argues Christians began to experiment with making their own specifically Christian images around 200 CE, roughly 100-150 years after they began writing about Jesus.

The slowness to depict Jesus on a cross was not about a general sensibility

“It is clear that the earliest representations of deaths in early Christian art were pointed in their focus on actions after the event.”

Such depictions emphasised healing, new life and resurrection from death. This emphasis is one explanation for why Christians were slow to depict Jesus’ actual death.

One of the earliest extant depictions of Jesus can be found in the Maskell Passion Ivories dating to the early fifth century CE, more than 400 years after his death. These ivories formed a casket panel that includes one death scene amid a range of scenes telling the Jesus story.

Like much previous Christian art, the emphasis remained on Jesus’ victory over death rather than any desire to depict the reality or violence of his crucifixion. One way to show this was to portray Jesus on a cross but with his eyes open, alive and undefeated by the cross; in the Maskell Ivory, Jesus’

As churches began to be built, crucifixes appeared on engraved church doors and would remain the more standard image until the Reformation emphasis on the empty cross.

The cross continues to have a complex history, being used as both a symbol of Christian ecclesial power and of white supremacy by groups like the Ku Klux Klan.

There can be beauty, intrigue, magic and terror in these cross traditions.

On one hand, it stands as a symbol of Christian belief in Jesus’ death and resurrection. On the other, it is a reminder of the violence of the state and capital punishment.

Perhaps, 2,000 years later, it is always both – even when diamond-encrusted.

• 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

THE MASKELL Passion Ivories are one of the earliest extant depictions of Jesus; they date to the early 5th century CE, more than 400 years after his death.

Life Changers Ministries International grows with third campus

By FELICITY DARVILLE

Life Changers Ministries International has reached another milestone in ministry with the launch of its third campus in Bozine Town, Nassau.

The Bozine Town community joins with the Bacardi Road, Nassau, and Rock Sound, Eleuthera, communities to make up a ministry that is consistently growing under the leadership of Bishop Valentino Williams and his wife, Pastor Cleopatra Williams.

Formally known as Deliverance Faith Center under the leadership of Dr Mavis Thompson, the ministry was converted to Life Changers Ministries International Bozine Town during a dedication service on Sunday, April 30, at 7.30pm.

The LCMI team only had a two-week window for renovations and upgrades. It was all praises when the mighty feat was achieved.

Bishop Williams chose the sermon topic “There Remaineth much land to be possessed”, taken from Joshua 13:1 KJV: “Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the Lord said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.”

During his message, Bishop Williams revealed several initiatives that he wished to undertake in the Bozine Town community including:

• A breakfast programme for the kids of the community (“No child will go to school on an empty stomach.”)

• A youth empowerment facility

• A Sunday school programme

• A mini mobile clinic

• Grocery assistance programme

• Community beautification programme

• Home repairs and upgrade assistance programmes

• Back-to-school initiatives

Member of Parliament Mario K Bowleg spoke at the launch. He pledged his full support and said he is looking forward to a partnership with LCMI on the special initiatives to be introduced.

As a community introduction, on the Saturday before the launch, Life Changers blessed 100 families in the immediate area with grocery items, then invited them to worship at LCMI on Sundays at 7.30am.

DR MAVIS THOMPSON, pastor of Deliverance Faith Center, prepares to "pass the baton" to Bishop Valentino Williams during her retirement service held at LCMI Main Sanctuary on Sunday, April 23.

THE CONGREGATION of LCMI.

BISHOP Valentino Williams during his sermon.

GARDEN Hills MP and Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario K Bowleg gives a speech at the campus launch.

MEMBERS of Life Changers Ministries International during a recent community walkabout and grocery giveaway.