Thursday, May 11, 2023
of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba and formerly of Nassau, Bahamas and Coral Gables, Florida.
Service will be held at Caballero Rivero Funeral Home, 3344 SW 8th St., Miami, Fl., Monday, May 15th from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
Lef to cherish her memories are husband, Richard H. Gardner; sons, Richard and Edward; sister, Dulce; grandchildren, Erik, Alexandra, Ted, Emilia and Bianca along with a host of relatives and friends.
Your family will miss you beyond measure. You were a beautiful soul dedicated to your family, friends and christian faith. While we miss your physical presence your spirit lives through us.
In lieu of fowers please donate in her name to: St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee or Hands for Hunger
New Providence Community Centre
Blake Road
a resident of Price Street, Nassau Village and formerly Forest, Exuma, died at the Princess Margret Hospital on Saturday, April 22, 2023.
She is survived by her son: Patrick Kemp Jr.; daughter: Lukeisha Bellora; brothers: Kenneth & Leavon Ferguson; sisters: Sandra Ferguson McPhee & Karen Smith; nieces, nephews and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
of Blenheim Road, Stapledon Gardens and formerly of Crooked Island, Bahamas will be held on Friday, May12th, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at New Lively Hope Baptist Church, Jerome & Chesapeake Roads. Offciating will be Pastor Sheldon Higgs assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.
She was predeceased by her daughter: Mavis Brown in 2012.
She is survived by her son: Huenaegal (Susan) Ferguson; grandchildren: Techaka McKenzie, Vanessa Russell, Olympia and Amor Ferguson; great grandchildren: Gabriel Gomes, VaDaeya and DealoNique Stubbs; sisters: Olga Richards; sisterin- law: Marion Brown; nephews & nieces: Pastors Robin (Keila) Strachan, Ray & Keith McKenzie, Minister Dora Chisholm, Joanne Chatelain, Blossiemae (Clifford) Clarke, Kevin & Ingrid Ewing, Nyoche (Wilfred) Rolle, Perry, Terry, Rochelle & Granville King, Leroy Brown Jr., Hazel (Angilus) Petit, Elon (Ethlyn) Ferguson, Barbara Forbes, Stephanie, Cindy & David Brown, Eldorette Ward, Sandradee & (Julian Sr.) Gordon, Wellington A. (Michaelle) Richards, Patrick (Denise), Myrtle Laroda, Dennis, Gregory (Demetera) Brown, Nehemiah (Joanne), Othman Jr. (Lakia) & Terry Brown, Torah (George) Symonette, Brickell “Rene” (Torvarris) Evans; godsons: Trevor Miller & Carlos Clarke; care givers: Ms. Dillis Forbes, Mrs. Vernica Smith-Fowler & Mrs. Donna Brown; other relatives and friends including: Tristen (Verline), Shone (Linda) Ewing, Ernestine Miller, Dr. Anita Dean, Nadia Munnings, Dr. Julian Jr. & Sade, Krystal Seymour, Robin Jr. & Lourdes Strachan, Nelson & Nelshawn Chatelain, Cynthia Williams, Shenique Bastian, Andrew Ferguson, Muriel Deleveaux, Deandra Dorsett, Rasheed Williams, Shaquon Ferguson, Francina Horton, Deangelo Clarke, Garcia Brown, Camille Deleveaux-Nairn, Annafaye S. Ferguson-Knowles, Sis. Kelcine Hamilton, Deacon Rupert & Minister Thirles Taylor, Pastor Fernando De Souza & Mrs. De Souza, Pastor Sheldon Higgs & Family, The New Lively Hope Baptist Church family, Judea Baptist Church family, Evangelistic Temple Church family, John Deleveaux, Valentine Farquharson, The Anderson Family, The Deleveaux Family, The Brown Family, The Darling Family and the entire community of Crooked Island, staff of McCartneys Pharmacy, Dr. Dion Dames, Dr. Ricardo Davis, Dr. Agreta EneasCarey, Dr. Milicent Rollins, Dr. Mortimer G. Moxey; and a host of other relatives and friends all of whom we love and appreciate.
Viewing will be held at the Celestial Suite at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, Robinson and Soldier Roads on (TODAY) Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until service time.
of Curtis Road, Gambier Village died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, May 7th, 2023.
She was predeceased by her son: Marco Fernander.
She is survived by her sons: Prince Fernander, Arthur Fernander, Leon Fernander & Samuel Fernander; daughters: Bernice Culmer, Beryl Rahming, Valencia Fernander-Rolle, Monique Miller & Mary Ellen Fernander; sister: Hilda Farrington; and other relatives too numerous to mention.
Arrangements for the funeral service are being fnalized and details will be announced at a future date.
of Moore’s Island, Abaco died at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Nassau, New Providence on Friday, May 5th, 2023.
She was predeceased by her mother: Blossie Gaitor.
She is survived by her children: Bryan Fox, Ivy Davis, Lindy Davis, Lethera Davis and Shakera Davis; father: Harrison Gaitor; step mother: Maxine Gaitor; numerous sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles and a host of other relatives and friends.
Arrangements for the Service are being fnalized and details will be announced at a later date.
of Swaziland Cressent, Elizabeth Estates, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday May 13, 2023, at Evangelistic Pentecostal Church located on Chenille Avenue, Garden Hills #2. Officiating will be Apostle U. Alexander Davidson, assisted by other ministers of religion. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum, John F. Kennedy Drive & Gladstone Road.
Left to cherish her life and legacy are her Mother: Hazel Leadon; Father: Daniel Leadon; Two Sons: Deangelo Leadon and Leslie Bain Jr.; Husband: Justin Williams; One Grand-daughter: Genesha Oliver; Two brothers: Charlemagne “Charles” Leadon and Garon Leadon; Two sisters: Velma Miller and Mavis Pratt; Two sisters-in-law: Sherika Lewis and Ruthlyn Sawyer; Three brothers-in-law: Diarra Miller, Edward Pratt and Jonathan Williams, In-laws: Timothy and Paula Williams; Uncle: Charles Dorsett; Aunts: Sheila Leadon and Sarah Ferguson; Nephews: O’niel Leadon, Nicolas Miller, Seth & Caleb Pratt; Nieces: Ravyen Leadon, Chava & Ciera Roberts, Arianna Miller; Cousins: Pastor Alexander Davidson, Solomon Davidson, Derick Moxey, Minister Theresa Davidson, Cindy, Iona, Carolyn and Ruthmae Davidson, Pastor Randy Stubbs, Wellington and James Stubbs, Janice Stubbs and Gertimae Goodman, Pastor Timothy Dorsett, Charles and Vincent Dorsett, Elizabeth Culmer, Bridget Barr, Esau, Jacob, Michael, Philip and Andrew Farrington, Pastor Rose Williams, Dorcas Farrington, Pastor Stephen Ferguson, Pastor Wesley Ferguson, Pastor Luther Ferguson, Minister Sharon Rolle, Minister Thelma Davis, Katherine and Rhoda Garrison, Allance, Alex and Kimroy Ferguson, Linda Johnson, Nicole Johnson, Christine Russell, Alphonso and Janice Edgecombe, Yvette Rodger, Roderick Beneby, Lashan Rolle and Shiniska Cooper, Develyn and Tony Bonaby. A host of other relatives and friends including: Shakira and Levant Wright Jr., Randisha Randy Lewis Jr., Randy Lewis Sr., Kenson and Rihanna Williams, Elijah and Ronald Farquharson, Venolia and Ingrid Sears, The Sears family, Pearlene Bullard and family, Dr. Beverton Moxey and family, Dr. Sheena AntonioCollie and family, Staff of Bahamas Health & Healing Medical Center, Doctors Hospital Family, Prenetta Cash, Coralee Adderley, Tai Rolle, Sharilyn Woods, Carla Bethel, Felicia Collie, Vanreckia Hanna, Latoya McKinney, Dellareese Lowe, Rochelle Sands, Arnold Paul, Yvette Lockhart, Dedra Smith, Zonja Bain, Desiree Jolly, Colleen Stubbs, Ivrence Clarke, Lisa Bethel, Carlette Major, Evangeline McDonald, Harriett Lundy, Bolera Glinton, The Stubbs family, The Dorsett Family, The Davidson Family, The Ferguson Family, The Bay Street Straw Market family, Marva Smith, Ms. Carey, The Body of Jesus Christ (TBOJC) family, The Evangelistic Temple family, Believer’s Faith Outreach Ministries International, GHS Class of 1987 family, Swaziland
Cressent family, Ethelyn Curtis and family, Karen Young and family, Faye Patterson and family, Patricia Curtis and family, Leonard Major and family, Craigg Adderley and family, Judith Colebrooke, Miriam Miller and family, Valarie Saunders and family, Besty Leadon and family, Jenesta Leadon, Long Cay family, Crooked Island family, Lynette and Kermesha Rose, The Rose family, The Williams family, Rochelle Moss and family, Pastor Barbara Gibson and family, Ruthmae Farquharson and family, Delvano and Kenneth Farquharson, Edith Bain, Stephanie Thompson, Newthlyn Higgs, Elder Whitney Scavella and family, Dorcas Bowler and family, Elder Clinton and Sharon Scavella, Mr. Green and family, Nassau Pest Control family, Rochelle Creary, Linda Jones, friends in the local Bahamian Crafts Industry. Special thanks to Dr. Margo Munroe, Dr. Theodore Turnquest, Dr. Curling, Staff and Nurses at Oncology Clinic at PMH especially Nurse Connie. Please accept our apology if any name was not mentioned, it was not intentional.
Relatives and Friends may pay their last respects at Evergreen Mortuary located on Parkgate & Village Road on Friday from 10:00a.m.- 5:00p.m. and again at the church from 10:00a.m. until service time
of Garden Hills, will be held at New Light Ministries, Faith Avenue South and Faith Gardens, Nassau, Bahamas on Saturday, May 13, 2023 At 10:00a.m. Officiant: will be Rev. Dr. Antonio O. Beckford, D. Min. New Light Ministries Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, John F. Kennedy Drive & Gladstone Road, Nassau, Bahamas.
Left to cherish fond memories are his Wife: Doreen Lewis. Children: Jeffrey, Joel (Lynette), Delroy (Phyllis), Dr. Kirk (Lyndale), Aretha of Atlanta, Georgia, Anita of Richmond, Virginia, Jason (Alison) and Jamaal (Tasha) of Melbourne, Australia. Grandchildren: Delwyn Davis, Joel and Jodi Lewis, Jonnilee and Kenya Lewis, Nia Lewis, Kirk and Kirsty Lewis, Savannah Lewis, Saniyah and Sophia Grimes, and Gabrielle and Jason Lewis. Siblings: Mary Lewis, Rettamae Lewis and Manassah and Shelton Barr. Aunts and Uncles: Rev. John Lewis, Pastor Alphonso (Tryphenia) Lewis, Susan Russell and Deaconess Brenetta Evans. Sisters-in-law: Natasha Barr and Jacqueline Jadotte. Brother-inlaw: Allen Russell. Nieces and Nephews: Paul Johnson, Hosea Lightbourn, Nina, Sasha and Diedre Dean, Elvis Rolle, Janice Curtis, Drexel, Stacy and Gwenth Moss, Felix Miller, Tiana Barr, Anson, Kooban and Lazanda Barr, Lasheen, Shelton II, Lauren, Holland, Montez, Tjasa and Shonelle Barr, Lashawn, Nicole, Darlene, Joan, Clayton and Poggie Lewis, Josephine and Lawrence Rolle, Remona, Nicholas, Laten and ASP Kelda Russell, Wesley Glinton, Apostle Christopher Russell, Correctional Officers Ronald and Jeff, Johnny, William, Loretta, Tonyia, and Jamerson Farrington, Roberrha Smith, Christine Russell, Anetta Churiban, Edwen, Sam, Donald, Henson and Alexander Miller, Marilyn Pratt, Kevin Marshall, Lenford, Marcus, Shasta and Antwan Jadotte, Marcelline Jones, Elvin and Arlington Forbes, Nadine DeCosta, Cardinal Green, Glenroy Jr., Glendira, Kendrick, Kemron, Travanti and Hugo Oliver, Marvin and Angelo Lockhart, Glendina Dillbert, Valerie Smith, Shantisha Artwell. Other Relatives and Friends including: Dr. Nigel Lewis, Valderine Lewis-Sweeting, Pastor C. Melvin Lewis, T. Milton, Joseph, John and Roger Lewis, Dr. Joanne Lewis-Simmons, Justice Juanita Denise Lewis- Johnson, Maltese Sinclair, Elizabeth Johnson, Janet, ASP Alphonso, Sgt. Paul and ASP Edison Lewis, Perlene Baker, Lekitha and Johnette Lewis, Alfreda and Geoffrey Russell, Dale EvansRiley, Charlton, Aginald and Anthony Evans, Jackson and Jerry Russell, Darren, Andrew, Monique, Donavon, Craig, Tamica and Lorenzo Lewis, Antoinette Lewis-Deveaux, Tiffany Terez Rolle, Vanteria Cuff, Nehemiah and Barry Lewis and a host of other relatives too numerous to name. Special Thanks to: Caregiver Sheryl Cousins, the staff of Doctor’s Hospital West, the family of New Light Ministries, family and friends and Evergreen
Mortuary.
Relatives and friends may pay their last respect at Evergreen Mortuary located on Village & Park gate Roads on Friday from 10;00am - 5:00 pm and again at the church from 9:00am until service time
of FoxHill Road South, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Nassau, Bahamas on Sunday, May 7th, 2023.
He is survived by his Wife: Maria Arnett; 2 sons: Brandon and Vardo Arnett; 2 daughters: Tiffany Lucretia Colebrooke and Rashida Arnett; 6 brothers: Ricardo, Erskine, Carlos, Kent, Keith and Lester Arnett; 6 sisters: Barbara Archer, Sharon Hield, Beryl Pugh, Janene Arnett, Dora Major, Karen Clarke; and a host of other relatives and friends who will be announced at a later date.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Evergreen Mortuary located on Parkgate Road, Nassau, Bahamas.
of Prophecy Way, Nassau, Bahamas, died on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023.
He is survived by his brother: George Gibson Jr.; 2 sisters: Indelysia Gibson and Tameka Gibson-Godet; Aunts: Claudia Knowles and Denise Rolle; Uncle: Father Dwight Rolle; and a host of other relatives and friends who will be announced at a later date.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Evergreen Mortuary, located on Parkgate Road, Nassau, Bahamas.
of Elizabeth Estates, will be held on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 at Kemp Road Ministries, Kemp Road at 11:00a.m. Officiating will be Bishop Sean McKenzie, assisted by other ministers if the gospel. Cremation will follow
She is survived by Daughter: Natasha Poitier; (2) sons: Napoleon and Haratio Russell Sr.; Adopted daughter: Christa Ellis-Rolle; (6) Grand children: Lukeisha, Lushanda, Kimberly, Keva, Shandone and Haratio Jr.; (13) Great-grandchildren: Anthorn, Lamont, Makhai, Liyah, Mark Jr., Adrian Jr., Mandriell, Mandre, Taurie, Laiquan, Naevia, Yukymea and Yukai; (4) Brothers: Anthony Hanna, Stephen, Valentino and Bernard Brown; (4) Sisters: Emily Walkes, Barbara Musgrove, Antoinette Brown- Moss, Barbara Brown-Farrington and Daphne Munroe; Adopted Father-in-law: Charles Clarke; (7) Brothers-in-law: Andre Musgrove Sr, Frank Moss, Sonny Russell Sr., Carlton Ferguson, Ambrose Moss, Bain and Stanford Roberts; (5) Sisters-in-law: Bloneva, Rosemary and Kendra Roberts, Sheila Brown, Joyce Ferguson; Nephews: Bishop Shawn McKenzie, Dr. Sullivan McKenzie, Andre Jr., Valentino, LaRhondo, Ron, Frederick, Dwayne, Julian, Frantz, Sonny Jr., Marvin, Marco, Antonio, Freddy, Gary and Valentino Moss; Nieces: Georgina, Stacy, Monalisa, Rev. Sheria Dorsett, Phillipa, Bridgette, Lavonia, Ketamara, Ashia, Shavanda, Anthonique, Felicia, Marilyn, Kimberly, Rachel, Valencia, Devonique, Donesha, Tawana and Latoya Ferguson. Numerous grand nieces, nephews and In-laws. Special friends: Aldora Curtis & family, Thelma Wright & family, Hanna Family, Genesta Bethel, Albertha Williams & family, Geraldine Pyfrom, Marilyn Munroe, Judy Butler, Lloyd Family, Annamae Forbes, James and Catherine Wells, Cynthia Maynard, Angie Cartwright, Grants Town Wesley Methodist Church (Rev. Carla Culmer) Dr.Sonia Marshall, Avis Thompson, Philip Higgs, Griffy Moxey, the Sturrup and Johnson Family, Jackie Sair-Styles & family, Curlean Fox, The Kemp Road Union family (Rev. Dr. Ivan Butler Sr. and Jr., Dr. Joanne Butler, The Sunrise Ministries family, Rev. Tina Bain and a host of other relatives and friends.
Relatives and friends may pay their last respect at Evergreen Mortuary located on Village & Parkgate Roads on Friday from 10:00a.m.- 5:00p.m. and again at the church on Saturday from 10:00a.m. until service time.
of Amherstia Avenue, Garden Hills #2 died at her residence on Wednesday, May 10th, 2023.
She is survived by her children: Eltavious, Aaron, Cedric Bernard Johnson & Annell (Alexander) Dillet; Grandchildren: Shalanda, Eltavious Jr. Aaron, Terell, Decoydre, Tyrell Ronnique, Ronnisha, Roneisha, Johnson & Morgan, Madison, Makenzi Dillet; Sisters: Sylvia Taylor, Dianne Gibson, Fredricka Nottage; Brothers: Christopher, Anthony, Deon & Stephen Saunders. Numerous nieces & nephews and a host of others relatives & friends.
Funeral Arrangement has been entrusted to Evergreen Mortuary.
of Pinewood Gardens, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Nassau, Bahamas on Tuesday, May 9th 2023.
She is survived by her 2 sons: Corey and Chavaz Thomas, mother Patricia Rolle; 3 brothers: Luther, Conroy and Deon Rolle; 4 sisters: Coraline Gray, Gwendolyn Greenslade, Vernita Kelley, Marsha Rolle-Seymour; and a host of other relatives and friends who will be announced at a later date.
Funeral arrangements are being handled by Evergreen Mortuary Located on Parkgate Road, Nassau, Bahamas.
of #33 St. Albans Drive, Bahamas, service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 12th, 2023 at Rock of Ages Jasper Suite, Pinedale and Wulff Road. Cremation will follow. Officiating will be Pastor Kersch Darville, Assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel.
She is survived by her Husband: Maurice Sherman; Children: Floyd, Aston, Maurissa and Megan Sherman; Aunts: Candace Deveaux, Elizabeth Munnings, Lerina Walker-Williams, Faith Swain, Valarea- Swain (Rex) and Anita Swain; Uncles: Sgt. Wilberforce Jerome Swain Jr, Richard Swain of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Godfrey Swain and Allie Swain Rex Miller; Sisters-in-Law: Katrina Jolly and Susan Jolly; Cousins: Elizabeth Gilbert (Patrick) and Family, Nurse Fiona St. Albord (Leslie) and Family, Arlene King, (Damian) Necka Wells, Samantha and Samuel Agbeblewu of North Carolina, Jimenita Swain, Jalissa (Bertram Jr.) Fraser and Family, Latoya Rahming and Family including Tina Armbrister and Family, Hurbert Munnings and family of Philadelphia, Cameron Munnings (Jennie) and Family of Florida, Mark Deveaux (Kim) and Family of Nebraska, Robert Deveaux, Dominique Williams (Chandra) of Alabama, Verneski Williams and Demitri Johnson. Other Family Members: Nurse Sheena Woodside, Jessica and Julie Smith, Albert and Andrew Ingraham, Virginia Sawyer and Family, Ministers Carolyn and George Rodgers and Family, Bishop Cannel F. Swain J.P. th.D.Ph.D csc, including additional members of the Swain, Ingraham, Thompson and Johnson Families; and host of other relatives and friends which are too numerous to mention.
Viewing will be held on Thursday, May 11th, 2023 in the “Jasper Suite” Rock of Ages Funeral Chapel, Wulff Road and Pinedale from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
of Exuma Street who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023.
Left to cherish her fond memories are her husband: Rudolf Sands; children: Bernard Morris, Carlos, Antonesh and Aiden Sands; sisters: Laquana Cooper and Rickysha
Burrows; brothers: Tavares Paul, Deangelo Ferguson, Shawn Cooper and Antonio Johnson; special friend: Connell Rahming and other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
of Eastwood Estates, died on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at her residence.
She is survived by her daughters: Dorothy McBride, Lavern Markland, Rachel Russell Lee and Reneta Russell; sons: Van Russell, Bruce Russell and Sonny Russell; sister: Idell Collie; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
of Jumbey Street, Pinewood Gardens and formerly of Simms, Long Island who died on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
He is survived by his wife: Calvise Gray; 3 daughters: Portia Gray, PCO Dalencia Gray and Priscilla Charlow; 2 sons: Pastor Ralph and Harvey Gray; 3 sisters; 3 brothers; 10 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephew and other relatives and friends
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
of Perpall Tract, died on Monday, May 8, 2023 at his residence.
He is survived by his sister: Zo Sears; brothers: Van and Tonio Diah; aunts: Dr. Carolyn Hanna and Marie Diah; nieces and nephews: Nicole, Nicholas, Neil and Candace Diah; Dr. Blair, Sumer5 and Breck Sears; in-laws: Dr. Bertram and Joan Diah; the families of St. Margaret’s Church, Atlantis and other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
of Alligator Bay, Long Island, Bahamas who died on Friday, May 5, 2023 will be held at Beulah Baptist Church, Simms, Long Island on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Offciating will Superintendent Rev. Garth Rolle, assisted by Pastor Stephen Glinton. Interment will follow in Beulah Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Simms, Long Island.
Left to mourn but cherish her distinguished life are her children: Elliston (Louise) Knowles and Cheryl (Glen) Adderley; adopted daughters: Nurse Inez Spence and Oralee Adderley; grandchildren: Fredlyn (Nyoha), Aletta, Kino, Wynton, Erica (Dave), Ellistina, Elvardo (Sonovia), Julio, Latoya, Bianca (Clint); great grandchildren: Shorndria, Keyla, Tyrin, Alistino, Tyreka, Hunia, Natalee, Amare, Marcus, Maliayah, Divanah, Kianna, Kennyiah, Tillia, Claire, A’Khari, Alivia, and Braelyn; great great grandchildren: Jamiya, Dakari, and Camari; sisters: Violet (Lester) Rollins, Brenda (Dewitt) Miller and Eloise (Ivan) Jackson; brothers: Albert (Ada) Smith, and Frank (Alvera) Knowles; nieces: Sharon, Samantha, Wanda, Lorrinda, Shanda, Valeska, Doret, Valencia, Adlene, Eunice, Mispah, Eulie, Michelle, Kenevia, Thelma, Pauline, and Petra; nephews: Simeon, Benjamin, Gideon, Cayard, Malcom, Marlon, Raymond and Ranardo; numerous grandnieces and grandnephews; godchild: Ann Cartwright; caretakers: Rosie Knowles, Ruth Taylor and Janet Williams; and a host of other relatives and friends: Pastor Emeritus Revd. Urban Knowles and family, Revd. Adam Brown, Pastor Alvin Gray and family, Pastor Stephen Glinton and family, Pastor Ivan Roberts and family, Deacon William Edgecombe and family, Pastor Allen Dixon and family, Hon. Adrian Gibson, Elva Turner, Virginia Fox, Carolyn Miller and family, Betty Roberts, Eulamae Knowles, Iris Farquharson and family, Linwood Knowles, Ena Major and family, Calvise Gray and family, George Taylor, Tyrone Romer, Tara Gordon and family, Esther Minnis and family, Janice Pratt, Mario Simms, Malinda Pratt, Perlene Cartwright and family, Elizabeth Smith, Anita Smith, Elouise Gibson, Nora Gibson and family, Mary and Martha, Irene Adderley, Joseph Knowles, Alfred Knowles, Ellis Knowles, Eulamae Johnson, Ruth Bodie and family, Sarah Adderley, Lucinda Rathgeber and family, Stanley Pinder and family, Karen Knowles and family, Melissa Darville, Elvina Knowles and family, Emily Smith, Alfreda Thurston, Anniemae Smith, Mavis Knowles, Terrance Knowles, Presley Pinder, Vadia Taylor, David Pinder, Brendeana McPhee, Daphne Adderley, Kyle McPhee, Alex Miller and family, the entire community of O’Neil’s, Simms, Doctors Creek, and Alligator Bay, Long Island, the staff of Simms Community Clinic, Bahamas Baptist Union, and Members of Beulah Union Baptist Church. Special Recognition to Nurse Mikandrea Stubbs-Dean and Nurse Falan Smith, Dr. Vilma and Dr. Lightbourne for your untiring service during the past few months.
Viewing will be held at Beulah Union Baptist Church, Simms, Long Island on Friday from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to service time.
Arrangements by Vaughn O. Jones Memorial Centre, Mt. Royal Avenue & Talbot Street, New Providence, The Bahamas.
of Little Ramsey, Exuma, died on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at his residence.
He is survived by his wife: Elnora Cooper; children: Carl Cooper Sr., Malvease Cooper-Bethel (Barrington), Sheryl Cooper Johnson (Wellington), Yvette Cooper, Gigi Cooper Sherman (Gregory), Pamela Cooper McGregor (Dave), Owen (Antoinette) Cooper, Vanessa (Shervin) Cooper-Penn, Byron, Felton and Anthony Cooper, Cory Cooper; 18 grandchildren, 10 great grandvhildren, 5 brothers: Dr. Roland Cooper (Afua Boaten) of Atlanta Ga., Eulon Cooper (Betty) of Chicago, Trevor Cooper (Arlene) of Exuma, George Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister I. Chester Cooper; 9 sisters: Francina Cooper and Berdimae Gordon of Fort Lauderdale Fla., Minister Priscilla Knowles and Majorie Wallace (Harcourt), Minister
Delphine Musgrove (Rodney) of West Palm Beach, Fla., Mary Cooper and Sharlotte Cooper of Raleigh, NC., Dorcus Johnson (Alvin), Sylvia Cooper of Nashville, TN and other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements are being handle by Rosewill Memorial Mortuary, Market Street and Oxford Avenue and will be announced at a later date.
of Crooked Island Street and formerly of Fresh Creek, Andros will be held on Saturday, 13th May, 2023 at 11:00am at Riverside Pentecostal Church, Poinciana Drive. Officiating will be Bishop Sylvanis Petty assisted by other ministers of the Gospel. Creamation will Follow.
He was predeceased by his wife: Melvelene Brown.
Left to cherish his memories are his 4 children - 2 sons: Samuel Brown Jr. and Johnny Barr; 2 daughters: Samantha Brown and Shenique Barr; 2 adopted sons: Eddison McKenzie and Jason Coakley; sisters: Prophetes Evangelist Pastor Ethma Rolle, Minister Ingrid Clyde of The Berry Islands, Agana Janet Brown, Andrea Pierre, Rose Mackey, Mavis Curtis, Michelle Mackey and Monique Marshall; adopted sisters: Monique Duncan and Margaret Williams; brothers: Johnathan Brown of Miami, Florida, Nathan, Dwight and Sidney Brown and Alexander Mackey; adopted brothers: Carl Grey, Zeke the Sheik, Brother McPhee, Jacque and Renard; brothers-in-law: Dvon Rolle, Joseph McKenzie, Superintendant Alex Pierre – R.B.P.F., Henry Mackey, John Curtis, Leslie Smith, Edmond and Charles Duncan; sisters-in-law: Lenora Roberts, Minister Pandora Mackey, Ilene, Annamae, Pamla, Angela Brown of Miami, Florida, Elizabeth Brown of Fresh Creek, Andros; grandchildren: Crillion, McKye, Samia, Adrian, Deon, Deontae, Jaheim, Justin, Jacob and Naashon Hall; nieces: Jasmine Brown, Raconda, Alezia Pierre, Donria Goodman, Police Constable Cristan Rolle, Robertha, Lashae, Shanny, Monica Adderley, Latishe, Solomon, Ory Mackey, McKalie, Myckla, Aailiyah, Kendra, Crystal Brown of Miami, Florida, Yasmine, Shivanthi, Sherice, Spence, Rose, Nikita, Yoland and Divine Butler, Britney Butler of Talbsahasee, Gale, Marsha, Lilly
Jackie, Kim Roberts, Asharelcott, Renei Canice and Phillipa Brown; nephews: Richard Brown, Roco Brown, Nathaniel Brown, Dr. Clint Brown, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Ryan McCoy of Toronto, Canada, Kevin, Tarado, Jason, Leonard Minnis of Freeport- Grand Bahama, Shekele, Nathan, Henson, C.J. Marshall, Benjamin Seymour, Bishop Mariano Clark, Jacques Ranaud, Curtis; aunts: Ruthmae Bonimy, Una Sweeting, Shirley Brown and Audrey, Hernrique; uncles: Joseph and
Carol Scott; cousins: Netra Cargill, Crystal Wallace, Ladera, Lauren, Holly, Ricardo, Herkulin, Pastor Paul and Victoria Roberts, Virginia, Ann, Angie, Franklyn, Alexander Roberts, Samuel Thompson, Paul, Peter, Kirk Magistrate, Sandra Dee Gardiner, Quiney, Star, Brenda Johnson, Kesa, Joicelyn, Janet, John, Jo-Black, Carol and Kenneth Pinder, Barry Thompson, Terry Jo-Lowe, Shedira, Jackie, Lay Minister Sheila Smith, Minister Joy Nesbitt, Former D.P.M. Cynthia Mother Pratt, Craig Scott, Minister Edlin Scott, Jerome, Mechelle, Darnell, Leon, Davon, Sammy, Margaret and Jasmine Williams, Lashan Murphy, Gordon Smith (L.J.), Eddie Dianne, Able Seaman David Balfour, Derren Agaro, Judy Davis, Faiton, Drexel Thompson; special friends: the entire Magical Beat Band, Leader: Michael Hannah, Ivan, Stephanie, Yvette, Gerald, David Hoyte, David Bethel, Valaria Richard, Yvonne Thompson, Aaron, John, Patrice, Zeke the Sheik, Eddie, Gusno & Family, Kenneth Carey & Family, Fritz & Family, Sandra Cooper & Family, Tyrone William Canter, Carmentha, Fritzroy & Family and Mr. Mathian Pratt and other relatives and friends.
Friends and relatives may pay their last respect at the Rev. Clemese Cox Suite at Rosewill Memorial Morturary, #244 Market Street and Oxford Avenue on Friday, 12th May, 2023 from 10:00am to 5:00pm and on Saturday, 13th May, 2023 from 9:30am until service time.
of Inspiration Road, Imperial Gardens and formerly of Dignity Gardens died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday, 8th May, 2023.
She is survived by her 2 sons: Justin Roberts and Randy Kelly Jr.; mother: Mrs Sybil Rolle; 4 brothers: Benjamin F. Rolle Jr., Sargeant 2496 Ulysses Rolle, Seargent 278 Ludwig Rolle, Arthur Wellington Rolle; 4 sisters: Gretchen Rolle, Patrica Rolle, Desdemona William and Queen Elizabeth Stubbs; numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
of Marathon Estates will be held on Friday, 12th May, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at the Chapel On The Hill, Harrold Road, New Providence, The Bahamas. Officiating will be Pastor Devon Rolle. Cremation will follow.
Precious memories will linger in the hearts of his wife: Denise Alleyne; daughter: Hannah Alleyne; one sister: Michelle Alleyne-Hlavac; one brother: Robin Alleyne; mother-in-law: Ruth Ionie McFarlane; one sister-in-law: Hattie Alleyne; two brothers-in-law: Richard Colin McFarlane and Robert Hlavac Jr.; four nieces: Terrika Alleyne, Julianna Alleyne, Murielle Hlavac, Meliana Hlavac; one nephew: Robert Hlavac III; one grand-nephew: Terran; one grand-niece: Elora; two aunts: Dr. Jacqueline Y. Fergusson and Pastor Rosalind E. Alleyne; one uncle: David Critchlow; numerous cousins including: Colette Y. Fergusson, Esq. Kipchoge K. Fergusson and Juliette Peters and other relatives and friends.
The Body will repose at Memories Funeral Home, #85 Mount Royal Avenue “In The Samantha Mackey Suite” on (TODAY) Thursday, May 11th, 2023 at 10:00am to 4:30pm and at the church on Friday from 12:00 noon until service time.
of Albany died on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at his residence.
Dr. Donavan Woodside and Constance Carey are sadden to announce the passing of there son, a father and aspiring doctor and a friend.
He is survived by his parents: Dr. Donavan Woodside and Constance Carey; son: Marcus; 6 aunts; 2 uncles and a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
and a resident of #161 Abaco Drive, Hawksbill will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, 13th May, 2023 at Community at Heart Tabernacle Church of God of Prophecy, Coral Road, Freeport. Offciating will be Bishop Dr. George E. Thompson. Interment will follow at The Grand Bahama Memorial Park #1.
Left to cherish his memories are his sons: Hubert (Chris Cielto) Douglas, Wilfred Douglas, George Douglas, Lionel Jr. (Sheila) Douglas and Michael (Cheryl) Douglas; daughters: Gwendolyn DouglasDorsette, Donnalee Douglas-Lee and Joyann Douglas (David) Tucker; grandchildren: Jamie, Chanel, Juvon, Chenika and Andre Douglas, Marco (Corlisa) Douglas, Irene Douglas, Nakita (Tushea) Alcegaire and Lashea (Kenvitt) Adderley, Georgette Douglas, Kaeli-Rose Douglas, Tiffany Douglas Foster, Sheena (Dedrick) Wimberly Sr., Tristan Douglas, Tanisha (David) Utermark, Arbrone (Carmichael) Brown Sr.; George Munnings Jr., Tanya Dorsette, Nathaniel Dorsette Jr., Michelle Murray, Jasmine Holland, Rose Rodriguez, William Rodriguez and Jewels Clay, Rashaune Tynes, Nicole Douglas and Crystal Douglas; great grandchildren: Nasir Kusi and Amani Kusi, Kizzie Poitier Douglas Jermaine Douglas, Jamie Douglas Jr.; Jorden Douglas, Cameron, Aubrey and Hugh Douglas, Antone, Shantone, Anthonique, Cordelia, Malachi Douglas, Nashawn Cooper, Corey, Micheal, Laylah Alcegaire, Hermya Major, Keenan, Keion, Kennedy Adderley, Dedrick Jr. Davin, Damita Demetrius Wimberly, Olivia and Avielle Foster, Tayjoure Russell, Geovano Russell, Corrie Sands, Nevaya Curry, Anim Sorzano, Tashawn Matute, Jahmar Beersingh, Omarriel Robinson, Emperior Delaney, Antiko Bowleg, Aiyanna Herriott, Desmond Quant, Deliyah Quant, Dakarri Sutton; sisters-in-law: Mrs Gloria Douglas and Gloria Longley-Delancy; nephews: Donnie Douglas, Colyn Hollingsworth, Micheal and Kirk Douglas Jackson, Obiedieah, Lynden, Christopher & Richard Wilchcombe. Kevin, Vernon & Derick Delancy. Ryan Davis and Charles Bridgewater; nieces: Keva, Kim, Cheryl, Doreen and
Tiffany Douglas Shirley Saunders, Aja Cooper, Melina Mullings, Laverne Lockhart, Keturah Forbes, Patricia Gaudin Robin Ramcharan & Faith Desir, Jackie Wilchcombe-Rasmey, Keva and Judith Wilchcombe and Chrisker Bridgewater; other relatives and friends: Anna Douglas, Irvin Smith Jr., Donnalee Douglas, Ruth Penn, Carmen Jones, Dorsette family, Tony and Kim Miller, Donald and Debbie Archer, D’von and Davonia Archer, Assoc. Pastor Raymond Albury, Pastor Keith Palmer, Pastor Barry Morris, Pastor Joseph Taylor, Bishop Dr. George E. Thompson, Bishop Rudolph Arthur, Louise Rolle, Georgina McKenzie, Wendy Palmer Ambrister, Mary Duhaney, Isula Stuart, Edouerd Homere, George (Jimmy), Amanda Gold-Adderley, Harold Gray, Bernice Lightbourne, Families of the Late Fairleen Lightbourne-Smith, Sam and Louise Saunders, Victoria Palmer, Raymond Williams, Hubert Jarvis, Grand Bahama Taxi Union and the communities of Hawksbill and Seagrape, Grand Bahama.
Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Yager Funeral Home & Crematorium, Queens Highway on Friday from 12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time.
a resident of Cabbage Hill, Crooked Island, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on May 7th, 2023.
She is survived by her husband: Leroy Clarke; brothers: Oswald, Charles, Seward and Kermit Ferguson; sisters: Margaret “Peggy” Garcia, Pastor Esther Cooper, Annafaye S. FergusonKnowles and Melvina Poitier; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements are being fnalized and will be announced at a later date.
a resident of Palm Club Apartment Freeport and formerly of Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 12th, 2023 at Church of The Ascension, West Beach Drive and Arden Forest Road, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Offciating will be Archdeacon Earl Hepburn. Interment will follow in The Pinder’s Point Public Cemetery.
Fond memories are left to be cherished by his 1 daughter: Janette Williams-Roberts; 1 son-in-law: Mark Roberts; 1 brother: Charles Henry Williams; 1 sister-in-law: Sandra Williams; 3 sisters: Shirley Frith, Thelma Brown, Mary Symonette; 12 grandchildren: Mark Roberts II, Travis Roberts, Joshua Roberts, Aaliyah Roberts, Andrew Roberts, Christian Williams, Clashanna Williams, Abner Saunders Jr., Janiece Saunders, Aaron Saunders, Nathan Rolle, Joel Rolle; 6 great grandchildren: Theajahnae Rolle, Azel Roberts, Leilani Roberts, Emory Roberts, Mia Jade Roberts, Makai Roberts; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Yager Funeral Home & Crematorium, Queens Highway on (TODAY) Thursday from 12:00 noon until 5:00 p.m. and at the church on Friday from 9:00 a.m. until service time.
a resident of Fire Road, Lowe Sound, North Andros, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, May 5th, 2023.
He is survived by his wife: Daisy Russell; children: Anastacia, Deangelo, Jonathan, Janique; 3 grandchildren; siblings: Helena Adderley, Paula Russell, Henry Russell, Margaret Russell, Lundy Russell, Basil Bowleg and Melverne Mullings; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
Funeral arrangements are being fnalized and will be announced at a later date.
of #22 Rosewood Street, Pinewood Gardens and formerly of Stevenson, Cat Island, who died on Sunday, April 23rd, 2023, will be held on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Deliverance Tabernacle, Sealink Drive, off Baillou Hill Road, South Beach. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Roslyn L. Astwood, assisted by Elder Burcil Anderson and other ministers. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleums, John F. Kennedy Drive.
She is survived by her Daughters: Marcia Dorsett, Alfreda Gould (adopted daughter); Grandsons: Collier Knowles Jr. and Norkarie Cleare (adopted grandson); Brothers: Charlton, Garrison, James, and Anthony Nottage, Lafayette Dorsett Jr, and Carlos McKenzie; Sisters: Karen Nottage, Petrona Adderley, Donna Dorsett, Patrice McIntosh, Joanne Bootle; Sisters-in-law: Anita Ramsey, Ramona Nottage; Brothers-in-law: Jeffrey Adderley, Demario McIntosh, Martin Bootle Sr.; Nieces: Chanel Nottage, Cassanda Nottage, Aliah Ramsay, Alexia Adderley, Tiah Grimes, Giah Rigby, Kellie Nottage, Ashra McCardy, Laselle Nottage, Onassis Nottage, Saphyre Nottage, Karrell Sands, Shante, Shanique, Lafaya, Twanishka Kaneasha, Khatrel, and Khadijah Dorsett, Tiandra, Shatara and Shaneille Bootle. Shanae Woodside, K’Jha McIntosh, Carlisa Mckenzie, Rechea and Rashanti Nottage, Jamie Hannah, Tiffany Hanna, Shahika Dorsett, Keycha Ramsay; Nephews: Daxon Ramsay, Sheano Dorsett, Lafayette III, and Don Dorsett, Martin Bootle, Jamal Nottage, Tony Ramsay, Adrian Ramsay, Javie Gibson, Syrent Pierre, Oquendo Nottage, Dapharae Ramsay, Travis Nottage, Mikhail Nottage, Javon Hanna, Ryan Sands, Brian Sands, Neko Nottage, Richard Nottage; Aunt: Marina Simmonds; Uncle: Luther Humes of Miami Gardens; Cousins: Zipporah Rawlins, Miriam Stuart, Maryjane Moss, Maria Saunders, Helena & siblings, Floyd McCoy & siblings, Lamond Gordan, Marie Saunders; Host of other family and friends: Shaun Miller and the Millersfarm work family, Annamae Fox and family, ACP Kirk Andrews and family, Faye Miller and family, Nickio Orlander, Donna Miller, Stephanie Miller, Wendy Orlander, Nathaniel McKinney, Andretti Bain, and family, Resa Ramsay and family, Ryan Sands Jr., Brianique Sands, Z’ion Nottage, Kyrie Nottage, Jonathan Adderley, Edward Grimes Kaylee and Kyle Grimes, Holton Rigby, Taya, Denzel, Danielle and Dallas Johnson, Tahj Rigby and T’nai Rigby, Kamal Sands and Kailyn Nottage, Waylon McCardy, Caelyn Bourne, Onassis Nottage, Saphyre Nottage, Gurth Knowles, Kenneth Gardiner, Donna Douglas, Dorington Poitier and family, Catherine Humes, The Dean family, Esther Stuart and family, The McKenzie family, The McDonald family. Leanna Collie and family, The Johnson family, Esther Stuart and family, Connie, and family, Demeritte, Novy, and Smitty. Rollins family, Zipporah Rowlings and family, Miriam Stuart, and Family, Rosheva Hepburn and family, Zilpha Mackey and family, Elaine Sands and family, numerous grandnieces and grandnephews, Staff at Dr. Sweeting’s Eye Center. Pastor Roslyn Astwood and the St. Stephen’s Full Gospel Baptist Church family, and the Community of Pinewood Gardens.
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 9:00 a.m. to service time on Saturday
Please visit our website: www.eastsunrisemortuary.com to share your memories and condolences with family and friends.
of Soldier Road East who died on Thursday, April 13th, 2023, will be held on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Evangelistic Assembly Church, C.O.G.I.C, Baillou Hill Road & Fleming Street. Officiating will be Rev. Patrick Smith. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.
Fond memories of “The Body Guard” will remain in the hearts of his Wife: Donnalee Bethell-Stanisclas; Mother: Daisy Mae Stubbs; Father-in-Law: Perry Ferguson; Children: Randisha Stanisclas, Destiny Stanisclas; Stepchildren: Precious Bethell, Mcneil Bethell, and Branique Ferguson; Children In Love: Lashante, Ricardo (Portia Hanna); Grandchildren: Reginae, Kariea; Sisters: Cheryl Stubbs, Zona, Marsha, Carmen, and Ruby Bullard; Brother: Craig Johnson; Sisters-in-Law: Cindy Turnquest, Edith Turnquest, Zeranique Rahming and Valencia Bullard, and Vanette (Fort Lauderdale); Brothers-in-Law: Kevin Turnquest, Keith Turnquest, Godfrey Brennen; Aunts: Thelma and Patience Stubbs; Numerous Nieces and Nephews including: Roashenna Pollard, Rico Pollard, Mindy Stubbs, Shakera, Cherica, Fredrica, Tamika, Kelshinique, Lesha, Aggie, Jimmy, Barry, Quinton, Joseph, Jamal, Ryan, Travone, Cody; Grand Nieces: A’narhj, Janiyah, Tamika, Shamika, Christine, Lamanda, Lashanda, Lancia, Lanae Treyanna; Grand Nephews: Jaidev and Joel Munnings, Makia, Richard, Machino, Terez, Parish, Jamari, Jamecko, Taron, Jimmy; Cousins: Derrick Jr., Kevin Stubbs, Ellena, Veronica, Sharon, Georgette, Wendy, Donnie, Ronald, Wendell, Collins, Eric, Betty-Anne, Maureen, Donna, Aldrich, Stephanie, Cassandra, Susan, Stefan, Cora, Rosie, Keisha, Julian, Rev. Willis Stubbs Jr., Tyrone, Merlene, Christine, Shan, Rev. Godfrey Stubbs (Wisconsin), Ricardo, Daphne, Shavon, Kevin, and other cousins too numerous to mention; God Children: Ladon Whylly, Brittany; Other Loving Relatives and Close Friends Including: Linda Joseph, Shawn and Family, Nell and Family, Crystal Palace Family, Department of Environmental Health Family especially Mrs. Duncombe, Mrs. Bethell, Mrs. Ferguson from Human Resources as well as Ms. Webb, Ms. Butler and Mr. Brice, Kimberly Wallace and Family, Bahamas Fencing, Department of Environmental Health Family especially Vector Control Staff and The Security Staff, Laird Street Family, The Nurses and Doctors of Male Orthopedic, The Nurses and Doctors of ICU, Educulture Junkanoo Museum and Resource Centre, University of the Bahamas School of Nursing and Allied Health Care Professionals, Pat’s Senior Citizen’s Home, The Ocean Club Family, Staff at Public Health Authority.
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 10:00 a.m. to service time on Saturday.
Please visit our website: www.eastsunrisemortuary.com to share your memories and condolences with family and friends.
of Palmetto Avenue off Blue Hill Road will be held on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 at Temple Baptist Church, Farrington Road at 2:00pm. Offciating will be Pastor Geoffrey Wood assisted by Pastor Arlington Moss. Interment will follow in the Western Cemetery, Augusta Street.
Left to cherish her memories are her father: Trounal Derisier; mother: Pauline Derisier (both deceased); 1 daughter: Mrs. Lavita Thurston; 1 son-in-law: David Thurston; 2 sons: Ribert Derisier, Jackson Jean (deceased); 1 daughter-in-law: Ginette Derisier; 3 grandsons: Daltino Thurston, Giovanni Rahming Sr., George Rahming; 8 granddaughters: Shanteria Perpall,latique Perpall, Georgette Rahming (deceased), Ominique McDonald, Lauretta Thurston, Ashenique Lewis, Christina Derisier, Judell Derisier, Katrina Brown, Jakila Brown; 9 great grandsons: Dwayne Thurston, Joshua Rolle, Mckhiy Bullard, Carter Maycock, Matteo Davis, Caleb Maycock, Giovanni Rahming Jr., Jeffrey Munnings, Asher Lewis; 2 grand daughters-in-law: Dynnelly Munnings and Annea Newbold; other relatives and friends including: Jeanide Jean and family, Guerry Jean and family, Mamoon, Kendi, Marvins and the whole entire Jean family, Mr. Gardener and family, Monique Bonaby, Hubert Bonaby and family, the whole entire Musgrove and family, the Martin family, the Pierre family, Doctor Bonaby Felisha Rolle and family, Mr. and Mrs. Eve, The Dawkins family, the entire Rock Crusher Road family, The Market Street family, The Palmetto Street family, The Robison Road family, Laurette Derisier and family, Linda and Cadet family, Tete and family, Tanny and Maggie family, other family and friends too numerous to mention.
Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Serenity Funeral Home and Crematorium on Friday from 12:00noon to 5:00pm and at the church on Saturday from 1:00pm until service time.
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of Central Pines, Abaco, will be held at Friendship Tabernacle Church, Central Pines, Abaco on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Livingstone Edwards & Rev. Cedric Beckles assisted by Pastor Stephen Edgecombe. Musicians: Nisco Cunningham, Gilbert Davis. Interment will be in Public Cemetery, Murphy Town, Abaco.
He is predeceased by his Parents: Harcourt McBride and Eloise McBride-Cornish; Children: Choranzin Chaldean McBride & Celestine (Teenie) McKinny;
Wenzel’s memories will forever linger in the hearts of his Wife: Gretchan Kemp-McBride; Children: Leslie Archer, Chovez (Stacey), Chenzel, Crystal, Chevonia & Chanarve McBride; Grand Children: Bailey, Cassidy, Misha Dylan, Chenyah, Choranzin Jr., Cailey, Caiden, Caimani, Chenzyah, Cyleia & Caleb McBride; Brother: Thomas Oswald (Allyson) McBride; Stepchildren: Darcia Miller, Austin and Alpheneaus (Alexandrea) Kemp; Step-Grandchildren: Tiana Miller, Ausaria Kemp, Alpheneaus Kemp Jr.; Step-Siblings: Marguerita Cornish & Family, Livingston Cornish & Family, Rosalie Cornish & Family, Alfredo Cornish & Family, Pastor Samuel Cornish & Family; Nieces and Nephews: Desmond, Mercury, Oswald Jr. & Jarred McBride, Davonia (d’Von) Archer, Renardo, Kermit & Cindy Curry, Chadwick & Chadwin Hanna; Godsister: Sarah Dawkins; Special Friend: Fritz Bootle & Family; A host of other relatives and friends including Audley Swain & Family, Floyd Swain & Family, John Swain & Family, Salathiel Swain & Family, Elder William Swain & Family, Cleveland Dawkins & Family, Leo McBride & Family, Willamae Feaster & Family, Jason Davis & Family, Errol Curry & Family, The Domino Crew, Matthew Taylor & Family, Ena Swain & Family, Abaco Taxi Drivers, Bob Elliot & Family, Jamie Beard & Family, Gary Beason, Sammy Grayson, Bill Lutrell, Pastor Livingstone & Sandy Edwards, Neville Stuart & Family, Karen Marshall & Family, Icelyn Hanna & Family, Shirley Bulter-Barr, Eddison Bulter & Family and the members of Daystar Bible Church, Victory Tabernacle, Friendship Tabernacle, The communities of Moore’s Island, Central Pines, Dundas and Murphy Town. Special Thanks: Chadwick & Chadwin Hanna, Fritz Bootle, The staff at the Marsh Harbour Clinic & Princess Margaret Hospital & Dr. Kevin Bethel.
Relatives & Friends may pay their last respects at Day Star Bible Church, Dundas Town on Friday, May 12th, 2023 from 10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m. and again at Friendship Tabernacle Church, Central Pines on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until service time
of Sandilands Village Road, who died on Thursday, April 20th, 2023, will be held at Life Changers Ministries International, Bacardi Road, on Friday, May 12th, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Bishop Valentino Williams, assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel will officiate. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, Soldier Road.
Cherishing his precious memories are, Mother: D. Bianca Butler; Father: Anthony Butler; Daughter: Nyla Butler; Grandmother: Theresa Horton; Grandfather: Ricardo Rahming; Aunts: Sheryl Hall, Christina (Ethelbert) Johnson, Derise Gibson, Nekera Smith, Wendy Smith and Marsha Jones; Uncles: Garnett (Rose) Hall, Leslie (Cheryl) Forbes, Ricardo (Stacia) Bullard, Terrell Butler and Rory Horton; Grand Aunts: Angela and Jennifer Rahming, Willamae McKenzie and Jacqueline (Ricardo) Guerrier; Grand Uncles: Phillip (Delores) and Gale Rahming, Patrick (Naja) and Stanley (Tanya) Bain; Cousins: Kourtnea Knowles, Jasmine, Anavia and Rornae Horton, Shaw Ferguson, Marvin Camarcho Jr., Chajuan Hall, Letiticia, Christina & Leslie Forbes Jr., Mario Johnson, Bertina (Javon) Curtis, Terrell Butler Jr., Glendina and Glenroy McKenzie, Tarrranique, Tavanique, Terris and Terrance Knowles, McNeil and Chakera Bullard; Godmothers: Monique
V.A. Gomez, Donica Hall and Tiffany Culmer-Corbin; Godfathers: Mario Dean and Egan Bethell; God Children: Trey McKenzie Jr. and Acadia Pierre-Felix; Adopted; Brothers: Shakuer Kemp and Corey Morley; Friends: Giovanyiel Archer, Ashley Dean, Myeisha Louis, Darranika
Minnis, Charlisa King, Alexius Smith, Micara Newbold, Nathan Hall, Isaiah Newton, Alshanay Bain, Ricardo Walker II, Franshaun Martin, Adonis
Cleare, Brenae Neeley, Leshon Smith, Elexion Morley, Denaj Whymms, Diamond & Christopher Dorsette, Shelby Knowles, Trey McKenzie, Miquel Sears, Marlon Thompson, Paul Chase Jr., Travis Knowles, Georgia Simpson, Travard Taylor, Javantae Smith, Jeremy Rolle, Tyrese Rahming, Shemar Thomas, Collin Palmer and Raequan Alexis; Other friends and relatives: Chrystal & Sean Thompson, Lillian Carey, Patricia (Johnathan) Clarke, Italia Carey, Jevon Butler, Dr. Saida Bowe, Senator Quinton Lightbourne, Rhea Rahming, Precious Curry, Dionyssa Campbell, Rhavanya & Michael Carey Jr., Alichiere Kemp, Shandika & Denton Bain, Cordero & LaKeisha McKenzie, Maria & Dominica Nesbitt, Desiree, Candice & Rhandon Scott, Sharad Fowler, Carl Strachan, Cotec Guerrier, Kaylisa Musgrove, Osmond, Julian, Kaisprintina & Gary Munnings, Nickie Pratt, Sergio, Bernard, Shaquelle, Antonio, Nehemiah, Malinquin, Livingstone, Laquinta, Annaricara, Olivia, Ashante, Taisha, Patricka & Bernado Bain, Sasha Adderley, Kenya Smith, Jenard Fischer, Ciara McKenzie, Roberto Archer & Family, Aniqua Pinder, Dwynette Smith & Family, Shornell Ellis & Family, Samantha Hunter, Teresa Briggs, Uchenna Delva & Family, Lithera Dorsette & Family, Indira Forde & Family, Romania Miller & Family, Lydia Rolle & Family, Indira LaFleur & Family, Dawn Ferguson-Kemp, Chantal Charite, Romeka Sargent & Family, Godwin Taylor & Family, Nikos Sergeant, Marvin Johnson,
Philabertha Carter, Tanya Walkes & Family, Alicia Outten & Family, Elroy Brown & Family, Demi Lord, Shekena Demeritte, Thrale Carey & Family, Shafena Brown & Family, Shelby Brice & Family, Dorothy Rahming, Nane Antoine, Merceline Nirvonne, Janeth Bodie-Wilkinson, Apostle Dr. Flossiemae Moss-Cooper, Jewel Cooper, Genine Munroe, Georgette Thompson (Freeport), Debbie Collie, Tachaka Mullings, Zella Roberts, Stancia Lockhart, Jovan White, Mia Charlow, Gail Carey, Katrinka Butler, Alma McDonald, Anthony Brown, Thelma Fernander, Rayette Spence, Laurinda Emmanuel-Roker, Corrington Burrows, Irma Rolle & Family, Curlene Monks, Orienthia Mackey, Wenzel Johnson, Tamisha Knowles & Family, Sherene Saunders, Life Changers Ministry International, First Impressions Ministry (LCMI), Bahamas Society of Human Resources (Programs Team), First Step Academy (Class of 2014), Jordan Prince Williams High School (Class of 2020), Galilee College (Class of 2020), The Management & Staff of Public Hospitals Authority, (ICT Unit), Bahamas Department of Corrections, Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre, Atlantis (Food & Beverage Linen Department), Team Frazier, Sisters United and the Sandilands Village Community.
Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Grace Funeral Home, #36 Rosetta Street on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Friday at the Church from 10:00 a.m. until service time.
of Hay Street and formerly of Bullock’s Harbour, Berry Islands and Congo Town, South Andros, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, 5th May, 2023.
She is survived by her Mother: Myrthis Nixon; six (6) Children: Lakeisha, Leonardo, Lavaughn and Lasario Burrows, Dewittney and Brianne Bain; eleven (11) Grandchildren: Nikima, Niema, Lavonya, Kayshell, Kaynisha and Kavano Burrows, Janae Ingraham, Dominic and Domiah Thompson, Tiara, Mekhi and Lasario Martin Jr.; one (1) Great-grand: Koen Murray; five (5) Sisters: Tammy Woodside, Sharon Gardiner-Taylor, Mary Knowles, Vanessa Sawyer and Sherell Charlow; eight (8) Brothers: Christopher Sr., Jerome, Kevin and Deon Nixon, Tyrone Burrows, Bradley Knowles, Norman Bastian and Dirk McCaully; Eight (8) Aunts: Margaretta Kelly, Shelia Nixon Baillou, Rosemary Nixon-Martin, Rose Burrows, Harriet Cartwright, Bloneva Cartwright, Evamae Palacious and Audrey Burrows; four (4) Uncles: George Burrows, Earl Burrows, Kendal Taylor and Patrick Kelly; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends
Funeral arrangements will be held at a later date.
a resident of Adelaide Road, will be held on Friday, May12, 2023, 10:00 a.m. at The New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Baillou Hill Road South. Officiating will be Pastor Alfred Stewart assisted by Pastor Theophilus Claridge and Pastor Cherece Evans. Interment will follow in The Western Cemetery, Nassau Street.
Predeceased by her parents: Clement Travelyn Maynard Sr. and Georgianna Kathleen Symonette; brothers: Emile Maynard, Eric Maynard, Clement T. Maynard II and Edward Andrew “Dud” Maynard; nephews: Julian Maynard Sr., Patrick Maynard (Nassau), Patrick Maynard (Eleuthera), Charles T. Maynard.
She is survived by her children: Michael Smith, Angela and Glen Smith, George and Michelle Miller; grandchildren: Tanesha, Nathanael and Daniel and Krystyn Miller; great grandchildren: Aiden Daniel Miller and Reighn Victoria Miller; sister: Louise Tynes; sister-in-law: Isadora Maynard; nieces and nephews: Dr. Peter and Dianne Maynard and family, Hon. Allyson Maynard Gibson and Maxwell Gibson and family, David and Tonia Maynard and family, Clement III and Heather Maynard and family, Georgette Maynard and Family, Andrea Armbrister and family, Dr. Brian and Linda Tynes and family, Andrew Tynes, Ernest Tynes and family, Georgianna and Wilbur Machurin and family, Nina Maynard, Edward Andrew II and Kathleen Maynard and family, The family of the Late Charles Maynard, Laverne and Mark Cartwright and family, Paul, Christian Sr. and Melissa, Ednal and Onedia Maynard and their families, Phillippa Sands and family, Robert Maynard and family, Sonia and Percival “Vola” Francis and family, Eric Jr. and Sharon Maynard and family, Gregory Maynard and family, Andre and Phillippa Maynard and family, Stephen Maynard and family (Eleuthera) The Family of the Late Patrick Maynard (Eleuthera), Louise Dawkins and family, Emile Maynard and family, Laverne Maynard and family, The family of the Late Patrick Maynard (Nassau); other relatives and friends: Paul and Deidre Hepburn and family, Keno and Deandrea Archer and family, Alfred and Jacqueline Stewart and family, Callioppe Gibson and family, Daniel Miller and family, Geante Sands, Ernest Franchise and family, Orlie Smith and family, Samuel Kemp and family, Rodney Thompson and family, Cedric Fowler and family, Keith Gilbert and family, Vera Deal and family, Erwing Morris and family, Shelly Austin and family, Deborah Pearce and family, Ed Hanna and family, Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation family and the National Insurance Board family; special mention and thanks to: Pat Moxey Senior Citizen’s Home and Nurses Maria Guce and Sears at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
Relatives and Friends may pay their last respects at Butlers’ Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Ernest and York Streets on (TODAY) Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and at the church on Friday, May 12, 2023 from 9:00a.m. until service time.
Social Distancing and Face Masks will be enforced.
of #25 Independence Avenue
Heritage, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas will be held at Church of God of Prophecy, Pinedale, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 10:00 am. Officiating will be Pastor Keith B. Palmer assisted by Iay Minister Peter Gray. Interment will follow in Eight Mile Rock Cemetery, West Grand Bahama.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband: Godfrey Burrows Sr.; children: Cindy Burrows, Anastacia Butler, Godfrey II, Analisa and Laron Burrows; daughter-in-law: Shaunna Burrows; son-in-law: Jody Butler; grandchildren: Renaye Burrows, Jernaer Rolle, Tatiana Burrows, Nigel Burrows, Nathaniel and Nathan Dort, Godfrey Marlon Burrows III and Star Butler; sisters & brothers: Ivan Fowler Jr. (Deceased) Ivy Fowler Jolly, Betty Missick, Charlene Cooper, Amellea King, Danny Fowler, Wellington Jones, Kaliph (Kay) Morley, Kendall Fowler Kishna Fowler and, WinTroy Fowler (deceased) Cheryl (deceased) Miller, Cherry Davis, Valentino, Ivo Fowler, Edith Fowler; sisters-in-law: Tanya Forbes, Sabrina Fowler, Ceciley Jones, Suzette Morley, Sophia Fowler, Carlyon Burrows, Olevia Moss, Paula Symonette; brothers-in-law: Hubert Sr. Missick, Everette King, Omar Miller, Phillip Davis, Wesley Burrows; nieces & nephews: Aaron Fowler Jr., Morelisa & Marvin Nesbitt, Donnette Jolly, Carl Jr., Aisha and Nadono Williams, Hubert Jr. and Sharmaine Missick, Shantell and Ricardo Garland, Eli and Sharca Missick, Shantera Missick, Shaquanie and Vernard Grant, Calvin, Thomasina, Tanya Grant, Donavon Laing and Terrinique Cooper, Danny Jr., Danisha, Danmari, Dominic, Dante Dantae, Desmond, D’nagio, Damien, Draymond, Dan Yahmin Fowler, Kaliph Morley Jr. Kayshan Morley, Deshae Morley, Kishna Jr., Kareem, Kamari, Kayden, Skyler Fowler, Phillip, Phillippa, Phyllis Davis, Dajah, Dajon, Dayann Jones, Chanovia, Everette King and Shavonne Ambrister and Desiree Cooper; other loving family and friends including: Harold Dorsett, Jessica Campbell, McDonald Cooper, Kathleen Darville, Joann McKinney, Jannett McIntosh, the team at The Garden of the Groves and other relatives and friends.
Viewing will be held in the “Royal Suite” at Westside Memorial Mortuary, Hanna Hill Eight Mile Rock Grand Bahama on Friday, May 19th, 2023, from 12:00 noon to 6:00pm.
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will be held on Saturday 13th May, 2023 at 11am at Ebenezer Union Baptist Church, Farmer’s Hill, Exuma. Officiating will be Pastor Deno Cartwright of Bethel Baptist Church, Nassau, New Providence. Interment will follow at Farmers Hill & Old Place Cemetery, Farmers Hill, Exuma.
She is predeceased by: Mother, Luellen Father, Samuel Sisters, Joycelyn And Carolyn, Brother, Louis Rolle.
Left to cherished her loving memories are her husband: Leroy Weir; Children: Denise (Austin) Johnson, Jason (Arlene) Weir, Apostle Brenda Clarke, Nurse Midwife Victoria (Roosevelt) McKenzie and Elder Delma (Ovando) Ferguson, Detective Superintendent Darrell (Marcia) Weir, Monique (Felton Sr) Robinson; Adopted Kids: Norma Aristide, Norman Gordan; Siblings: Rovenia Rolle, Retired Nurse Inez Cartwright, Sandra (George) Moss, Judith (Ishmael) Bain, Alice (Wendell) Francis and Lucinda Rolle; Sisters-in-law: Naomi Rolle, Antionette Whylly, Ruth Campbell, Janet Wright and Joan Roberts; Brother-in-Law: Charles Weir; Grandchildren: Anisa, Anastacia, Alicia, Nemiah Jr., Joel, Jason Jr., Gabriel, Danielle and Jnire Weir, Tiqua and Trico, Ovando Jr., Dynasty and Olando Ferguson, Genice Major, Renise Weir, Rashae, Rashad and Ranaz McKenzie, Sherine and Darrell Jr. Weir and Peticia Reckley; Cordero Armbrister, Keno and Felton Jr.; Aunts: Christine Rolle, Evelyn (Wayne) Major. Nieces and Nephews: R/N Indera Stubbs, Janis Duncombe, Patrick, Cardwell (Sharonda) Taylor, Derrick Rolle, Deon Rolle, Stephanie Rolle, Arnette (Troy) Neymour, Zhavargo (Yvonne) Rolle, Carlis (Rev. Lynden) Clarke, Leading Seaman RBDF Edison (Talitha) Rolle, Shegurah (Marc) Garcia, Inspector Lakeisha (Chester) Sawyer, Alexion, Dellareese, Corporal 3462 Michael, Louis Rolle, Jr., Reverend Deno (Brittany), Delarionda Cartwright, Lavarison, Ellena (Devante), Dentri, Maurice Moss, Jueisha Bain, R/N Alindell Francis, Phyllicia, Wendell Francis, Jr., Jabaron, PC 4063 Jameiko Rolle; Host of other relatives and friends including especially best friends: Zilpha (Randy) Musgrove and Theresa (Rev. Sudland) Black. Karen Dames, The family of the Late Diocesan Bishop Ellis and Suffragant Bishop Bruce Farrington, Paula (Harold) Meadows and family; Families of Arienttte (Emmanuel)
Rolle, Lovely (Vernal) Rolle, Roxanna Rolle, Mable (Lazarus) Rolle, Urias Rolle, Emmeritta Oliver, and Hannah Brice; Rev. Dr. Philip McPhee and family, The Entire Alien Town (Over the Hill) and George Town community, The Entire Farmer’s Hill and Old Place Community, The Agape Prayer and Deliverance Ministry, Rev Stephen Smith and Ebenezer Union Baptist Church, Management and staff of Atlas Travel Ltd., Farmer’s Hill, Exuma, Rev. Heuter Rolle and the Salem Union Baptist Church, Father Roderick Bain and Father Kristopher Higgs and the St. Barnabas Church, Pastor Timothy Dorsett and the Trinity Outreach Ministries, Nassau, Bahamas, Pastor Mark Nolan and the New Hope Baptist, Bel Air Maryland, USA. Special thanks to: Doctor Cho and the entire team of The Exuma Healthcare Center.
MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE.
Her body will repose on Friday 12th May, 2023 from 12-6pm at Curtis Memorial Mortuary Ramsey, Exuma and at the church from 9am until service time.
of Mastic Point, Andros, died on Monday, 8th May, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
He is survived by his mother: Rev. Cleola Martin; Adopted parents: Rev. Vernita Russell, Rev. Philmore Russell; Daughters: Kennedy Smith, Britney Smith, Genesy Smith, Kay-Authur Smith; Brother: Sean Rolle; Sisters: Min. Denise Rolle, Monique Colebrooke, Kimberly Pinder, Stacy Pinder; also 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.
Formerly of Cedar Harbour, Abaco, Bah., residing in Bahama Sound, Exuma, Bahamas, will be held on Saturday, May 13th, 2023, at 10:00a.m. at Bahamas Faith Ministries International, Carmichael Road, Nassau, The Bahamas. Officiant will be Rev. Marvin D.L. Mills, Assisted by Pastor Kersch Darville, Pastor Allan Munroe, Pastor Patrick Rolle, and Pastor David Knowles. Interment will follow at Lakeview Gardens, Gladstone Road, Nassau, Bahamas.
Left to cherish her memories are, Sons: Davinci Simms, Daveen (Faynell), and Davaughn Stubbs Grandson: Xi Stubbs; Sisters: Cynthia Brown, Pearl Mills, Viola Johnson, Lillian Wells, Jenive Mills, Judy Storr, Lydia Burrows, Kaderin and Monique Mills, Michelle McIntosh and Necola Rolle. Nieces and Nephews: Pastor Marvin, Minister Melvern, Sherease, Ian, and Nicoya Mills; Shonnell Clarke, Cedron Bain, Darren Culmer, Andre, Ryan Sr., and Kishlene Forbes, Thea Brown-Coverley, Tamara Brown, Terria Brown-Curling, Kishon Johnson; Latherio, Allantino, and Rossanne Wells, Jennifer Hield, Jasmine Barr, Jaunette and Vanessa McIntosh, An’tonia Nottage, Nickea Smith, and Vernon Burrows, Uncles: Medious Edgecombe, Charles Jones, and Victor McIntosh, Aunt: Letta Mae Jones, Brothers-in-Law: Min. Roosvelt Wells, Min. Darnell Storr, Wellington McIntosh and James Rolle; Cousins: Erma Duncombe, Betty Williams; Lowell, Bishop Herbert Jr., Garnet, Robert, Johnly, Elvis, Freddie, Silven, Gersil, Demetrius II, Rev. Jenson, Dwight, Don, Quincy, Primo, and Leslie Edgecombe, Garvin Gaskin; Dwight, Gary, and Randre McIntosh; Ruthy and Gretchin McIntosh, Clarke and Clint Jones, Michael and Sandra Russell, Sybil Taylor; Veola, Merlene, Rosenell, and Patty Edgecombe, Denna Curry, Nakira Wilchombe, Amanda Leathen, Sterling Newbold; Everette, Albert, Welbourne, Drexel, Simon, and Gifford Bootle, Donna Hudson, Zelma Albury, Austine Russell, Valarie Murphy, Ryan and Karen Laroda; Generose, Curtis, Denise, and Samuel Mills Jr., Samantha Charles; Lavinia, Winifred, Rudolph Jr., Donald, and Garvin Pinder; Georgie, Michelle, Monique, Renae, Uta, Judy, Laura, Kim, Carolyn, Corraine, Shenice, Aniska, Tamika Wells, Sharlene Knowles. Numerous grandnieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends including: The Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham, Former Prime Minister of The Bahamas; Verniqua Moss, Nashair McPhee, Sandra Dames, Ina Gray, Ingrid Newbold, Rebecca and Alma Mills, Myrtis Russell and family, Devon Delancy, Denado McIntosh, Darren Culmer Jr., Tanai
Brown, Tahj Dilien, Tanae Barrett, Taleah Martin; Ryan Jr., Kianne and Rashaun Forbes, Kyntn Delancy, Ateyah and Aden Coverley, Nigel Jr., Demetri and Ian Mills Jr., Omari, Caleb, and Gabrielle Mills, Andrew Jr., Anfornee, Arnell, and Andre Clarke, Lauren Edwards, Kylie Sands, Ricki, Castilla, Ria, and Castillo Curling, Ramon Moss, Prince Barr Jr., Yvandre Trembley, Cam’ron and Moriah Wells, The community of Cooper’s Town and Mills, Duncombe and Bootle families, and the entire community of Cedar Harbour, Abaco.
May Her 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 12th, 2023, from 11:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. and at Bahamas Faith Ministries from 9:00a.m. until service time.
Due to current Government regulations in respect of Covid-19, masks and social distancing are required and will be strictly enforced.
Of Sunshine Park, Nassau, Bahamas, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023.
He is survived by his Father: James Rolle Sr.; Sister: Vandette Rolle Bastian; Brothers: James Rolle Jr., Roosevelt Rolle of Atlanta; Aunts: Christina Swain, Mary Rolle, Martha Butler, Sheva McKenzie, Barbara Knowles, Dolly Rolle, Delores Seymour & Thelma Clayton; Nieces: Khadisha Rolle, Dominique Rolle, J’neisha Rolle-Smith, L’evisha Johnson (Miami) Nephews:, Taneko Bastian, Ahmad & Limbert Rolle (Orlando, Florida); Grandnephew: Jaiden Dorsette and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
Pratt Memorial Suite” at Amethyst Memorial, #534 East Street South (opposite Fresh Auto Car Lot) on Friday, May 12th, 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.
of Wiseman Avenue, Kennedy Subdivision, Nassau, Bahamas, will be held on Saturday, May 13th, 2023, at 11:00a.m. at Church of God Temple, Coconut Grove Avenue and Crooked Island Street, Nassau, Bahamas. Officiant will be Bishop Lindo Wallace, Assisted by Other Ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in Southern Cemetery, Spikenard and Cowpen Roads, Nassau, Bahamas.
Left to be cherished by Spouse: Sharon Sherman; Children: VanDerek, Ghandi, Samuel, Justin Sherman, and Euvunka (Devon Paul); Mother: Grace Ferguson; Sisters: Calvese Walkes, Paulamae Bain, Patricia Ferguson; Brother: Paul Ferguson; Aunts: Rosemary Dames, Missouri Sherman-Peter, Esther McKenzie, Virginia Pratt, Francina Watson; Uncles: Ezel Sherman, William Butler; Brothersin-Law: John Thurston, Lewis Mackey, Tyrone Thurston, Godfrey Woodside, Cyril Dean; Sisters-in-Law: Eleanor Woodside, Terrylene Dean, Joan Johnson, Debbie Thurston, Lolitha Thurston, Italia Thurston; Nephews and Nieces: Joshua Ramsey, Jodi Bain, Terniqua, Cyrelle,Trishchea Dean, Tyranique, Tyletha, Tylesha Thurston, Sarah and Stephanie Estime, James Mackey; Grandchildren: Tatyana, Vanessa, and Navaree Sherman, Mikali, and Vashti Paul; and a host of other relatives and friends, too numerous to mention.
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
of #25 New Hope Drive, Nassau, Bahamas, died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, May 6th, 2023.
He is predeceased by his Parents: Lisle and Ismae Pollard.
He is survived by his Sons: Kenvaughn Pollard, Kenneth Pollard, Kenton Pollard, Kenneth Pollard III; Daughter: Kenturah Pollard; Stepdaughters: Kenya and Shara McIntosh; Special Friend: Janice Hall; Sisters: Evadne Greaves (Barbados), Vera Pollard, Fernesta Pollard-Burrows, Paula Pollard, Callioppe Gibson, Lavender Nobin (PBI); Brothers: Gregory Roberts Pollard, Leroy Pollard, Roosevelt Pollard, Andrew Pollard, Paul Pollard, Michael Pollard; Aunts: Beatrice Taylor, Ruby and Shirley Bethel; and a host of other relatives and friends including Sharon Pollard.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
a resident of East Street, New Providence, Bahamas, died on Sunday, 30th April, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. The Funeral service will be held at New Emmanuel Baptist Church, #52 Milton Street, New Providence, Bahamas on Saturday, 13th May, 2023 at 10:00am. Officiating will be by Pastor Jean Jacques Joseph assist by Pastor Bathelemy Martirien and other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in the Old Trail Cemetery Soldier Road
He is survived by his brothers and sisters: Saint-Vilus Edouard, (décédé), Eliacin Edouard, (décédé), Joseph Ruben Edouard (Althiéry), (décédé), Dazélia Francisque, née Edouard, (décédé), Sophanie Alfred, née Edouard (décédé), Elie Edouard, (décédé), Evangeline Philomène Michel, née Edouard Dulia Edouard (décédée); children: Maxème Edouard et Famille, Maguilta Edouard et famille, Manuela Edouard famille, Maccédoine Edouard (décédé), Martha Joseph, née Edouard et famille, Max Edouard et famille, Maccia St-Juste, née Edouard et famille Margareth Joseph, née Edouard (décédée) ( 2 enfants); nieces and nephews: Eveline Edouard, Daniel Edouard et famille, Edelin Edouard et famille, Edwidge Edouard (décédée), Wilna Stiel, née Edouard, Emmanuel Edouard et famille, Carline Edouard, William Edouard et famille, Wesley Edouard et famille, Evens Edouard et Famille, Ruben Edouard Junior et famille, Jessica Edouard, Anne-Marie Saint-Ilmé, née Francisque et famille, Anouse Francisque et famille, Arnold Francisque, Amiothe Francisque (décédée), Abraham Francisque, Archange Francisque Fils et famille, Agathe Pierre, née Francisque et famille Alex Francisque et famille, Ardwine Darline Lafosse, née Francisque et famille, Armelde Chéry, née Francisque et Famille, Adlin Alfred (décécé), Adline Alfred, Jusny Alfred (décédé), Renel Alfred et Famille, Abdy Alfred (décédé),Mirlose Lafosse, née Alfred et famille, Ambroise Alfred, Gladys Alfred, Alix Alfred, Judson Michel et famille, David Michel et famille, Oznie-France Noel, née Michel et famille, Marline Jean-Claude, née Michel et famille, Monod Anselme Michel et famille, Eve Gaudine Michel et famille, Jean-Mario Michel et famille, Claudette Pénette, née Edouard et famille, Madelaine Coriolan, née Edouard et Famille, Evodie Paul, née Edouard, Mara Edouard (décédé), Luceline Edouard et famille,
Kénan Edouard et famille Sylvie Etienne, née Edouard et famille, Toussaint Edouard et famille, Phoebé Edouard et famille, Machly Edouard et famille; close friends: Roxanna Rolle and Family and Edovard Marcius and other relatives and friends.
Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Rest On Funeral Chapel Ltd., Mount Royal Avenue and #19 Kenwood Street on Friday, 12th May, 2023 at 10: 00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
a esident of Fox Hill Road, New Providence, Bahamas, died on Sunday, 16th April, 2023 at her residence. The Funeral service will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Fox Hill Road, New Providence, Bahamas on Saturday, 13th May, 2023 at 2:00pm. Edeline Pierre Body be present at the Church for 1:00pm. Officiating will be by Pastor Laurent H. Papouloute and other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in the Fox Hill Cemetery.
Left with fond memories to cherish are her husband: Gustave Saintelus Tanis; children: Judeline Pierre, Jude Austel Pierre, Jude Fils Pierre, Judelle Pierre; brother’s and sisters: Emanuel Fils Aimé, Edeline Fils Aimé, Roberte Fils Aimé; cousin: Nadège Joseph, Lourde Valbrun, Jeannette Mangura, Ronald Mangura; uncle: Frantz Mangura; grandson: Steverly Lubin; brother’s and sisters: Emanuel Fils Aimé, Edeline Fils Aimé, Roberte Fils Aimé; cousin: Nadège Joseph, Lourde Valbrun, Jeannette Mangura, Ronald Mangura; close family: Frantz Fils Aimé, Cloribert Fils Aimé, Edeline Fils Aimé, Roberte Fils Aimé ,Ginette Fils Aimé, Justin Grandvil, Sylvie Fils Aimé, Mauviette Fils Aimé, Yvonne Fils Aimé, Junon Fils Aimé, Lunise Fils Aimé, Nanouna Fils Aimé; sister-in-law: Chantale Pierre, Esther Pierre; step son: Guistin, Jonathan, Guiswis, Kerlin, Wiseland Tanis, Steeve Lubin; step daughter: Wislene, Wisline, Sherline Tanis; friend: Pierre Aristil Jeanette; and other relatives and friends.
Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Rest On Funeral Chapel Ltd., Mount Royal Avenue and #19 Kenwood Street on Friday, 12th May, 2023 at 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
a resident of Claridge Road, New Providence, Bahamas died on Wednesday, 19th April, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. The Funeral service will be held at Calvary Haitian Baptist Church, West Avenue, New Providence, Bahamas on Saturday, 13th May, 2023 at 1:00pm. Julia Michel Body will be present at the Church for 12:00 noon. Officiating will be by Henri Cher-Aime Senior Pastor and other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in the Old Trail Cemetery, Soldier Road.
Left with fond memories to cherish are her daughters: Calixte Shaskia Anataëlla, Jean-Louis Brithney Eurica; mother and father: Jean Claude Michel and Helen Joseph; brothers and sisters: Joseph Erline, Jeune-Jean Dilwich; nephews and nieces: Luineil Florestal Ereskemar, Luineïssah Orlane Jaerlie Florestal, Lunens Florestal, Jeune Rethana Valendinah; adopted mother: Lucien Elucienne; child’s father: Louis Jean; cousins: Antonide St-Fare, Belot Jackson, Belot Jacky Jostilien Benitha, Gelin Wolph, Gerlda Francois; uncles and aunts: François Inette, François Marie-Georges, Belot Jacksène, Innocent Joseph, Joseph Alpaïde; best friends: Hypolite Nadège Saint-Julien Tatoune, Wilgens, Sonsonn, Agenord, Billy, Madiani Lorna, Jèdeline Saint-Julien; close family friends: The Profilio Pierre Family, The Alcidonce Family, The Augustin St. Ange family, The Leonord Family; friends: Guerlande Alain, Margdala, Rachelle, Ferlande, Erzulia Pierre, Rose, Marco, Don, Ms. Shamain, Loranda Augustin, Berson, Jackson, Nadege and other relatives and friends.
Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Rest On Funeral Chapel Ltd., Mount Royal Avenue and #19 Kenwood Street on Friday, 12th May, 2023 at 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
a resident of Cowpen Road, New Providence, Bahamas died on Thursday, 16th March, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. The Funeral service will be held at Gospel Assembly Church of Jesus-Christ, Minnie Street, New Providence, Bahamas on Saturday, 13th May, 2023 at 11:30am. Ivacene Louthe Body will be present at the Church for 10:30am. Officiating will be by Bishop Celiner Saint Louis and other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in the Southern Cemetery, Cowpen Road & Spikenard Roads.
Left with fond memories to cherish are his wife: Bergina Mesadieu Louthe; children: Vasnèl Louthe, Desline Louthe; adoptive daughter: Etienne Olmie Berlandjie; brothers and sisters: Seraneur Louthe, Ramo Louthe, Ivanis Louthe, Semana Louthe, Luseigme Louthe; uncles and aunts: Ceradieu Louthe, Tilouthe Louthe, Marie Élise Louthe, Osiani Louthe Ménisia; nieces and nephews: Asenèl Tanelise, Tanelise Rosna, Tanelise Makenley, Tanelise Timafoune, Tanelise Robenley; cousins: Destine Poulette, Ernante Destine, Destine Wenline, Destine Marina, Destine Henfa; Aunty Saint fort Tida; close family: Saint Fort Wadson, Tanelise Chinaylove, Tanelise Widline, Rosena Tanelus-Chinaylove, Josner Louthe, Chenel, Ivose, Walner, Shedline, Wisly, Michelda, Senttrod Louthe, Senpier, Rosetha, Manouse, Luckner, Delistin Saintil and Family and other relatives and friends.
Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Rest On Funeral Chapel Ltd., Mount Royal Avenue and #19 Kenwood Street on Friday, 12th May, 2023 at 10:00a.m to 6:00p.m.
of Shrimp Road will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday 13th May, 2023 at Holy Cross Anglican Church, Highbury Park. Officiating will be The Rev’d. Canon Peter Scott, Rector. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery, Soldier Road.
Left to cherish the memories of Bradley’s life are his Wife: Indira; Sons: Bradley (Shakantala), Branardo, Bradrico; Daughter: Bratisha; Grandchildren: Nariah, A’marah; Keon; Parents: Duke and Lillian Smith; Brothers: Clayton (Muriel), Shawn (Nekeisha), Dion (Rosie); Brothersin-law: Drexel Neymour, Garland Cooper; Sisters-in-Law: Cheryl Miller, Anita Smith, Tassie Smith, Tonya Williams; Nephews: Chris (Nitu), Dionte (Alissa), Xavier (Ronnisha), Clayton, Akil, Jayden, Dion Jr., Jamaal, Valentino, Renaldo, Mikhail, Charles Jr, Gerad, Deangelo, Wesley, Darren; Nieces: Xhanaya, Isabel, Chelsea, Aubrie, Nikita, Welisha, Robyn, Darnise, Darrel, Yolanda, Ashley, Tanika, Tanishka, Taniska, Darenique, Diamond; Uncles: Obediah, Philip, Clement (Ann) Smith; Joe (Barbara) Thompson; Aunts: Sylvia Scriven, Sonia (Bill) Rhoden, Margaret Smith, Debbie Smith; Dr Angela Archer, Agnes Rolle, Renee Thompson, Winifred Ferguson; Cousins: Shantell, Vaughn, Juanita, Carol (Livingstone), Cherie, Barry, Patrice (Elliott), John (Dianna), Paul (Shellon), Jacqueline, Kevin, Karen (Ron), Keva (Earl), Jewel, Mia, Emile, Patrick (Terry), Charlicia, Dario, Tiffany (Carlton), Timothy, Phillip, Elena, Prinze, Clement-Jamaal, Clement-Rory (Krystal), Copeland, Niko, Brittany (Ryan), Caren, Ramon, Iran, Sloan, Eustacia, Anastacia, Ashley, Valentino; Esther (Mike) McCray, Suzette (Anthony) Thomas, Deborah Albury, Stephanie (Wes) Ford, Sherryann (Alex) Laing, Andre (Gillian) Moss, Patricia Hutchinson, Reuben (Keisha) Thompson, Remy (Gornica) Thompson, Darcell Bodie, Anthony, Anthon, Antonio, Trent Thomas, Dietrich Glinton, Khia and Christopher McCray, Janae, Jerry, Danielle Albury, Wesney and John Ford, Annon and Shanier Hutchinson, Ilene Sweeting, Myrlon King; Extended Family & Friends: Miller Family of Miller’s Long Island including Beverley Taylor, Prudence Morris, Sharon Wrinkle, Sylvia Moree, Burnetta Simms, Patricia Miller, Roslyn Sumner; families of the Late Rowena, Rosanna, Francis, George, James, Albert and Emily Smith of O’Neals Long Island, families of the late Alpheus and Alice Wells of Alligator Bay, Long Island; Steven Curry, Steven Knowles, Lionel Davis, Richie Knowles, Chickie Cargill, Berkley, Dennis Darling, Ivan Francis, Tyrone Bootle, Elrick McKinney, Smokey Bones, Brother Taylor, Carlos Duvalier; Cherolyn Moss, St. John’s College Class of 1981; Holy Cross Anglican Church family, especially Anglican Church Men and Maintenance Committee; Modern Free and Accepted Masons;
Ruthie (Max) Adderley, Mona Leary, Bonnie and Earla, Lynn Ferguson, Bertha Culmer, Evelyn, Deloris and Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, Claudette Gibson, Gean Saunders, Tanya, Shelly, Eva Hilton, Sandra Cunningham, Betty Hall, Rosline and Val Johnson, Gwen Turner, Diana Rolle, Nin Thompson, Dereck Rahming, Geralene Smith, Agnes Miller and Tasha, Melonie Roach, Rev Marie Hepburn, Bridgette (Aubry) Sherman, Roscoe and Debbie Darville, William Adderley, Duney Smith, Oscar and Sonia Saunders, Janet Dickinson, Louise Adderley, Johnny, James, Lynton, Preslene Miller, Thelma Major, Linda McDonald, Michael Major, Prescola (Rev Heuter) Rolle, Sherry Fox Neely, Rudolph Minnis, Stanley (Erlene) Adderley, Romell and Janell Rolle, Denice Cartwright, Edwin Taylor, Vicky Moss, Jackie McKinney, Sarah Williamson, Paula Holder, Sterlin and Elaine Cleare, Clarice Gibson, Philip and Nicole Gray, Mr and Mrs Mike Adderley, Karen Braynen, Pat Reed, Katrina Williams, Lenetta Cartwright, Gene Bethel, Sister Young, Shelly and Beverley Archer, Rt Rev Laish (Joanne) Boyd, Canon Peter Scott, Canon Norman (Wendy) Lightbourne, Rev Fr Richard Wood, Patrick and Eula Edwards, Mr. and Mrs Douglas, Ray and Camella Saunders, Hazel Jupp, Shakia Adderley, Tex and Denise Cartwright, May Curry, Pat and Andrew Reid, Clarice Virgil, Sis Nelson Smith, Pamela Chandler and family.
May His Soul Rest in Peace!
Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday 12th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday 13th May, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. until service time.
of Golf Course Boulevard, Sea Breeze Estate, died at The Princess Margaret Hospital, on Sunday, 7th May, 2023.
He is survived by his Mother: Evely Babb; Sisters: Fayne Babb and Sandy Watkins; Brothers: Wayde, Kenrick, and Melvin Babb; Aunts: Patricia Bootle, Jean Babb, and Sandra Miller; Uncles: Fritz Bootle and Jeffrey Babb; Numerous nieces & nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date
of Hastio Point Close, Stapledon Gardens will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday 13th May, 2023 at St. George’s Anglican Church, Montrose Avenue. Officiating will be The Rev’d Fr. Andrew Toppin, Rector, assisted by The Venerable G. Kingsley Knowles (Retired) and The Rev’d Fr. Ivan Eldon. Cremation will follow.
Agnes is survived by her Husband: Cleso Munnings; Children: Lance (Shantina) Munnings, Sherinn Munnings, and Jamal Munnings; Grandchildren: Jaid Munnings, Elianna Munnings, Malique Munnings, and Faith Cartwright; Brothers: Anthony (Donnalee) Moss, Perry Clarke, and Craig (Kelsey) Clarke; Sisters: Carnetta Minus, and Kristine (George) Clarke-Burrows; Sisters-In-Law: Lady Aloma Allen, and Glenn Brace; Nieces and Nephews: Alexis Moss, Amanda Moss, Deangelo Moss, Jamal Moss; Delores Dawkins, Janice Minus-Rolle, Ikenna Johnson, Ruthann Rolle, Deborah Saunders, Jeanie Minus, Durante Minus; Gregory Clarke and Antoinette Russell; Vaughn Clarke, Brandi Clarke, Vanessa Clarke, Tammi Clarke, Krystal Clarke, Chloe Clarke; Krystal Wallace and Kelson Clarke; Nicole Sinclair, Kyle Shervington, Jordyn Herndon; Bill Allen, Karen Howard, Michael Allen, Andrew Allen; Leslie Brace, Libby Shelby, Kelly Brace, Chris Brace, Jules Brace, Eli Nouguez; Ariadne Munnings, and Angelo Munnings; Cousins: Delvera Knowles, Kent Knowles, Darleen and Edison Sumner; Jane Musgrove, Shayne Musgrove, Neil Musgrove, Vaughn Musgrove; Delvera Wallace, Ann Bedford, Julian Wallace, Corey Wallace, and Elsworth Cumberbatch; Godchildren: LaNovia Ferguson, Lavardo Johnson, and George Zonicle; Her “Peekaboo”: Elisha Johnson; Close Friends: Mavis Johnson, Natasha Fox, Patricia Cartwright-Johnson, Hazel Estwick, Charleen Kerney, Franco and Kim Johnson, Julia Ferguson, Grier Cartwright, Giovonni Cartwright, and Cherrise, Phillipe, Darnell and Kamaria Auguste; Other Relatives and Friends: The Clarke, Sweeting, Moss & Munnings Families, Ashley Murphy, Jordan Cartwright, Duke Kerney Sr., Chavanna Kerney, & Duke Kerney Jr., Paul and Anita Cooper & Family, Francina Henderson & Family, Cynthia and Ricky Henderson, Virgil and Robbie Briggs & Family, Sharlene Major and Carson Russell, Willie, Nikki and Hunter Simmons, Charlene Neely, Hillary Deveaux, Peter Deveaux-Isaacs, Kyra McKinney, Latoya Knowles, Neville Stubbs, Jackson Russell, Indira Rolle and Sean Tynes, Alma Evans & Family, The Rev. Fr. Andrew Toppin, The Venerable G. Kingsley Knowles and Sandra Knowles, Monica Sands, Pamela Adderley and other Members of St. George’s Anglican Church Senior Choir, Brenda Archer & Family, Adrian Archer, Garrad Rigby, Monica Sands, Pamela Adderley and
others members of St. George’s Anglican Church Senior Choir, Cleomi Parker, Congregation of St. George’s Anglican Church, Davina Williams & Family, The Family of Clarke Lane, The Family of Highbury Park, Staff of Environmental Health, Eleuthera, and Christina Rolle and Management and Staff of the Securities Commission of The Bahamas.
May Her Soul Rest in Peace!
Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday 12th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday 13th May, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. until service time
of Yamacraw Beach Estates, died on Wednesday, 3rd May, 2023.
He is survived by his Daughter: Mariloquia Strachan-Cartwright; Son: Chavez Strachan; Grandchildren: Za’nai, Somali-Rose, Rihanna, and Paris; Sisters: Rochelle, Janice, and Tracy Strachan, Margaret Armbrister, and Juanita Kelly; Brothers: John and Jeron Strachan; Nieces & Nephews: Juliet and John Jr. Strachan, Janae, and Ainsley Brown, Emmarie Mackey, Adrianna, Raven, and Reign Strachan, and Jerriniah Joseph; and a host of other relatives and friends
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date
& family, The Morley Family, The Allan J. Robinson family, Bishop V.G Clarke & family, Commodore Dr. Raymond King & Mrs. Fredricka King, Fmr. Commodore Clifford Scavella & family, Apostle Raymond Wells, Royal Bahamas Defence Force family, The RBDF MWR Unit, The Bostwick family, Jan & family, Ms. Ida, Elder Velma Cox-Smith, Tracey Bowe & family (Exuma), Charles Taylor & family, Deidre Rolle & family, The entire Fox Hill Community, The Harvey, Munroe, Burrows, Pratt, Adderley family, Charles McKinney & family, The Cambridge family The St. George’s Ball Park family, Robert Forbes & family, Audrey Deveaux & family, Dr. Deborah Nubirth & Staff, and The Carib Road family.
Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday 12th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. There will be NO viewing at the church.
of Mackey Street South will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday 13th May, 2023 at St. George’s Anglican Church, Montrose Avenue. Officiating will be The Reverend Fr. Andrew Toppin, Rector, assisted by The Reverend Fr. Ivan Eldon. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery, Soldier Road.
The late Frederick Allington Adams was preceded in death by his Father: Louis George Adams Sr.; Mother: Adlin Alexandria Fox-Adams; Sister: Patricia Patsy Elizabeth Adams.
Left to cherish his memories are his Wife: Antoinette Adams; Son: Antoine Frederick “Rory” (Keva) Adams; Grandchild: Antonia Chavez Maria Adams; Brothers: Lou Jr. (Taneko), Robert “Bob” (Ruthmae), Gary Leroy “Roy”, Nathaniel “Nat”, Seron (Veronica), Dereck, Larry, Timothy, Dave; Sisters: Paulette, Lori, Ruthmae (Eddie) Edgecombe, Marie, Andrea (Bernard) Strachan, Jerrylee (Emmanuel) Rolle, Joan Sturrup, Stephanie, Sally (Dereck) Bodie, Joy; Nephews: Louis III, Attorney Robert Adams, KC (Conchita), Dwayne, Devin (Kaylus), Dominick, Raphael (Lou Lou), Miles, Jawara (Sheral); Nieces: Cherry (George) Archer, Regina (Simeon) Storr, Danielle (Asher) Cooper, Leneka; Cousins: Florinda Mackey & family, Brenda Lamm & family, Colin Fox, Beryl Edgecombe, Marie Dean-Sweeting, Alrena Cargill, Carolyn Fox & family, Harry & Susan Horton, Terrance & Tammy Horton, Constance, Natalie, Lorraine, Eleanor & Wendell Conliffe, Allison, Ava, Joy, Ray, Nathaniel, Natasha, Barbara, Stephen, Tuddle, Sally Grist, Adrian D’Aguilar & family, The Hudson & Fowler family, The Basden & Ward family, Sammy Brennen & many others; In-law Relatives: Anthony Robinson, Allan Robinson, Tamico, Latasha, Damian, Chippetria, Leslie; Neighbours and Friends including but not limited to: Prime Minister Philip “ Brave” Davis, KC and Mrs. Ann Marie Davis, Geraldine Romer, Sybil Archer & family, The Pratt family, Larry Lafleur & family, The Burrows family, The Knowles family, The Munroe family, Edison Sumner
of Faith Avenue South, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital, on Wednesday, 3rd May, 2023.
She is survived by her Husband: Gregory Orlando Evans; Daughters: Jessica Moxey, Jewel and Jasmine Evans, Marqui Johnson, and Katelynn Laing; Sons: Jason Cartwright, Kristen Evans, and Mark Johnson; Grandchildren: Hailey Evans, G’Niyah Sturrup, Skye Cartwright, Javonne Moxey, Trinity McKenzie, Desmond Evans, and Jason Jr.; Sister: Darlene Kelly-Higgs; Brothers: Steven & Kevin Grant; Aunt: Vernessa Williams; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
“Allie”
of Howard Street Chippingham, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday 12th May, 2023 at St. Mary The Virgin Anglican Church, Virginia Street. Officiating will be Reverend Father Colin Humes, assisted by Reverend Father Neil Nairn. Interment will follow in the Western Cemetery, Augusta Street.
Her beautiful life will forever be cherished in the lives of her Husband of 68 years, Neville Arlington Albury; Children: Nevillene (Leon) Evans, Claudette (Kenneth) Bethell, Cherisse (Charles “Fuzzy”) Moss, Carol Albury, Gilroy (Yvette) Albury; Grand Children: Hailey (Yocasta), Joshua (Theda) Evans, Keesha Bethell, Aisha (Silbert) Clarke, Charles “Chico”, Aaron Moss, Bjorn Gibson, NaKeisha Burrows, Gilroy (Melissa) Albury Jr., Ashley Albury, Maya (Deshawn) Fernander; Great Grand Children: Joshua Jayce Tyler Evans, Sanna, Sai Clarke, Breahan Outten, Kharis, Kharina Lloyd, Solei, Lael, Shilo Albury, Zayden Fernander; Sisters: Eleanor Butler, Beatrice Albury (Martinsville Virginia,) Carolyn Hughes (Savanah, Georgia); Brothers: Leslie (deceased) Rudy, Patrick (Freeport,) Percival Albury; Nieces: Camille Munroe, June Wilson, Elaine Poitier Ardette Gartner, Leslie, Sonia, Dressler, Pricilla, Narissa, Tasha Albury, Janice Taylor, Sandy Wilson; Nephews: Orlando, Wayne, Dencil, Bertanio, Albury, Patrick Rahming, Bernard “Porky” Arnold, Philip, Edmund Dorsett, Aaron Hughes (USA,) Antonio Albury (USA.); Family and Friends but not limited to: Arlene & Silbert Ferguson & Family, Garth & Christine Nash & Family, The Wilmott Family (Fox Hill), Patricia Davis & Family, Helen Ingraham & Family, The Family of The Late Roland Maura, Kiki Albury & Family, The Family of the late Marcus & Jane Bethel, Minster Alfred Sears & Family, Paula Williams & Family, Dr. Ada Thompson & Family, Joyce Bain & Family, Jane Adderley & Family, Marina McCartney & Family, Patricia Babbs & Family, Lydia Isaacs & Family, The Lightbourne Family (Chippingham), Iris Knowles & Family, The Family of the late Dorothy Nairn (Chippingham), Mary Stovel & Family, The late Flora Hanna & Family, Melony Thompson & Family, The Family of the late Agnes Albury, Edsil Strachan & Family, Godfrey Strachan & Family, Sylvia Sands & Family (Miami Fla.), The Plummers (Delray Beach Fla.), Anna Marie Ferguson (Ohio), Della Craig (Delray Beach Fla.), Mohammad & Josephine Almanla, Clara Roach McPhee & Family, Ike McKenzie & Family, Cedric Smith & Family (Exuma), Carol Creary & Family, Idris Reid & Family, Mary Davis & Family, Kent Reid & Family, Dorothy Hanna & Family, The Evans Family, The Bethells, The Moss Family, Maurice & Hester Clarke Family, Lucy Sturrup & Family, Bradley & Donita Ferguson & Family, The Basden Family, Holly & Nanette Bain & Family, William & Delores
Morris, Trixie Huyler & Family, Phil Antonio & Family, David Taylor & Family, Edward Williams & Family, Patrick Hanlan & Family, Clara Gibson & family, Helen Smith & Family, Marguerite Jackson & Family, Grace Wallace & Family, Eloise Fernander, Karan Bethel, Faye, Jessie, & Craig Clarke & Family, The McKenzies, The Isaacs, The Currys, The Rahming’s, Bernard Hanna & Family, The Lightbourne’s, The Adderley’s (Dorchester St.), Donna, Keva & Winifred Roberts, The Clarke Family, The Cunningham Lane Family, The Virgills (West St.), The Family of the late Randolph & Constance Peterson, The Family of the late Marguerite Dahl, The Family of the late Marcella Brazile, The Family of the late Joyce Bastian & Family, The Family of the late Grace Archer, The Family of the late Stephanie Francis, The Family of the late Patsy Nichols, The Family of the late Barbara Thurston & Family, The Family of the late Florence Gray, The Family of the late Errol & Loletta Jackson & Family, Sylvia Gibson & Family (Florida), Charlene & John Neely & Family, Norris & Linda Arnett, Shelia Wilson & Family, Samuel Hunter & Family (Exuma), Chris Newbold & Family (Freeport), Clara Morgan & Family, Dianne Dean-Ferguson & Family, Shelia Moss & Family, The Family of the late Thelma Sands, The Family of the late Yvonne Higgs, Magistrate Charlton Smith & Family, Diocesan Bishop – The Rt. Rev’d Laish Z. Boyd, Sr. & Family, Assistant Bishop – The Rt. Rev’d Gilbert Thompson & Family, Father Neil Nairn & Family, Rev. T.G. Morrison & Family, Father Joseph & Mary Mycklewhyte & Family, Canon Crosley & Janet Walkine & Family, Archdeacon James & Rev. Angela Palacious & Family, Rev. Dr. James & Bernadette Moultrie & Family, Rev. Deangelo Bowe & Family, Father Peter Scott, Canon Delano & Agatha Archer & Family, Rev’d Canon Atma & Mrs. Budhu & Family, The BEC Family, The Chippingham Family, Holy Spirit Church (Chippingham), St. Mary The Virgin Church (Virginia St.), Zion Baptist Family (East & Shirley St.), The Anglican Church of The Epiphany, NIB Legal Dept., Lakeisha Walker NIB (Freeport) Scotiabank Cable Beach, Whiteleaf Law Chambers Family, Scholar Prep Day School, Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association, Mr. & Mrs. Carl Glinton & Family, Carolyn Strachan & Family, Ethel Butler & Family, Nellie Walkes, Mr. & Mrs. Brent Ferguson & Family, Dellareese Rolle Wright & Family, Latina Cooper, Branford Chase & Family, Jenny Demeritte & Family, Dave Cartwright & Family, Patty Sherman & Family, Mr. & Mrs. Larry Sears & Family, Dewitt & Pinky Hanna & Family, Catherine Musgrove & Family, Sheria Paul, Desiree McCartney & Family, Wendy Butler-Fields & Family, Sylvia Bonaby & Family; Special Thanks to: Dr. Indira Grimes, Dr. Theodore Ferguson, Nurses & Staff at Princess Margaret Hospital, Private Surgical Ward; Caregivers: Josephine Evans, Margaret Simmons, Janelle Brunett & Maureen Thompson; and a host of other relatives & friends too numerous to mention.
Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Thursday (TODAY) 11th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Friday 12th May, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. until service time.
and friends too numerous to mention.
Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday 12th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday 13th May, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until service time.
of Incense Court, Eastwood Subdivision, died at his residence on Monday, 8th May, 2023.
of Alocasia Avenue, Garden Hills #2 will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 13th May, 2023 at St. Mary’s The Virgin Anglican Church, Virginia Street. Officiating will be The Rev’d. Fr. Colin Humes, Rector, St. Mary’s Parish N.P. Interment will follow in the Southern Cemetery, Spikenard & Cowpen Roads.
Left to cherish Orson’s memories are his Wife: Tremaine Mortimer; Son: Ocyan Mortimer; Mother: Lila Mortimer; Brothers: Andrew & Oniel Mortimer; Father-In-Law: Machell Clyde; Mother-In-Law: Theresa Clyde; Brothers-In-Law: Trent, Gervano, and Trnard Clyde; Adopted Sister: Nikia Roberts; Sisters-In-Law: Cheetara Butler and Liyah Strachan; Nephews: Ariyen Rolle, Tyrien Seymour, Taylen Clyde, and Swanin Kelly Jr.; Nieces: Zianayah Kelly; Aunts: Denise Mortimer, Gina (Ji) Storr, Jackie Newton, Julie (Stony) Duncanson, Dorian (Joe) Cox, and Lina (Manny) Ryes; Uncles: Cornel (Beverley) Mortimer, Lester (Paulette) Mortimer Jr., Kelsey (Monica) Mortimer Sr., Kevin Mortimer, and Whitney Mortimer; Best Friends: Edvano Nairn, Deveron Newbold, Travis Hepburn, Serena Johnson, Bianca Taylor, and Admiral (Abby) Virgil; Special Mention: Vanessa Altidor, Latia Smith, Nikhia Newbold and family, Class of 2003 GHS “Magic”, Governor General Youth Awards (GGYA), Tip and the Esso East Street and Balfour Avenue family, Bishop Arthur and Samantha Evans and the entire Shekinah Family Word Center family; St. Mary’s Anglican Church family, Ms. Bartlett and family, The National HIV and Aids Center family, Nurse Munroe, Kristen Blatch and family, Miriam Nairn and family, Bahamix family, Tamara Clyde and family, Evelyn Paige and family, The Clyde family, The Butler family, The Mortimer family, Dion Roberts, Adair Seymour and family, Desmond Pinder and family, Lorraine Balfour and Camecia Cooper, Sirnell Lindsay and family, Phillisha Lewis and family, Vijay Williams and family, Asheika Levy and family, Patrice McPhee and family, Rachel Cleare and family, Wayne Cleare and family, Leonard Carrington and family; and a host of other family
He is survived by his Wife: Charmaine Miller; Sons: Bernard Tristan and Travis Bryanth Miller; Grandchild: Kristian Miller; Sister: Bernadette Miller (Hester); Brothers: Glenroy, Kevin, Michael, Mark, and Patrick Miller; Aunts: Lynn Maycock, Ingrid Miller, and Maddie Johnson; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
of San Salvador, died at her residence on Wednesday, 3rd May.
She is survived by her Daughters: Norma Hamilton and Betsy Morris; Son: Pastor Dennis Sandles; Grandchildren: Kristy (Kailey) and Bianca Morris, Leann Sandles, Ray, Crewd, Arthur Jr., Dennis Jr., and Denton; Brother: Pastor Alrick Butler; and a host of other relatives including Sloan Sandles, Arthur Hamilton, and Harvey Morris.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date
and reuniting with God the Father and her Earthly love, the late Lewton P. Lowe
of Nassau, Bahamas, but formerly of Harbour Island, Bahamas, 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.- predeceased) 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 Grandchildred: 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.
A funeral service for Mrs. Winifred Claudette Lowe, will be held at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, West Hill Street, Nassau, on Tuesday 16th May, 2023 at 10:00 a.m..
Father Glen C. Nixon will officiate and interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery, Soldier, Nassau.
THERE WILL BE NO VIEWING.
Arrangements by Kemp’s Funeral Home Limited.
of Ridgeway Drive and formerly of Hope Town, Abaco, passed away at Doctors’ Hospital on Wednesday, April 26.
She was pre-deceased by her husband Harrington Albury, her daughter-in-law Cindy Albury, and her brother Gladwin Bethel.
She is survived by daughter Sharon, and sons Michael (Cindy) and John (Dianne); grand-children Ashley Ferguson (Shyan) and Alexander Albury; great-grandchildren Alyssa and Isabella Ferguson; sisters Juanita Russell (Basil), Sister Lucy Bethel of the Sisters of Providence, Ontario, Canada, Elizabeth Woodcock (Dennis) and Amy Bethel; brothers Tommy Bethel (Diane) and Willard Bethel (Suzanne), as well as many relatives and friends locally and abroad.
She also leaves behind her beloved four-legged menagerie: canines Raven and Amaya, and felines Seven, Pyewacket, Tosca, Magnus, Smokey, Dasher and Dancer, and Biggity, as she moves on to re-unite at the Rainbow Bridge with the many animals of all types that she loved, sheltered and cared for over the years.
Mrs. Albury spent her lifetime in the service of others beginning with her time as the wife of a Family Island Commissioner, continuing with her work with the Salvation Army, particularly with the Home League, and her many years working with and training the disabled at Abilities Unlimited where she progressed through the positions of Secretary, Executive Assistant, Ceramics Supervisor and Acting General Manager.
An avid gardener, she joined family friend Henry Neller for a period at the Nursery & Landscape Division of New Providence Development Co., and was a member of the Bahamas Horticultural Society for many years. Her love of fibre arts was expressed through her many quilts, her participation in the Stepping Stones Quilters during its formative years, her founding of The Lighthouse Quilters, and her participation in the Sew ‘N Sews.
Special friends include Sarah Ferguson, Dave Jenner, Cassy Louis, Dwayne Morley, Delcita Austin and the management and staff of Café Matisse, her favourite place.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to Caregiver Sophie Rolle, Dr. Ian Kelly, Doctors’ Hospital Ambulance and Emergency Room Staff, especially Dr. Susheel Wadhwa and Dr. Darius Turnquest, the management and staff of Pictet Bank & Trust Limited, and to everyone who has called and/or written to express their condolences and share their memories.
There will be no service at the request of the deceased.
a resident of Moores Lane off Wulff Road died on Friday, 7th April, 2023.
His memories will forever be cherished in the hearts of his loving partner: Gardenia Morley; son: Mario Bethel; daughter: Sherita Taylor, Saja Davis, Sidell Ingraham, Sidney Ingraham, Sindi Ingraham, Natasha Miller, Nyoka Dixon; brother: Paul Ingraham and Wendy Woods; and a host of other relatives and friends.
was born August 8th, 1960. She passed away at home on May 10th, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Kim was a native of Nassau. She loved to travel, especially to Europe. However, in the past 15 years or so, she loved to spend time at the home she and her husband Simon built in Cherokee Sound, Abaco. She loved to invite all who wanted to come and enjoy the peacefulness of the settlement and share in her love of the community.
Left to cherish her memories are her husband, Simon Rodehn; her son, Dana Rodehn; brother, Michael Broheir; brother-in-law, Robin Hardy; sister-in-law, Miriam Fox; aunts, Katherine Paciulli, Carol Anne Lowe, Gloria Lowe; cousins, Sandra Key, Marsha Harbers, Stephen Lowe, Cheri Petters, Pam Lowe, Debbie Buddish and Leslie Lowe, Peggy Albury, Margorie Albury, Oscar Lowe, Lucinda Meurice, Natisha Lowe, Heather Camile Lowe, Peterson Lowe, Chet Lowe, Jean Darville, Eleanor Sherrill, Betty Thorne and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention, especially her family from St. Augustine’s College.
A memorial service will be held at a later date for Family and Friends in Cherokee Sound, Abaco.
Arrangements by Kemp’s Funeral Home Limited.
Funeral arrangements are being fnalized and will be announced at a later date.
a resident of #23 Constitution Drive, Charlotte Ridge died at her residence on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
She was pre-deceased by her children: Beryl, Evamae and Elroy Roberts; adopted daughters: Angela Cooper (Nehemiah); A. Miah Cooper; great grand-daughter.
She is survived by her 1 daughter: Blanche Middleton; 8 grandsons: Principal Correctional Offcer Lyvade Cooper, Alonzo Cooper, Reo Cooper, Corporal Carlin Cooper, Sargent 710 Kaylen Cooper, Enzil Cooper, CPL 302 Renaldo Cooper, Jeremico Cooper; 5 granddaughters: Shelique Johnson, Gertrude Cooper, Kayla Jean, Shanva Curry, Leading Woman Marine Keisha Wilson; 29 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; numerous relatives and friends including: Nehemiah Cooper and family, Dorsinayer Thompson and family, Kayvette Rolle and family, Melony Johnson, Linda Stubbs and family, Sis. Nora McCalla, Clement and Eleanor Taylor and family, Garnell Mariot and the BBN family; and a host of relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements are being fnalized and funeral announcements will be announced at a later date.
a resident of Kemp Road. Died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, 5th May, 2023.
She is survived by her 5 sons: William Bellot, Stephen Burnside, Freddy, Livingston, and Kenneth Jr. Munnings; 2 daugthers: Theresa Munnings and Angela Collins; 35 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 1 brother, 3 sisters, nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
a resident of Hamster Road died at her residence on Thursday, 4th May, 2023.
She is survived by her 2 daughters: Shawnique McKenzie & Cadniqua Inniss; 1 granddaughter: Olivia Thompson; mother: Esthermae Mortimer; 2 sisters: Melva & Sandra Mortimer; 5 brothers: Wilbert, Solomon, Kenneth, Wendell & Richard Mortimer; 2 uncles: Rudolph and Joesph Rolle; 2 aunts: Elizabeth Roach and Patricia Rolle; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
a resident of Rolle Avenue, Centreville, New Provicence, Bahamas died on Sunday, 30th April, 2023.
She is survived by one son: Sterlin Dean; one daughter: Janae Greene; mother: Shantell Hall; father: Sidney Marco Carey Sr.; grandmother: Deborah Hall; four brothers: Sidney Carey Jr., Craven Rolle, Andrew & Andre Rahming; 3 sisters: Romeka & Markel Carey & Oleasha Carey; other relarives and friends including: the Anderson & Carey family; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
of Sunshine Park Estates, and formerly of New Bight, Cat Island, will be held on Saturday, 13th May 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at St. John’s Native Baptist Cathedral, Dillett and Meeting Streets, Nassau, Bahamas.
The Service will be officiated by Bishop Emeritus Reverend Dr. Michael C. Symonette, C.B.E., J.P., Reverend Dr. Carrington Pinder, D.D. J.P., Reverend Ellerston Smith, B.A. M.Div. and Reverend Jerome Johnson, Pastor. Interment will follow in St. John’s Native Baptist Cathedral Cemetery.
Left to celebrate Reverend Captain Ekron William Pratt’s life on earth are WIFE: Deacon Julia Louise Pratt (née Beneby). SON: Caudray Andrew Pratt. DAUGHTERS: Dr. Patricia L. Pratt (U.S.A.) and Demetria N. Pratt. GRANDSON: Alexei-Vladimir William Anderson. SISTERS: Mother Eloise Hart and Florence Bonaby (Florida). BROTHERS: Falcon Pratt (Grand Bahama) and Ellerton Pratt. SISTERS-IN-LAW: Shirley, Ruth, Veronica and Jean Pratt; Clara Cox, Sharlamae McIntosh, Anita, Emily, Lillith and Marsha Beneby. BROTHERS-IN-LAW: Wilfred Jr. (Grand Bahama) and Ronald Beneby (Inagua). NIECES: Aura Russell, Dorothea Pratt-Newbold, Sagina Pratt, Garnell Dean, Patrice Bullard, Esther Dillett, Vernita Rosbury, Phyllis Demeritte, Angela Bonaby, Frances McNair, J.D., Lavern O’Neal, Florence Elsie Butler (Florida), Elvina, Cindaymae, Sharon, Lorna, Yvonne and Shericka Hart, Letechia Nelson, Rebecca Genlin, Iena Smith, Bernadette Stubbs, Lisa Arthur (Grand Bahama), Ashley Pratt (Canada), Deidre Pratt (Georgia), Esther Ann Gibson, Samara Taylor, Kendrica McIntosh, Cassandra Neely, Inez Nixon, Shantel Hutchinson, Wendy Bostwick, Carla Lightbourne, Faye Penn, Stephanie Wallace(North Carolina), Antoinette Thompson, Berthamae and Ronique Beneby (Inagua), Fleeter Smith, Judy Major, Portia Finley-Alfred, Jade McPhee and Sheena Cox (Inagua) and all their families. NEPHEWS: Kevin, Dudley, Oswald, Captain Stephen Russell, Loran, Carlton and Lynden (Grand Bahama) Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rudolph, Darryl, Kirkland, Dario, Devane, Rickey and Denver Pratt, Minister Alfred, Charles Jr., Carl and Michael Fernander, Rev. Alphonso Jr. and James Bonaby (U.S.A.), Wilkah, Erskin and Roderick Hart, Kendrico McIntosh, Robert Cox Jr., Garnett and Hiram Cox, Lyn, Arthur Jr., John and Sherwin (Exuma) Penn, Eugene, Ewitt and Luther Mortimer (Inagua), Rosco, Ricardo, Maceo, Benjamin and Kain Beneby and all their families. GRAND NIECES: Seventy-four (74). GRAND NEPHEWS: Fifty-two (52). GREAT GRAND NIECES: Thirty-four (34) GREAT GRAND NEPHEWS: Forty-three (43) GREAT, GREAT GRAND NIECE: One (1) GREAT, GREAT GRAND NEPHEW: One (1) GOD CHILDREN: Robert Cox Jr., Darcie Deveaux, Cheryse Brown, Denice Pyfrom, Esther Dillett, Luna Hart and Dylan Pennerman and all their families. PERSONAL FRIENDS: Captain Fernley Palmer, M.B.E., J.P., Alexander Ward, Minister Norman Dean Sr. and George Bain
and all their families. THE BOYS’ BRIGADE: Lieutenant Ellis BodieYoung and Officers, Members and Alumni of the 13th Bahamas Boys’ Brigade, The Boys’ Brigade Bahamas National Council, The Boys’ Brigade Bahamas, The Boys’ Brigade Eastern and Southern Caribbean Regional Fellowship, The Boys’ Brigade Singapore, The Boys’ Brigade Nigeria, The Boys’ Brigade England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. NEIGHBOURS: Jane Francis, Celeste McIntosh, Claudette (Cookie), Alana, Cecil, Captain Anthony and Mitchell Allens, Loretta Williams, Grace Flowers, Vernita Rolle, Jackie Dean, Dudley McKenzie and all their families. COMMUNION MINISTER PARTNER: Deacon Marion Brown. THEOLOGIANS: Bishop Emeritus Rev. Dr. Michael C. Symonette and Rev. Dr. Hilda Symonette, Bishop Rev. Dr. Carrington and Rev. Dr. Sabrina Pinder, Rev. Dr. Reginald and Deacon Dulcita Ferguson, Rev. Ellerston Smith and Evangelist Daphne Smith, Rev. Vernis Storr, Rev. Lindsay Williamson and Deacon Eulene Williamson, Rev. Perry Nicolls, Rev. Perry and Deacon Maria Williams, Rev. Edmund Rigby, Rev. Dr. Anthony and Rev. Cheryl Carroll, Rev. Jerome Johnson, Rev. Lexington Symonette, Rev. Dr. Lloyd and Minister Linda Smith, Rev. Dr. Oswald and Rev. Dr. Sabrina Poitier, Rev. Esther Burrows, Rev. Angela Munnings, Rev. Joseph and Deacon Vernita Rolle, Rev. Richard and Deacon Joy Hannna, Deacon Amelia Wilson, Deacon Marion Brown, Deacon Sheila Seymour, Deacon Elsaida Porter, Deacon Rebecca Smith, Deacon Amanda Colebrooke, Deacon Sadie Moss, Deacon Florinda Williams, Deacon Hetcema Williams, Deacon Beverley Bain, Deacon Jacquelyn Cox Miller, Deacon Nehemiah Cooper, Deacon Erica Johnson, Deacon Wesley and Deacon Erin Strapp, Deacon Eugene and Evangelist Sandra Patton, Reverend Jerome Pratt (U.S.A.) and all their families. OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FAMILY FRIENDS: Captain Henry and Laurie Curry, Dr. Kevin Bowe, Pearline Johnson, Rosetta Clarke, Elaine Pratt, Latisha Smith, Sadie and Jenny Dorsette, Neka Knowles, Henrietta Rolle, Dr. Davidson Hepburn and Dr. Aida Thompson, Dorothy Hepburn King, Erick, Jeremiah, Gregory, Kenneth, Carl and Yvonne Rolle, Nathan and Louise Meadows, Arlene Ching, Marcian Mortimer, Ethelyn Mortimer, Samuel Romer, Captain Lorraine Heastie,Children of the late Rev. Dr. O. A. and Mother Catherine Pratt, Children of the late Roy and Frederica Butler, Children of the late Oswald and Edith Johnson, Sheila Johnson, Minister Dorian and Rev. Joseph Cox, Dr. Lina and Manny Reyes, Laura Benson, Honourable Michael C. Pintard, Leader of His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition and Member of Parliament, Marco City and Mrs. Pintard, Beverly LaRoda, Honourable Miles LaRoda, Member of Parliament, Pinewood Gardens and Mrs. LaRoda, Andrea and Andrian Musgrove, Audley Bain, Ophira Taylor, Craig Campbell, Clayton Duncombe, Sylvia Wilson, Othniel Poitier, Jerry and Wendi Barner (U.S.A.), James Gilbert, Bernice Fernander, Ernest and Bernice Bowe, Rosie Coleby, Helen Knowles, Pauline Taylor, Dorothy Roberts, Eula Patton, Sheila Mackey, Emily Ferguson, Sislyn McIntosh (Inagua)and all their families.
ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES: National Insurance Board Retirement Group, National Insurance BoardAccounts Department, Back to The Island Singers, St. John’s Native Baptist Cathedral Family, The Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention, 10th Girls’ Brigade Company, The Girls’ Brigade Bahamas and The United Kingdom, New Destiny Baptist Church Family, The Descendants of New and Old Bight Cat Island, The Sunshine Park Estates Family, Principal, Teachers, Staff and Students at St. Cecilia’s Catholic School and Genesis Academy, Management and Staff of Star General Health and Life.
Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 10-6:00 p.m. on Friday. There will be no viewing at Church.
a resident of Dunmore Street, will be held at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Baillou Hill Road, on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 11:00a.m. Officiating will be Bishop Dr. Godfrey Stubbs. Interment follows in Old Trail Cemetery, Old Trail Road.
Left to cherish his memories are Father: Jeffery (Sam) Hepburn; Mother: Frances Moss; Son: Nykarii Hepburn; Adopted Grand Mother: Mertile Jackson of Coco Beach, Florida; Adopted Grandfather: Alexander Blatch; Adopted children: Vernal, Lashantae and Kenton Taylor; Brothers: Bradley Ferguson, Ricardo (Faylene) Davis, Jeffery (Shamara) Hepburn; Sisters: Michelle (Herman) Pyfrom, Latera Davis, Kristina Hepburn. Adopted sisters: Yasmin Munnings, Tameka Sands, Sharan Bastian; Adopted Brothers: Chino Carter Jr., James Johnson, Kent Watkins, Charston (Decoya) Polidor, Kyle (Coya) Johnson, Robert Young, Reno Woods, Anthony Brown, Kevin Pierre, Wilfred Stubbs Jr., Joel Roberts; Aunts: Florence (Kennedy Sr.) Rolle, Salvia Collie, Wendy, Talbot, Karen, Jen, Dee Hepburn, Norma Ferguson, Patrona Brode; Uncles: Sham Moss (deceased) Theodore Moss, Kendal. Hepburn, Franklin, Fabian Lightbourne; Fiancé: Lakeria Fynes; Nieces: Brittany Ferguson, Harmony, Heaven Pyfrom, Jeranique, Jlynn Hepburn; Nephews: Hilton, Herman III Pyfrom, Ricardo, Carmelo and Carter Davis Bradley Ferguson Jr.; Grandnephew: Marlo Davis; Cousins: Dekendra (Johnny), Kennedy Jr. (Aneiko), Kenrick, Kevin (Cassandra Sr., Kendalye and Kendesha Rolle, Dallas Moss, Kyle (Dwaynia) Nesbitt, John, Johnathan, Kaden,, Jakailyn Joseph, Fredranique Grant, Kenricka, Karlicia,, Kevinique, Kevin Jr., Kevinisha, Kentonique, Kentreah, Kentrell (deceased) Kenneia, Kenji, Hannah; God Parents:, Estelle Moss, Kelly Rodgers; others too numerous to mention: Bishop Godfrey Stubbs, Jason Mitchell, Robert, Moss Paul Clarke, Barry Austin; God children: James Jr., Jaden, Jakii Johnson; Sons Mother: Domonique Coakley; Other Host and Friends: Dawn Stubbs Family, Leon and family, Angela Hanna Evans and Family, Queen of Sheba 956 Carmita Stuart and family, Carol Ferguson and Family, Carla Coakley and family, Shantel Taylor and family, Bert Miller and family, Sandra Mackey and family, Lacarldra Taylor and Family Ingrid Nesbitt and Family, Patrice Clark and family, Abbigail and family, the Peter and Brougham Street Family, Ashley Nairn and family, The Wellington Street family, Lavon Stuart and Family, C.C. Sweeting Class of 2009, 300 Family, Vida and family, Leonardo Demeritte and family, Verline Mackey and Family, Francis Davis and family.
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
a resident of Sea Breeze Estates & formerly of United Estates, San Salvador, died at PMH on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
He is survived by his 4 daughters: Erica Pierson, Sharon Stubbs, Sonia Walkins & Raquel Higgins; 1 son: Eric Williams Jr.; 5 grandchildren, 1 brother: Ronald Williams; 2 sisters including: Malinda Williams & a host of other relatives & friends
Funeral arrangements will be announced later
a resident of Hampton Avenue, South Beach, died May 74, 2023 at Princess Margaret Hospital
She was Pre-deceased by her Mother: Sarah Tina Stubbs Farrington, Father: Felix Farrington, Sisters: Daisy Walkine and, Brothers: Nehemiah Stubbs and Arlington King.
Left to cherish her memories are Sister: Judy Farrington Williams; Brothers: Alfred Stubbs and Sidney Farrington; Nieces: Capucine Simmons and Jasmine Walkine; Nephews: Jamal Brown, Jermaine Walkine and Jeffrey Williams Jr.; Sisters In-Law: Diane Johnson-King and Sharon Farrington; Brother-in-law: Jeffery Williams Sr.; a host of other family and friends including Selvina King and Family, Cynthia Archer and family, The Farrington family and Hampton Avenue and the South Beach Families, Dr. Sands and staff Doctor’s Hospital, Doctors and staff of Princess Margaret Hospital Private Surgical Ward.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later
a resident of Nassau, Bahamas, who passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 in West Palm Beach FL., will be held at St. Peter’s Baptist Evangelistic Church, Andros Ave., on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Apostle David S. Butler. Interment follows in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, John F. Kennedy Drive.
Her precious memories will forever remain in the hearts of her children: Roline Powe-Hernandez (Angel), Anniska Johnson (Jermaine), Shawn Smith, and Andrew Saunders; Her grandchildren: James Powe, LaAndre Freeman Jr., Lorenzo Powe, Armani Powe, Shemar Powe, Jermaine Johnson Jr., Andrew Saunders Jr., and Peyton Johnson; 1 great-grandchild: Ajani Diangelo Freeman; 1brother: Charles Moultrie; 6 Sisters: Veronica Moultrie, Euphemia Moultrie-Cartwright, Valerie Moultrie-Strachan, Shirley King-Clarke, Idamae Smith, Stephanie Smith-Arnett, and Emma Smith; 3 Sisters-inlaw: Gloria Moultrie, Antoinette Moultrie, and Donna Smith; 4 Brothersin-law: Edwin Cartwright, Rodney Strachan, Richard Arnett, and Ronald Clarke. Zethamae will also be fondly remembered by the following loved ones, Nieces: Diane (Christopher) Love, Sabrina (Fritz) Bellot, Indianna Morris, Deborah (Eddison) Mackey, Marina (Jimmy) Farrington, Sherall Moultrie, Lorraine Cox, Shantell Smith, Nadia (Joseph) Foulks, Margaritta Martin, Malinda (Dewitt) Williams, Harrietta Moultrie, Glodeka Moultrie, Almartha (Micheal) Farrow, Charlene (Patterson) Percentie, Doramae Moultrie, Stacey (Gerard) Beneby, Sharlene Moultrie, Isadora (Jeffery) Simon, Ismae Smith, Alfreda (Renard) Musgrove, Patrice S.t Gerade, Jessica Smith, Royann Hanna, Stephanai Whylly, Italia Deleveaux, Inza Flemming, Raquel Smith, Taksa (Phillip) Bethel, Keysanae Smith, Willimena Smith, and Kim Knowles. Nephews: Sherman Moultrie, Elton Moultrie, Edward Moultrie, Deon (Lakeisha) Morris, Leon (Allison) Morris, Marvin (Landa) Moultrie, Kenneth (Alexis) Herious, Eddison (Temika) Rolle, Robert Moultrie, Darrington Moultrie, Glenvino (Monique) Moultrie, Dovar (Yileidy) Moultrie, Jef Hal, Jeffone Hall, Anthony Smith, Romano Deleveaux, Leonardo North, Lavado North, and Wayne Curtis. Godchildren: Iris McCalister, Samantha Brockman, & Camelle Flowers. Ninety Great Grand Nieces & Nephews and Fifteen Great Great Grand Nieces & Nephews, Aunts: Dianne Beneby of Mastic Point, Andros, Bahamas, Tiffany Smith McGeachy of Orlando, Florida, Elaine Smith and Pricilla Fowler of Freeport, Grand, Bahama. Cousins: The Nixons: Trudy, Patrice, Veronica, Glen, Olrise, Junior, Jenny, and Cadella; Levenia Grant (Chinchie); The Smiths: Kimyllie, Crystal Smith, Tellisha, Timia, Quincy, Sharmaine, Austin, Sean, William, Lyndon, Marvin, and Dwight; The Fowlers: Curtis, Calvin, Indianna, Tyrone, Wayde, Hugh, Lucius, Ashton, Jr., Byron, Jerma, Cordy Dean, Duan, Kara and Monique; The Benebys: Elumae, Kevamae, Floramae, Lana, Tyronne, and Troy; Keno Hanna; The Wilsons: Kirklyn and Jammal; Abraham McGeachy; The Greens: Arianna and Arlia; Berinita and James Oliver & Family, and Virgie Capron & Family. Numerous Relatives & Friends: Otto Sieberg & Family; The Gospel Pray
Band Church of Jesus Christ; Sister Ann& Family; Frederica Brown & Family; Evangelist Mother Edith Anderson; Mickale Linton; Keniqua Clark; Paulamae, Helena, Emma & Family; The Baillou Family; William Butler & Family; The Sands Family;The Nixon, Moultrie, and Thompson Families from Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera, Bahamas; The Deveaux Family; The Rolle Family; The Clarke Family; The Curtis & Smith Families from Exuma, Bahamas; The Hanna Family from Acklins, Bahamas; Alvetha Black & Family; Melcine Dorsett & Family; and the entire family of love ones from Mastic Point Andros, Bahamas.
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 10:00 a.m. until service time.
a resident of Bamboo Crest, Garden Hills #1, died at PMH on Friday, May 5, 2023.
She is survived by her father: Dwayne Johnson; 1 daughter: Tania Williams; 1 son: Trevon Miller; 1 brother: Demetrius Jonson; 7 sisters: Shareka Alleyne, Kentrell Kemp, Tramaine Curry, Tenaj Alleyne, Euralee Johbnson, Dwaynell Richards & Shannise Adderley; aunts: Cheryl (Anthony) Maycock, Portia Dean; uncle: Sterling, Ricardo, Brian & Anthony Johnson; numerous nieces & nephews & a host of other relatives & friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
a resident of #33 Bell Dock Ave., died in Florida on Monday, May 1, 2023.
He is survived by his mother: Francase MartinElvies; father: Jason S. Johnson; stepfather: Const. Carlos Elvies; grandparents: Kathleen Elizabeth Johnson, Willamae Martin, Rev. Alphonso & Dec. Patricia Newry; sisters: Jannel Johnson, Carlia & Carissa Elvies; stepsister: Hope Curry; brother: Gianni; stepbrother: Carlos Elvies Jr.; numerous aunts, uncles & a host of other relatives & friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Melvern Road, Yellow Elder Gardens died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, May 9th, 2023.
of Parkers Street off Meadows Street died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023.
He is survived by his wife: Merle Ingraham; mother: Iris Ingraham; step daughter: Carla Grey; step son: Walter Grey; 1 sister: Iris Deton; 2 brothers: Philip Ingraham and Enoch Ingraham; uncles: Rodger Demeritte and Darville Demeritte; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
She is survived by her father: Andrew Major Sr.; 4 sons; 2 daughter; 2 sisters; 1 brother; special friend: Trevor Lockhart; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
a resident of Coco Plum Street, died on Tueday, 9th May, 2023 at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
He is survived by his wife: Gloria Rolle; 2 sons: Charles Rolle Jr., Prince Rolle; 3 daughters: Charlene, Shakera, Shaneka Rolle; 1 brother: Godfrey Rolle; 5 sisters: Cynthia Rolle, Iva Weise Edwards, Patsy Rahming, Marina Adderley, Denzela Sands; 9 grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends
Funeral arrangements to be announced at a later date.
of Fox Hill, died in Nashville, Tennessee on the Monday, 1st May, 2023.
He is survived by his father: Marco Neely Sr.; mother: Nola McKenzie; sister: Angel Neely; brother: Ta’mari Lockhart; grandmother: Linda Palmer; grandfathers: Sheldon McKenzie, Randolph Neely and other relatives and friends.
Funeral arrangements to be announced at a later date.
Forever (BSFF) organisation is inviting stakeholders and concerned citizens to participate in its upcoming conference that aims to cultivate, strong healthy families.
The first ‘Happy Family Focus Celebration’ oneday conference will be held on May 25 at SuperClub Breezes and will strive to give insights into how to support the crucial framework for substantial and sustainable progress and development of the Bahamian family.
The “exciting landmark conference will inform organisational framework on capitalisation of the family,” said organizers.
It will also feature engaging dialogues on the Bahamas; Road to 50 and Beyond, Path to UN’s International Day of Families 30th anniversary (2024), mega trends and the family’s role in transforming socio-economic/ cultural crisis.
The event will feature various speakers who will highlight why happiness is crucial to the family. They include Pastor Dave Burrows,
Barrington Brennen, (marriage and family therapist) Timothy Rarick (marriage and family professor from Idaho), and N Lyric Knowles, director of Academic Affairs at Genesis Academy and Cheryl Walkine-Alexandra, founder of Marriage Children Family Alliance Movement (McFAM) and BSFF.
Bahamas Strong Families Forever is a social enterprise/nonprofit organisation that was started by Cheryl Walkine-Alexandre in direct response to the devastating blow dealt by Hurricane Dorian and on its heels, the onslaught of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
And after navigating her own personal trials and tribulations, Mrs Walkine-Alexandre knew families would require special tools to heal and recover, just like she did.
This, she said, was particularly necessary for at-risk, vulnerable and low socio-economic status (SES) families, dysfunctional families, fatherless homes, and families with disabilities.
One of these tools to assist families comes in the form of the HAPPY (Harmonious, Abundant, Productive, Progressive and YESable) conference
to help families who may experiencing little hope.
“Families, the bedrock and fabric of our society, are in turmoil, suffering and must be supported intentionally in building capacity through family capital investment as they work toward greater selfsufficiency, resilience, sustainability, happiness, health, and Commonwealth. As we celebrate
survive and thrive in this post-COVID 19 era needs to be represented at this monumental nationally impactful conference.”
Mrs Walkine-Alexandre said she is calling on the partnership to continue to bring awareness of the importance of family as the Bahamas charts its future path.
the Bahamas’ 50th year of independence, Marriage Children Family Alliance Movement and Bahamas Strong Families Forever (BSFF) partners invite your participation/partnership in our scheduled events to celebrate and cultivate families on the Road to 50 and beyond,” she said.
“Every smart organisation which hopes to
“With your in-cash or in-kind financial support, our research-based collaborative family, community, and national strategies will make meaningful and measurable inroads to mitigating poverty, social dependence/ decay, reducing unhealthy attitudes, behaviors and the general sense of fear, anxiety, uncertainty, hopelessness, frustration, desperation, violence, abuse, misery and hurt being experienced, while celebrating families who have made and/or are being cultivated to make notable contributions to our economy and societal well-being,” she said.
“We cannot talk about independence until we talk about families. We need to look at the state of families to determine how our country has progressed. It is very important for us to look at this.”
Under the theme “Young women, the older women are waiting at the well”, the group will meet over the weekend of May 26-29.
The event’s co-host, Stacy Petty Rodgers, said while this is the first retreat of this kind, the event celebrated a virtual inaugural session in October 2021. But now it returns with an in-person retreat, which she will host alongside Vernona Gray Johnson.
Stacy, who is also the founder of the Glory Carrier’s for Christ Street Ministry, believes many young women of today need to be taught by older, godly women without being judged by them.
“It is the very first retreat of its kind being held in my home island of Eleuthera. We have a powerful team of praying, hard-working women working behind the scenes and at the forefront of putting this all together for the kingdom of God. We are so excited to watch everything fall into place,” she told Tribune Religion.
The support for the event from the business community in Eleuthera, she said, has been great.
“We are so humbled that God hand-picked us to carry out this assignment,” she said.
The retreat weekend kicks off with a welcome reception. Stacy said this will be fun-filled night. This will be followed the next day with an island-wide breakfast, free health checks, barbers offering free haircuts, softball games and giveaways that include clothing, water, fruit, towels, sheets and more.
“On the Saturday evening, we have a girls night talk under the stars, where we will talk and discuss intimate, life-changing topics. On Sunday, we have our time with God; a church service that will be held at Ebenezer Baptist church. At the service we will have a young speaker out of Bimini. On Monday, we close with an island tour where we will board a bus and visit historic sites of Eleuthera,” she said.
Stacy believes the retreat weekend will be beneficial for women looking to connect and share their experiences and knowledge with others, whether it be knowledge about business, the Bible, marriage or children.
“The feedback we’re looking for is: for those that are unsaved that attend to have a life-changing experience; for the saved, to bring spiritual restoration and rejuvenation, to gain a lifetime friend, prayer partner,” she said.
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In an effort to offer guidance to young Christian women to navigate the modern world, a group on Eleuthera will hosting a special retreat later this month.
UNDER the patronage of Dean Harry Bain, and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Independence of the Bahamas, the music department of Christ Church Cathedral presents the Clover High School Choraliers in a concert entitled “100 Voices in Song” this Saturday, May 13, at 12noon..
“In fact, there are 100 voices in the Clover High School Choraliers,” said Adrian Archer, director of music at the historic cathedral.
“We are happy to welcome Jay Forrest and his music programme to the Bahamas once again and we are thrilled that they will present this concert at our cathedral.”
Joining the 100 voices of young people from the Clover Hight School in Clover South Carolina will be the Highgrove Singers who will salute the 50th anniversary of the independence by singing works by E Clement Bethel. There will be a joint performance of “Pride In Our Native Land” from the opera “Our Boys” by Cleophas Adderley.
Admission to the concert is free.
(THE CONVERSATION) As we approach Mother’s Day, many groups will hold special events or services to celebrate the holiday. In the United States, Mother’s Day was originally founded in 1908 at Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in West Virginia and became a nationally recognised holiday in 1914. The mid-May date spread around the world, though many countries still maintain their own dates and traditions.
Religions around the world use these days to honour the importance of many kinds of nurturing, from traditional celebrations to events that honor modern parenting, infertility struggles or the pain of losing a child.
Motherhood and nurturing are not celebrated only on particular days, however. Many religions include goddess-centered traditions that embrace many forms of the divine feminine as central to their belief systems.
As a religious studies professor who travels with students around the world to explore different cultures and practices, I have often noticed the interest students have in the variety of goddess traditions we encounter.
Asian traditions
Guan Yin, who goes by many variations of her name, is revered as the goddess of compassion and mercy in several different Eastern traditions. Beginning –interestingly enough – as a male bodhisattva called
Avalokiteshvara, the goddess figure was adapted in many different cultures around the world. Called Kannon in Japan and Quan Am in Vietnam, she is frequently a focal point of temple worship and is also considered the guardian of sailors and a goddess of fertility.
One of the most wellknown goddesses in Hinduism, meanwhile, is perhaps the least understood from an outside perspective. Kali is often seen as a terrifying figure, depicted using multiple weapons and dressed in clothing of severed heads and arms. Yet Kali is also an important mother figure who channels her ferocity into the care and defense of all creation. As a manifestation of the primal force of Shakti, Kali is essentially all aspects of motherhood wrapped up into one, often simultaneously caring, loving and fierce.
The triple goddess
In Neopaganism, an umbrella term for a diverse group of new religious movements most popular in the United States, Australia and Europe, goddess figures also often play a primary role. Neopaganism’s various branches include Wicca and Hellenic reconstructionism, a religion that focuses on the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece.
Of primary importance for many Neopagans is the triple goddess, a figure who encompasses the three aspects of maiden, mother and crone. Sometimes these goddess figures are based on specific ancient deities, such as Persephone, Demeter
and Hekate, and sometimes they are worshipped more generally as representations of various phases of life.
More recently, many of these traditions are intentionally expanding to reject ideas of gender essentialism and embrace
a range of identities. For some Neopagans, exploring what femininity and masculinity signify in today’s society is an
important extension of religious belief and a way to include people who have felt rejected from other religious communities.
Beyond the goddess
Many other religions revere mother figures, even if they are not worshipped or considered goddesses. Khadija, the wife of the Prophet Muhammad and the first convert to Islam, is given the title “the Mother of Believers,” signifying her importance for the development of the religion. Devotion to Mary, mother of Jesus, has been common throughout the history of Christianity and remains popular today.
In Judaism, the idea of “Shekinah” has been influential in some feminist thought. Rather than representing a single woman or female figure, Shekinah is seen as the feminine aspect of the divine, a manifestation of God’s wisdom on Earth.
Nurturing and compassion are key concepts in a variety of religions, whether they are represented as specific goddess figures, archetypes of the feminine or new religious developments that embrace shifting ideas about gender. -
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Many have heard the expression “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” – in fact, a quick Google search turns up myriad websites offering wedding bands inscribed with the much-loved line.
But perhaps not all of the quotation’s admirers know that its origins lie in a biblical text: the Song of Songs, which has created difficulties for readers for 2,000 years.
Also known as the Song of Solomon or Canticle of Canticles, the Song of Songs stands out in the Bible because of its extensive and candid sexual content. It is a work of sensual lyric poetry that portrays scenes of actual and imagined trysts between the poem’s female protagonist and her lover.
Graphic descriptions of both male and female bodies pervade the work and are certainly titillating, even bordering on pornographic. Sensual metaphors such as “grazing among the lilies” and “drinking … from the juice of my pomegranates” suggest sexual practices that are anything but vanilla.
It’s not just the emphasis on sex that makes the text unusual. The Song of Songs is the only work in the Bible that focuses exclusively on humanto-human love, not human-to-divine – at least on the surface level of the poem.
Ancient Jews and Christians were troubled by the inclusion of such a graphic love poem in the biblical
canon and came up with their own ways to remedy the dilemma.
The Bible includes other references to sex – including graphic depictions of sexual violence.
And other books certainly contain depictions of human love, such as that of the patriarch Jacob, who laboured for 14 years to win his wife Rachel in the Book of Genesis.
But when other biblical books talk about love and marriage, they primarily use this language to depict God’s relationship with people – specifically, the people of Israel, who have a special covenant with him according to the Torah. In contrast, the Song of Songs may possibly allude to Israel’s
God only once, in chapter eight.
Yet ancient interpreters of the Song of Songs did not interpret this poetic work as a depiction of human-to-human love. In fact, while researching my book about early rabbinic interpretation of the Song of Songs, I noticed that no such interpretations – Jewish or Christian – survive from before the modern era.
Instead, the earlier commentators “reread” the Song of Songs exclusively as a portrayal of divine-to-human love, God’s relationship with a beloved individual or community.
Covenant with the divine Other scholars and I have argued that the earliest interpretations of the
God at Mt. Sinai, wandering in the desert for 40 years and finally entering the promised land.
with the female protagonist, and the divine with her male “beloved.”
Song of Songs appear in late first-century works, such as allusions in the Book of Revelation – the final book in the New Testament, which describes prophetic visions of Jesus’ second coming – and 4 Ezra, another apocalyptic work included in some versions of the Bible.
In the first few centuries, rabbis began to interpret the Song of Songs as part of their commentaries on the Pentateuch, the first section of the Hebrew Bible. The Pentateuch describes the creation of the world and includes stories about the Israelites’ ancestors and their epic journey from Egypt to Israel. Over the course of several books, the Pentateuch shows them fleeing slavery, receiving revelation from
These early rabbis envisioned that narrative as an extended, intimate story about God’s relationship with the people of Israel. And although they shied away from the more erotic dimensions of the Song of Songs, they used its language to depict God’s relationship with the people of Israel as more than a simple contractual arrangement. In my 2015 book, “My Perfect One,” I argued that the earliest rabbis characterized these bonds as deeply affectionate and marked by profound emotional commitment. For instance, in one passage, they interpret Song of Songs 2:6 – “His left hand was under my head, and his right hand embraced me” – as describing God’s embrace of Israel at Mt Sinai.
A lover’s yearning
In a similar fashion, Christian scholars avoided the carnal dimensions of this poetic work. Rather than seeing the Song of Songs as a statement of God’s love for Israel, early Christians understood it as an allegory of Christ’s love for his “bride,” the church.
Other allegorical readings have also emerged throughout history.
Origen, for instance, a third-century Christian writer, proposed that the Song of Songs could be interpreted as the soul’s yearning for God. Similar to other interpreters, Origen associated the soul
Another Christian approach to the Song of Songs was that the poem described God’s loving relationship with Jesus’ mother, Mary.
These diverse interpretations may also have influenced medieval Jewish mystics. In Judaism, the divine presence or “Shekinah” is often thought of as feminine – an idea that became important to these mystics, who relied on the Song of Songs to describe the Shekinah.
In the modern period, even more understandings of the poem have emerged, including some about human-to-human love. For instance, feminist readings have highlighted the female character’s power, autonomy and sensuality. Conservative Christians, meanwhile, often approach the poem as an ideal expression of acceptable love between a husband and wife.
From the first few centuries up to today, these many meanings highlight readers’ creativity – and the evocative power of the Song of Songs’ poetic language. -
