03142024 OBITUARIES

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Death Notice for

a resident of Pinewood Gardens, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday 6th March 2024.

He is survived by his, Wife: Lillian M. Newbold; One (1) Daughter: Faecetta Newbold; Four (4) Sons: Carl Jr., Patrick, Tyrone and Marco Newbold; Two (2) Sisters: Agnes Barr and Lillian G. Newbold; One (1) Brother: Jonathan Newbold; Numerous Grand, Great Grand, Great-Great Grandchildren and other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Death Notice For

Nadine Renita Clarke, 49

a resident of Lumumba Road, Kool Acres, passed away at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, March 6, 2024.

Left to cherish her precious memories are her daughter: D’Janae Clarke; father: Wakley Clarke; sisters: Eleanor Clarke; Elder Clara McPhee and Jane Knowles; brothers: George and Raymond Clarke; brother-in-law: Wendell Knowles; nieces: Joyann and Gerona McPhee; Samantha and Sheniqua Carey; nephews: Giovanni Clarke; Jamaal and Jonathan McPhee; Samuel and Jermaine Carey; grandnephews: Jadyn McPhee; Xavier and Deangelo Turnquest Jr.; aunts: Dorothy and Deloris Johnson; Naomi Rolle; Ruth Archer; Valcina Brown; Esthermae, Ulean and Shirley Clarke; uncles: Charles Johnson; Rollin, Prince and Andrew Clarke and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Death Notice For

Phillippia Elvira Morley, 71 affectionately called “Shabba Mommy”

a resident of Nassau Village, passed peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.

She is survived by her grandchildren: Quintero, Darika, Dantae, Darnisha, Darryo, Darenicka, Darryell, Claudesha, Kevin, Mark and Richard Jr; great grandchildren: Adarryll, Antonia, Prestinique and Darion; daughter: Monique; sister: Nicki; brother: William; special friend: Anthony and a host of other relatives and friends.

The funeral service is scheduled for Friday, March 22, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Anglican Church, Petersfield Road, Highbury Park.

Funeral Service for LOVELY EDITH ROLLE, 95

of Charles Vincent Street, off Robinson Road and formerly of Barraterre, Exuma, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, 23rd February, 2024, will be held at First Baptist Church, Market Street, on Saturday, 16th March, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Diana Francis assisted. By Rev. Wilkinson Francis and Rev. Betty Turnquest will officiate. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum, John F. Kennedy Drive & Gladstone Road.

Her memory will forever linger in the hearts of her loved ones, Sons: Bertram (Elizabeth) Wright of Huntsville, Alabama, Craig (Kathy) Rolle of New Jersey, Frederick (Levinia) Rolle, Micheal Rolle, and Avard (Daphne) Rolle; Daughters: Maggie Rolle, Bernice Wilson, Susan Edgecombe, and Edith (S. Mark) Bethel; Stepdaughters: Margueritta (Keith) Humes and Angela (Frankie) Pinder; Adopted Daughters: June Lees, Brendalee Adderley, Linda Burrows, Oletta Thomas and Shelia Deveaux; Grandchildren: Donnalee (Kevin) Hamilton, Letoya (Zhevago) Pitter, Van-Arc, Georgia, Cheddy & Khan Wright, Nadine, Jamal (Numa) Shaniqua, Craig Jr., Olston & Aiden Rolle, Shamara, Fredequa, Fredrick Jr. (Edeisha) Rolle & Jamine Daley, Alexis McIntosh, Shantell Outten, Edwardo & Shatara Wilson and Talice (Benoit) Brown, Cecil Jr. & Cedesha Edgecombe, Sinead & Sheddena Bethel, Cynthyche Rolle & Antwan (Elaine) Hepburn, Avard Jr., Avanique & Deja Rolle & Kenneth Farquharson; Great-grandchildren: Omarinique & Alliah Skippings & Kattelaya Hamilton, Corey, Lyndera & Cody Pitter, Jeremi, T.J., Benjamin & Malachi, Dequan, Delvon, Trinity, Dylan, Dowson, Cruz, Dathan, Shakera & Aniyah, Jhena, Logan, Shawntavio, Edwanique, Donovan Jr., Taylah, Skylarr, Xavier, A’laya, Mya, Shaniah, Jeremiah, Aniah, Laylah and Armani; Great Great-Grandchild: Dah’meir Reid; Nephews: Bishop Donnie Storr, Harvey Davis & Allen Wallace; Nieces: Viola Roberts, Loranda Lloyd, Mythlyn Storr, Coralee Davis, Harriet & Ophelia Wallace; Grandnieces & nephews: Dena Ingraham, Theresa Major, Marsha McCartney & Cleta Roberts, Nadene Higgs and family, Alfreda Gardiner, Katrina & The Entire

Lloyds & Storr family, Maureen Rolle Cartwright, and the entire Rolle & Davis Family; Beloved Family & Friends: The Lees & Bennons Family, Barbara Forbes, Cheryl Gibson, Ian Bethel & Matthew Brennen, Dr. Shanygne Swann & The Lynes Family, The Braynen Family, Joey & Family, The Charles Vincent St. Clan, Beneby Way Community, Cyprus Court Community, The Bradley Street Family, Bahamas First General, BFG Underwritering Department, Lands and Survey, Margaritaville, Bahamar – Grand Hyatt, The Atlantis Resort, Customers of Maggie’s Creations, Ministry of Tourism, Anesthesia Associate, Ricky, Stephen, Jestina Rigby and family, Mrs. Roseann & Barbara Bastian & Family, Sally Patton, Kevamae Kemp Davis, Valarie Barr, The Barraterre Development Association and the entire Barratarre community. Please forgive us if your name(s) were unintentionally omitted. We thank you for your love and support during this difficult time.

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

Death Notice for AREONA MAE OWENS, 87

of Mount Pleasant Village and formerly of Mangrove Cay, Andros, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, 2nd March, 2024.

She is survived by her, three (3) Sons: Leon Evans, Eardley & Kennedy Butcher; four (4) Daughters: Idelle Lafleur, Marilyn Butcher, Terry Miller and Lynda Owens-Ferguson; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Services for TERESITA ELAINE DARVILLE, 63

of Hamwell Street, Johnson Road, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, 9th March, 2024, will be held at Calvary Bible Church, Collins Avenue on Friday, 15th March, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Rob Elliott and Pastor Anthone Wallace will officiate. Cremation was held

She is pre-deceased by her, Husband: Philip Darville.

Terry is survived by her, three children: Chantel Graham, Amanda Darville, and Samantha Darville; Grandchildren: Leigha and Elaina “Laney Graham”, Autumn Watson, Carlysa Evans, Nathan Roberts and Kwsaind “KJ” Turnquest. Sisters: Wendie Orlander and Joyce Petrina. Brothers: Randy Varga and Charles Varga. Sisters-in-law: Marsha Sands, Erin Varga, Katrina Darville, and Debra Wale. Brothers-in-law: Craig Sands, Jim Petrina, and Carl Wale. Nephews: Nikio Orlander, Anthony Petrina, Travis Varga, Tony Varga, Adam Huyler, Jason Knowles, Armand Carlos, Steven Darville, Jr., Joseph Darville, Michael Darville, and Adam Edwards; Nieces: Janelle Miller, Stephanie Miller, Jordan Varga, Oliva Cancino, and Katherine Darville; Nieces-inlaw: Robin Petrina, Hilda Carlos Abigail Knowles, and Natalia Edwards; Nephew-in-law: Brent Hoffman and Jonathan Cancino; and a host of other relatives and friends.

There will be NO VIEWING. Pre-cremation.

CHRISTINA CAMILLE CARTWRIGHT, 58

of Coral Lakes, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday, 11th March, 2024, will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Thursday, 21st March, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Father Anselm Russell will officiate. Cremation was held.

Christina is predeceased by her father: Anthony Farrington; brother: Christopher Farrington; father-in-law: Charles Cartwright; brother-in-law: Clifford Cartwright, and sister- in-law: Marlene Key.

She is survived by her, husband: Brian Cartwright; daughters: Kristy and Samantha Cartwright; son: Logan Cartwright; mother: Madeline Farrington; mother-in-law: Yvonne Cartwright, sister: Gail Cartwright (Bobby); brother: Mark Farrington (Clare), sister-in-law: Julie Farrington; brother-in-law: Elvis Key; four nieces: Melanie Obregon (Darren), Kelsi Farrington, Grace Farrington, Jessica Cartwright; seven nephews: Bobby (Kasha) Cartwright, David and Mikey (Lisa) Farrington, Marcus (Krystal) and William Farrington, Aaron Key and Tevin (Clarissa) Cartwright; three grand-nieces: Lauren and Megan Obregon, Mila Farrington; two grand-nephews: Jacob Cartwright, Carter Farrington; and a host of other relatives and friends

There will be NO VIEWING. Pre-Cremation

Death Notice for ANDREW SMITH, 77

of #21 Ferguson Way, off Marathon Road, died at his residence on Thursday, 7th March, 2024.

He is survived by his, Wife: Lauretta Smith; five (5) Sons: Carlton (Anishka), Dwayne (Andrea), Anton G. (Shenique), Anwar J. and Andrew C. Smith; one (1) Sister: Naomi SmithAdderley; Grandchildren: Christia, Carmica, Carnesha, Cahlea, Carlton Jr., Cartel, Courtney, Carson, Carter, Daevonya, Dwayne Jr., Donavan, Deandrea, Grace and Amira Smith and Zoey Foster; Great-grandchildren: Demetrius, Cartiva, Daniel, Ryan, Carmen and Patrick Smith, Claudina Pinder, Latarana and Logan Basden; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service for

VIRGINIA CHARLTON, 72

of Mathew Town Inagua, Nassau, Bahamas, will be held on Saturday March 16th, 2024, at 1:00 pm at The Remnant Tabernacle of Praise, Carmichael & Golden Isle Roads, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas. Officiant will be held by Pastor Bruce Davis, Assisted by other members of the gospel. Cremation will follow.

She is predeceased by her, Daughter: Simone Hamilton (Royal Hamilton III).

She is survived by her, devoted husband of 18 years Rudolph Charlton; Daughters: Leann Bailey (Clifton Bailey), Tabatha Porter, Hyacinth Smith; Adopted Son (and Godson): Bradston Knowles. Adopted Daughters: Joanne Williams, Leah Tonia Ferguson, Dr. Juana Rodgers. Sister: Maryann Greene. Brothers: Felix “Bookie”, Richard (Theresa), John “Johnny”, Anthony (Dianne) Darville, Rueben Knowles (Adopted Brother). Grandchildren: Royelle Hamilton, Royal Hamilton Iv, Glenda Saunders, Rochea Hamilton, Jasmine Bailey, Ian Porter Jr.; Great-Grand: Reign Hamilton. Aunt: Catherine Knowles. In-Laws: Leeland Charlton, Sheila Sands, Marjorie Seymour, Carolyn Capron, Sharline Charlton. Nieces: Katrina, Shanell, Shavana, Victoria, Samantha, Peaches, Tanya, Shavaughn, Glenis, Bianca, Victoria, Daphne, Ravin, Victoria, Carlesha, Aaliyah. Nephews: Earl, Latario, Rodney, Mark, Simeon, Kenneth, Desmond, Dario, Chapell, Bertram, Antoine, Bertram Jr., Darren, John-Willis, De’vante, Glen, Richard Jr., Marcus, Shavargo. A host of other family members to numerous to mention individually by name but you were all special to her, other relatives and special friends: The Knowles Family, Doris Lee (Best Friend), Margaret Rodgers, Community of Matthew Town Inagua, St. Philips Anglican Church and Fr. Dwight Bowe, Jay Mullings & Family, Senator Darren Hendfield, Hon. Jomo Campbell M.P., Sen. Quinton Lightbourne, The Ferguson Family, Aquinas Class of 1994, The Hamilton Family, Lester & Lettiann Brown and Family, The Mcintosh Family, The Family of The Late Leon Griffin, Patrice Watson, Melanie Hamilton, Jennifer Rahming, Curtis Cox, Harrold Gray, Tom and Lionel Daxon, Sandradee Gordon and Family. Special Thanks: Dr. Frederick Smith, The Nurses and Doctors of Private Surgical Ward of PMH, Pastor Bruce And Sheniqua Davis and The New Birth Church Family Cecily Stuart Pharmacist, Nadia Storr, Adrian Dean, Arch-Deacon James Palacious, Carline Blucher, Tai Mackey, Chanel Ferguson, Raquel Hyler, Antionne Johnson and Family.

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 “Delsworth Curry Memorial Suite” at Amethyst Memorial, #534 East Street South (opposite Fresh Auto Car Lot) on Friday, March 15th, 2024, from 11:00a.m to 6:00p.m.

Funeral Service For

Wilfred Kendric Oliver, 50

affectionately called “Uncle Bill” “Bubba”

a resident of Mastic Point, Andros and formerly of Harbour Island, Eleuthera, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, February 18th, 2024 will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 16th, 2024 at St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church Mastic Point Andros. Father Bryton Ward will officiate. Interment will follow in the Public Cemetery, Mastic Point Andros.

Wilfred was predeceased in death by his parents: Sydney Oliver, Annie Oliver; sisters: Viola, Dianna & Ida Victoria Oliver; sister-in-law: Healius Oliver.

Precious memories are held by his wife: Suzanne Oliver; adopted parents: Christine and Randell Johnson; brothers: Joseph Oliver, Jason Oliver, Sidney Oliver, Gregston Oliver; sisters: Iris (Samuel) Lewis, Jestina (Don) Mackey, Remilda Oliver, Marilyn Oliver and Debran Gibson, Tina Saunders; daughters: Shaniqua Oliver, Savannah Oliver, Sa’de Oliver; adopted daughters: Courtney Ross, Maquel Sturrup; adopted sisters: Sally Rolle, Opal Johnson, Vanessa Rolle, Ericka Bain, Marissa Winder, Ericka Cleare Eleanor Bowleg, Patricia Woodside, Kimberley Seymour, Cora Saunders, Kayla Davis Dean, Lucy Butler, Ivy Cleare, Felicia Higgs, Elizabeth Saunders, Tina Neely; adopted brothers: Magolda Higgs, Larry Winder, Stuart Cleare, Otis Johnson, Christopher Barry, Rhohan Cleare, Marc Anthony, Guston (Gusty) Lewis, Eddie Major; aunts: Venus & Harriet Martin, Althia Oliver, Marina Oliver, Drita Oliver; uncles: Sony Martin, Joseph Oliver, Joseph Saunders; sisters-in-law: Carol Woods Davis, Kathy Davis, Blaire Stuart, Janette Burrows, Clarissa Miller, Pamela Davis, Christina Davis, Leanthia Knowles, Pattie Hepburn William, Vanessa Davis, Erica Davis, Natasha Davis, Nikita Davis, Nikky Davis, Mykell Oliver; brothers-in-law: Douglas Sawyer, Andrew (Ishlaneka) Sawyer, Don Mackey, Samuel Lewis, Corey Davis, Jerome Davis, Family, Donavan Hall, Dale & Phillip Hepburn, Shane, Gerald, Travis, Terrell, Kirkland Davis, Kendrick Brown; nieces & nephews: Lathecia Young, Alexandria (Bernard) Winder, Jasmine (Sydney) Curtis, Cadence, Joseph (Lenricka) Oliver, Samuel Lewis Jr., Johnell Grant, Donique Mackey, Michael Oliver, Rodrico Oliver Anthony (Janay) Oliver, Nicole Sawyer, Dashawn Saunders, Roy Woodside, Meoche Oliver, Cindy Oliver, Sidney, Geveno Oliver, Tenno Oliver, Lesly Oliver; grand nieces/nephews: Nyoche, Mikaylah, Michael Oliver Jr., Devon Sawyer III, Amir, Omega & Jah Oliver, Jayden and Jaylyn Young, Alexion, Judah & Joshua Oliver, Alaina Adderley; godmother: Helen Reckley; godchildren: Acia Bullard, Rio Saunders, Lamanda and Lathorio Winder, Tameka and Tyica Higgs; and a host of other Relatives & Friends including: Tim and Jeff Blything, David Sklar, Ryan Neely, Mike Rice, Violet Akinson, Patrice and Eric Baldwin, Latoya Cleare and family, Lydia Durham and family, Maurice Percentie, La’Sean Rolle, Lavardo Martin, Mrs. Ethrill Canter and Family, Angelica Higgs, Family of the late Kenneth and Dora Oliver, Althea Oliver and Family, Rev Joseph and Ethel Oliver and Family, Stephanie Martin, Vernell Bowe, Thelma (Oscar) Rolle, Bernadette, Patrona, Theophilus Jr., Denver,

Lavon, Benjamin, Curtis, Rufus, Eddyfloyd, Leon, Brunell, Dorothy, Shyuann, Veronique Martin, Pauline Munroe, Loralee Major, Odia Pennerman, Donald, Rosalee, Lash, Kendal, Sandra, Andrew Fowler and Family, Agatha, Clever, Spurgeon, Marvin, Lorraine, Cheryl Martin, Diane, William Jr., Latisha, LuAnn; Jeffrey Martin, Vanessa (Alex), Jennifer Roberts, Thereseo (Kirkwood) Dean, Chadeverette (Erica) Martin, Sonny Jr. (Louise) Martin, Holly, Pamela, Valderine, Wilamae, Jenevie, Michael Martin, Angelica Higgs, Alphamie, Calvin, Avernelle, Malvin Rolle, Anniska (David) Roberts, Jade, McKenzie, Kishgia Walkine, Krishna Bowe, Curtis Martin Jr., Jarrette Roberts, Josephine, Santasha, Toniquea, Tameka, Crystal Bowe, Lavardo Martin, Clydeana, Frisco, Byron, Isaac, Precious, Renaldo, Shanrick and Venus, Sharon, Mildred, Tasha, & Family of the late Rebecca Oliver, Sabrina, Judy, Steven & Family of the late Iris Munnings, Jena, Johjane, Jecholiah and Jonell Braynen, Marina Oliver & Family, Ernest, Karen, Paulette Munnings & family of the Late Evonne Oliver/ Martin, Reginald and Shirley Ferguson & Family, Annamae, Ruthmae, Reo, Rico, Sharea, Lashema, Nadia, Avery (Coffee), Charlene, Helen, Ophelia, Roselda Rolle, Dervin, Donnamae & Marge Leslie and Laurell Clear, Pickstock and Family, Kenra McQueen & Family, Mrs. Irma Colebrooke & Family, Doris Tinker & Family, Mary Bowleg & Family, Harvey & Roselda Woodside & Family, Pastor Caleb Evans & Family, Pearl Lewis & Family, Pauline Saunders & Family, Larry Winder & Family, Luanne Saunders and Family, Ms. Jeslie Mackey & Family, Veronica Munnings & Family, Barbara Munnings & Family, Ulric Woodside & Family, the Newton Family, Ms. Zoey Major and family, Alma Roberts and family, Ronnette Roberts, Dell Sawyer and Family, Betsy Coleby and family Pauline Saunders and family, Bryan & Faye Sawyer, Stuart & Ivy Cleare, Ms. Simone Davis, Mrs. Margaret Grant and Family, The Gaitor Family, The Pickstock Family, Erma Colebrooke Family of Mastic Point, Gregory Higgs and Family, The Storr Family, The Gibson Family, The Simms Family, Isadora Williams & Family, Annamae Saunders and Family, Ena Saunders and Family, Doris Minns and Family, Glenroy Arahna and Family, Andrew and Loretta Johnson and Family, Percival (Summer) Johnson and Family, Lillias Imlach and family, The Saunders Family, Kim, Oscar Jr. (Anne) Sawyer, Henry Sawyer Jr., Odinga Sawyer and Family, Deacon and Reverend Ellis and April Miller, The Cartwright family, Harvey Roberts and Family, Lashay Bullard and Family, Ulric and Naomi Woodside, Michael (Eloise) Knowles and family, Ashley Percentie and family, Marvin Higgs and family; our special thanks to: Father Bryton Ward and The Family of St. John’s Anglican Parish of Harbour Island, Commissioner of Harbour Island Mr. Stephen Wilson, Member of Parliament for North Eleuthera Hon Sylvanus E. C Petty Jr. and Former Member of Parliament for North Eleuthera Hon. Mr. Howard Rickey Mackey and Family. Dr. Leonardo Culmer, Dr. Bethel, Dr. Anishka Rolle, Nurse Burrows, Banzulla, Nurse Pinder, Nurse Singh Councillor Jamal Brown, Chief Councillor Terrance Davis, Asa Brown, Breon Neely, Cletis Dean & the entire staff of the Harbour Island Clinic, Nurse Duncombe, Dr. James, Dr. DuVaughan Curling, Dr. Eugene Smith, Nurse Arjay Santana, Nurse Tanage Nicolls, Nurse Rolle & the entire staff of Doctors Hospital & Princess Margaret Hospital, Brent Albury & Family, Juanita Percentie & Family, Ben Simmons, Warren Johnson & Family, The Northern Star Burial Society Family, the entire staff of Star Island, the entire Harbour Island and North and South Mastic Point Communities and a host of other relative and friends too numerous to mention.

If by chance we the family, have failed to mention a family member, friend or anyone that showed Wilfred an act of kindness please forgive us and continue to pray for us during our time of bereavement.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at THE CHAPEL OF MEMORIES THE NEW COMMONWEALTH FUNERAL HOME INDEPENDENCE DRIVE on (TODAY) Thursday from 3:00-7:00 p.m. and at the church Friday in Mastic Point from 6:00 p.m. to service time on Saturday.

Funeral Service For

Jimmy Wilson, 74 affectionately called “Stinger” “Captain Jimmy”

a resident of Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera, Bahamas and formerly of Port-auPrince, Haiti who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, February 18th, 2024 will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 16th, 2024 at Assemblies of God Church, Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera. Pastor Patrick Paul assisted by other Ministers will officiate. Interment will follow in the Public Cemetery, Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera.

Cherish memories are held by his four sons: Allen Wright, Jimmy Wilson, Timmothy Wilson, Benjamin Wilson (decease); four daughters: Helena Gibson, Stephanie Johnson, Margret Taylor, Erica Sands; one sister: Patrica Sands; 25 grandchildren: Allena, Allen Jr. Cornelle, Sharvado, Shawn, Lernardo, Timmesha, Koi, Elgina, Elgin Jr., Javin, Derrick, Bradley, Tiffany, Brittne, Glenroy Jr., Max, Miles, Glendera, Erica, Clydeisha, Javardo, Kayshonna, Lavender Sands and Clyde Jr.; seven great grandchildren, 42 nieces and nephews: James Spence, Roslyn, Rosanna, Catherine, Linda and Theodora Parker, Veronica and Jephthah Rahming, Albert Jr., Antonio and William Cash, Nikita Austin, Corey, Gilbert Gibson, Lewis Smith, Alonzo Johnson, Ambrosine, Nelson Jr., Catherine, Nicole Sweeting, Kensington Sands, Garth, Marcus, Hugh and Steven-Sands, George III, Allan Sweeting, Jonathan Granville, Thomas, Barthomeleow, Simon, Ezra Mackey, Helena Strachan, Bernice, Helen Miller, Magdalene Mills, Shanique Curtis, Natasha Rolle, Lamont and Nathan Sweeting; three sons-in-law: Elgin Sr. Gibson, Glenroy Taylor, Allan Johnson Sr.; two daughters-in-law: Claudia Wilson and Shera Wright; sister-in-law: Patrica Sands and Nathalie Sweeting; four sisters-in-law: Ellen Mackey, Rosanna Cash, Geraldine Sweeting and Veronica Ferguson; six brothers-in-law: George, Austin, Rev. Ernest Sweeting, Nelson, David Ferguson and Jonathan Mackey; other relatives and friends and include: Walter Delancy, Eddison Thompson, Ganell, Doris from Miami Florida, Kenneth Sweeting and Family, Roscoe Thompson and family, The Symonette Family, the Gibson Family, The Brown Family, The Nixon family, The Anglican Church Family, Voice of Deliverance Church, the entire community of Wemyss Bight, Water Ford and Rock Sound Eleuthera, Members of the Assemblies of God Church, Staff of Rock Sound and Wemyss Bight Clinics, Atlantis Banquet Department, The Sands Family, the Johnson Family, The community of Edgar Close (Nassau), John Millers community, Doris Gardener and family, Shelia Johnson and family, the communities of Green

Castle, Harbour Island and Deep Creek, Eleuthera and Atlantis Banqueting staff; special thanks to: Doctor Zenna (Friend), Doctor Sidney Smith, the staff and Nurses of Princess Margaret Hospital, Doctor Jenna Butler, Commonwealth Funeral Home & Staff.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at THE CHAPEL OF MEMORIES THE NEW COMMONWEALTH FUNERAL HOME, INDEPENDENCE DRIVE on (TODAY) Thursday from 3:00-7:00 p.m. and at the church in Wemyss Bight on Friday from 7:30 p.m. to service time on Saturday.

Death Notice For Keith Kareem Gilbert, 44

a resident of Rock Crusher Road and formerly of Lower Bogue Eleuthera died at the Princess Margaret Hospital

Friday March 8, 2024

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

Death Notice For Desiree Gibson, 37 affectionately called “Desi”

a resident of Collins Avenue, who died on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

Desiree was predeceased by her parents: Helen Johnson and Cyril Gibson; son: Alexander Gibson Bethel.

Precious memories will linger in hearts of her son: Brendon Meadow; three sisters: Princess Sears, Joan and Gina Gibson; six brothers: Fredrick Moss, Jermaine Gibson, Marvin and Steven Gibson, Ashton Thompson, and Brent Gibson; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other relatives.

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

Memorial Service For Death Notice For

Hiram Rolle, 86

a resident of #111 Seymour Drive, Regency Park, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas and formerly of Bimini will be held at 11:00a.m. on Saturday, 16th March 2024 at Mount Zion Baptist Church, Bimini, Bahamas. Offciating will be Rev Joel J. Rolle assisted by Rev Oriel Rolle and Rev John Sanders.

Left to cherish his fond memories are his children: Chett Rolle, Junior Hinzey, Patrenda, Jade, Hyram and Naria Rolle; grandchildren: Chett Jr., Remington, Ricardo and Kino Rolle, Adeva, Derrick, Dericka, Jade Jr., Tatianna, Sintra, Amaya, Theshera (Monty), Dianti, Destiny, Hyram, Basil, Nikkito (Jasmine), Ka’le N’dia, Deante, Monte, Alleyda, Amancia; great grandchildren: Parker Brett, Payton, Lenox, Rickeno, Danae, Toryn, Gia, Elijah, Amari, Keith Jr., Lexus, Royality, Ben, Devon Jr., Deston, Chardonnay, Nalana, Ka’el, Ka’la; adopted brothers: Elmore Rolle, Woodrow, Joemond and Rayfeld Jones; other relatives and friends including: Stanley, Stephen, James, Lynden, George Weech, William Butler, Lorenzo Saunders, Lionel Rolle, Raymond Sherman, Randy Rolle, Paul Duncombe, Corey Pritchard, Nilda Rolle, Robert Saunders, Sherrick Ellis, Oral Ellis and the Entire Community of Bimini.

Relatives and friends can sign the book of condolences at the church on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. until service time.

a resident of, #13 Pod Road, New Providnce, Bahamas died on Saturday, March 9th, 2024.

She is survived by her husband: Anthony “Andy” Gomez; children: Dorothea Gomez, Sharryl Gomez-Smith, Lisa Gomez, Monique Gomez, Tiffany (Gerad) Moxey and Mark (Jayme) Gomez; grandchildren: Gia Alexander, Eltone Smith, Alicia Cantrell, Deaja Dunbar, Troy and Gandhi Moxey, Alea and Adyn Gomez and Darin Johnson; 3 sisters: Astrid Adderley, Pandora and Gaynor Johnson; 1 brother: Jonathan Johnson and other relatives and friends.

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

Joan Louise Gomez, 82

Funeral Service For

Earlin Albert Rolle, 81

affectionately called “Bulla” “Taxi 708”

of Wosley Lane off Carmichael Road and formerly of The Bluff, South Andros who died on Sunday, March 3, 2024 will be held on Sunday, March 17, 2024, 11:00am at Hillview Seventh Day Adventist Church, Tonique Darling Highway. Offciating will be Pastor Eric D. Clarke assisted by Pastor Leonardo Rahming, Pastor Dr. Henry R. Moncur and Other Ministers. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens, John F. Kennedy Drive.

Left to cherish his memories are his devoted wife: Gwendolyn Louise; 4 sons: Terrance (Bernadette), Adrian, Owen (Arlene) Rolle, and Antone “Troy” Knowles; daughter: Roxanne (Ryan) Strachan; grandchildren: Terri “Charis,” Adrianna, Davian and Aden Rolle; Ryann and Rayne Strachan; Tristian, Brendea and Kaiden Knowles, Ziontae Deveaux; brothers: Arlington, Cordnell, Zebedee and ASP Anthram Rolle (retired); sister: Elizabeth Rolle; brothers-in-law: Rev. Moses Ferguson, Charles Johnson, Lenwood, Dr. Kirkland (Pearl) and Leslie Lopez and Simeon Thompson Sr.; sisters-in-law: Mella, Zovier and Angella Rolle, Naomi (Henry) Moncur, Loretta Joseph, Violet Major, Angela Campbell, Kerline Rahming; numerous nieces & nephews including: Cherene & Maganna Smith, Patricia & Reginald Williams, Hilderine & Richard Wright, Kizzie & Niquille Brown, Carmel & Andrew Rolle. Hermia & Yorick Sands (Raleigh NC), Christa & Kendal Williamson, Prenell & Freddie Evans, Melony & Acuna Sanchez, Mordina Ferguson, Nicola & Adrian Adderley, Zesarae Bodie (Charleston SC), Desrean Rolle (Canada), Linda Rolle, Denise & Trevor Austin, Sophia & Robert Marshall (Florida), Shantell Rolle, Verneka & Robert Taylor (Canada), Maria & Morazan Zuniga, Pastor-Elect Janet & Derick Burrows, Mageretta & Herbert Duncombe, Melony & Malary Greene, Allison, Maureen & Roschell Johnson, Rochelle & Ashley Sawyer, Denise Carey, Kaynell Williams, Arizona Rolle, Superintendent/ Attorney Antania RolleTaylor, Samina Castillo, D/Sgt 3457 Corrianna Mitchell-Greene, Tezza and C/O Semone Thompson; Nephews: Pastor Fairdale & Retired Nurse Brendamae Smith, Lorando & Curissa Smith (Charlotte NC), Garvin & Rondell Smith, Kaden, Dwayne, Dave, Minister Norward & Judy Smith, Pastor Melkevia & Monique Ferguson (Bradenton, FL), Moses & Maria Vasquez-Ferguson (Costa Rica), Quinton (Charlotte NC), Al’Zebedee

& Vehavilyn Ferguson, Livingston, Maurice, Wayden, and Dr. Dennis Johnson (Connecticut), Dr. Haven & Debi Rolle (Florida), ASP Kenton (Retired) & Maria Rolle, Patrick Julian, Police Inspector Alfredo Rolle, Alvaughn & Sgt. Adorn Charlow. Simeon Thompson Jr, Giovanni Rolle, Allan, Alvin & Antonio Rolle; other relatives and friends including:Maxine Rolle, Bridgette Lamm, Pamela Neely, Ingrid & Debbie Storr, Donelle Symonette, Nurse Joycelyn Smith, Cathy Gibson, Kent & Linda Davis and Family, Mr. & Mrs. Errol Bethel (Imperial Park), The Knowles Family (Imperial Park), Mr. Ambrister & Family, Tamara, Hope & Joy Thomas, Ms. Genovia Florvil and Family, Everlie Roman & Family, Carolyn Gordon, Carla and Carlin Deveaux, The Midway & Carmichael Road Crew and other relartives and friends.

Viewing will be held in the Legacy Suite of Vaughn O. Jones Memorial Center, Mt. Royal Ave. and Talbot Street on Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and on Sunday at the Church from 10:00 am to service time.

Death Notice For Eunice Leverne

Rolle-McCartney, 63

of Redland Acres died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, March 9, 2024.

She is survived by her children: Anthony McCartney Sr., Jefferinique Meadows, Crystal and Stacy McCartney; daughter-in-law: Tamika McCartney; brothers: Anthony, Freeman and Bernard Rolle; aunts: Hortence Glinton and Geralene Rolle; grandchildren: Donnique and Angelique Mortimer, Sandrea McCartney, Rio and Ria Pratt, Daniel Arty, Troy McPhee, Omari, Anthony Jr., Salia and Vashtaeanna McCartney; great grandchild: Caleb Jospeh; numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends.

Funeral Service will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service for LESLIE BROWN, 75

of #30 Cedar Way, and formerly of Kemps Bay, Andros, who died on Friday, March 1st, 2024, will be held on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at Grove Temple Church of God, Coconut Grove. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Ronald Campbell, assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in the Southern Cemetery, Spikenard & Cowpen Roads.

He is survived by his, Children: Tamara, Elvis (Nancy) Brown, Nekiesha (Christopher) Morley & Ernie Horton; Step children: Cindy, Arnold & Fredrick Neely, Tamika (Kevin) Bowleg; Grandchildren: Tanisha, Jodel & Dashad Brown, Nakisa, NaChristian, Nakeison & Nakaya Morley, Clair (Nekero) Pratt, Tiaja, Chianna & Trevon Brown. Makai & Christian Horton, Selena, Don (Andia) Delancy, Tameko Williamson, Amanda, Fredeshia, Sean, April & Athias Neely, Chantal & Stephanie Bullard; Great Grandchildren: Nyla-Marie Pratt, Bernesha, Roxana & Roberto Horton; Sisters: Maureen Symonette, Arabella Johnson, Lucille & Esther Brown, Cleomie Anderson; Brothers: Simeon & James Brown; Sisters-in-law: Mildred, Estella, Sheila & Melvern Brown, Ellen Farrington; Brother-in-law: Glenroy Anderson Sr.; Nieces & Nephews: Desiree (Darin) Sympnette, Lorraine (Gregory) Williams, Joseph Symonette, Lorista, Pearl & Jason (Cindy) Johnson, Amiel Albury, Chino, Khino (Amanda), Ferguson and Lavell (LaQuinta) McKinney, Dawn (Marvin) Stuart, Cashmere Roker & Jiovanna Roberts, Glenroy Anderson Jr., Lloydesha, Shameka, Gabrielle, Hasstovia, Ashley, Shaniqua & Darius Brown, De’Anthia Smith, Gail Johnson, and Juanita (Torin) Williams of Sanford, Florida, Dawn (Rinaldo) Johnson, Ian (Latoya) & Valentino Brown, Sophia (Earl) Campbell, Nicole Duncombe, Jacqueline (Clyde) Symonette, Jamie (Lamont) Nesbitt and Semaj Brown, Darren (Kokeshi) Alexis (Garnal), Tiffany (Levan), Ryan, Alicia, and Marvin Brown. Jamaine Delancy and Gareth Smith, Henry, Theodore (Doreen), Reverend Dr. Ronald (Doreth), Reverend Jonathan (Dedra) Campbell. Vaneria Rolle, Valeria (Solomon) Cash, Altheameze (Roger) Josey, and Eureka (Jocelyn) Vixamar. Janet, Donna, and Samuel, Elizabeth (Roy) Rolle, Martha (Manfred) Forbes, Latoya Knowles, and Elon (Leah) Ferguson, Rosemary, Idel, Shantell, Granville, Frankie, and Harry Brown, Lavaughn Adderley, Alexandra, Alex, Charles Jr., Jevaughn; Cousins: Stanley Brown, Roberto Thurston & Maria Rox; Special Friends: Fredericka Neely, Rosemary Campbell, Alma Albury, Deborah Davis, Vandera Capron; and a Host of other Relatives and Friends Including: “Da Boys” - Cleveland (Karen) Goddard & Family, Dr. Drexel (Indy) Williams & Family, Charles Archer & Family, Emerson & Deangelo Adderley & Family, Cleavant Sweeting & Family, Snagga & Family, Phil

& Family, Mark & Leo Forbes, Barry Johnson & Family, George Jones & Family, Calvin Davis & Family, Inspector Tyrone Burrows & Family, Marvin Stubbs & Family, Dwayne Taylor & Family, Alric Dames & Family Ricardo Rahming & Family, Barry & Claudette Rolle, Chris Smith & Family, Dr. Danté Bazard & Family, Mary & Sergo Desir & Family, Norman Armaly & Family, Dwayne Swaby, Former Hospitality Members Association, Ministry of National Security, Bahamas Retina & Eye Care Services, The Atlantis Resort Family, The Lyford Cay Family, Chances, The Sunset Bar & Grill North Carolina, The Highway Church of God Family, Oaktree Medical Center Family; A Host of other Family and Friends too numerous to mention. Please accept the family’s apologies if your name was not printed. We hope that you can understand that in times like these, it is impossible to print everyone’s names.

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 Monday and again at the church from 10:00 a.m. to service time on Tuesday

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

Death Notice for LEA-ANNA G. SAUNDERS, 55

of Collins Drive, Faith Gardens, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday 11th March, 2024.

She is survived by her, Mother: Louise Saunders; Son: Quayton Ryhaime Saunders; Sisters: Celestine Curling and Dr. Shantell Saunders; Adopted Sisters: Clarissa Livingston and Pauline Williams; Brothers: Rev. Timothy Saunders, Troy, Paul, Mark, Matthew, Luke and John Saunders; Aunts: Sylvia Campbell, Idamae and Deborah Johnson, and Francis Thompson; Uncle: Leonard Johnson; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.

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

Funeral Service for KATHERINE JESSIE “Kathy” THOMPSON-SMITH, 71

of Adelaide Village, who died on Sunday, February 25th, 2024, will be held on Saturday, March 16th, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at St. James Anglican Church, Adelaide Village Officiating will be Rev. Fr. John Kabiga, assisted by Rev. Fr. Andrew Toppin. Interment will follow in the Adelaide Cemetery, Adelaide Village.

She is survived by her, devoted children; Daughter: Katherine Fernander; Sons: Neville Taylor Sr., Shirlyn, Richard, Whitney, Jeffrey, Warren, Darren Taylor, Lisandra, Patsyann and Monique Taylor, Melissa Watkins, Francine Butler and Cora Ferguson; Grandchildren: Vashnique and Ernest Knowles Jr., Valia, Valden Jr. and Vaniecia Fernander, Neville Jr., Shawn, Ethel, Drake, Ashanti and Miracle Taylor; Great grandsons: Nekye and Neville Taylor Jr. III. Daughter-in-law: Shan Taylor; Son-in-Law: Valden Fernander Sr.; Brothers: Philip, Reuben and Bernard Smith, Stephen, Garth and Tyrone Whymss, Tony Morrison; Sisters: Estella and Beatrice Smith, Priscilla Gibson and Maragret Johnson, Maragret (Armis) Ferrer, Priscilla (Rudolph) Darville, Barbara Morrison, Belkis Poitier and Michelle Brady; Brother-in-law: Richard Gibson Sr.; Sisters-in-law: Cynthia and Jubilee Smith; Nephews: Reuben Jr., Derek, Codero and Vanka Smith, Nathaniel Hall, Richard Gibson Jr., Solomon and Sullivan Cash, Joseph Oliver, Edroy Smith, Bernard Jr., Arthur Sr. and Arthur Jr., Cleveland Johnson, Tyrone Bonaby, Theophilus and Rudolph Coakley; Nieces: Abigail Cox, Philippa and Florinda Smith, Rokara (Divince Rolle), Rachelle Gibson, Estella and Victoria Rosenfield, Aretha (Andrew Taylor), Akira (Devano Mackey), Monica Williams, Laquinta Bethel, Amanda (Dion) Rolle, Chardonnay Knowles, Ashley, Anishka and Ashekea Smith, Brandy and Allyah Oliver, Cynthra (Elie Ariscar), Patricia Bonaby, Vanda Coakley, Marcia Sweeting, Marionette Smith, Rondell and Monica Rolle, Bianca Smith, Vanisha Edgecombe, Marcia Demeritt, Kathleen Dawkins, Jennifer (Daniel) Ileida and Genora (Damar) Wellington, Amanda (Lenthius) Burrows and Hattie Balfour; Numerous grandnieces and nephews. Aunts: Arnett Whymss and Century Rolle; Uncles: Joe Whymss, Sidney (Roda) and Brian Rolle; Extended kids: Lavonda Miller, Avery Hepburn, Dave Demeritt; God children: Cherise Miller, Jean Cooper, Jayda Deal, Samuel Kemp Sr., Cleveland Clarke; Extended siblings: Stanford (Leah), Hansel, Vernal (Teresita ), Ricardo, Joan Smith, Julita Ingraham and Freddimae Strachan; Relatives and Friends: Ms. Judy Brice & family, Nurse Claire & Flamingo Garden family, Tinker family, Peter & Mary Davis Family, Ms. Pratt &

family, Ernest & Lisa Knowles family, Thompson & family, Ms. Rahming & family, Ms. Vera Deal & family, Franswah & family, Ellen Smith & family, Milton Newbold & family, Sydney & Val Kemp family, Edgecombe family, Ally Morrison & family, Ms. Eleanor Deal & family, Adelaide Clinic & Community family, St. James Anglican church family, Dr. Stephen & Pastor Nadine Munroe & B.E.I Family, Apostle Ann Moss & New Redeemer Outreach Ministry, Pastor Terrance C. Brown & Deliverance Revival Center Family, Sue & family, Sonya & Family, Joey & family, Cherise Cogan, Alfreda Strachan & Ross Davis Community Family, Mrs. Lindsey & family, Ms.Gayle & family, Ms. Davis & family, Mr. Mac & Valderine Knowles Family, Four Season Ocean Club Family, Mrs. Elaine & Robert Carron-Dupuch & Tribune Family, Audrey Strachan, Precious & Jacinta Mcphee family, Mrs. Sands & family, The Bullet Family, William Bell & Family, Patrice & Family. We apologize if we somehow missed your name, it was not intentional

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.

Death Notice for EUGENE THOMAS

ARCHER SR., 51

of #61 Bay Gerenium Avenue, Pinewood Gardens, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, 10th March, 2024.

He is survived by his, Wife: Nicola Archer; Children: Theron, Niquel and Eugene Archer Jr., Nickera Newton and Liston Gaitor Jr.; Adopted Sister/Cousin: Karen Culmer; Brothers: Vincent “Dan Dan”, Leonard and Elmore Archer; Adopted Brother: Randy Swaby; Aunt: Rosemary Archer; 8 Grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.

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

Graveside Service for

on Wednesday and again at the cemetery from 10:00 a.m. to service time on Thursday

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

#183 Baillou Hill Road & Cordeaux Avenue, P.O. Box CB-12248, Nassau, Bahamas

Telephone: (242) 323-EAST (3278), 326-4209 | Email: eastsunrise@batelnet.bs

Death Notice For

Dorothy Delores Black, 62

of Mortimer Street, Matthew Town, Inagua and formerly of Samana Drive, Marathon Estates, New Providence, The Bahamas died at her residence on Sunday, 10th March, 2024.

She is survived by her husband: Leslie Nairn; daughter: Melony Lawson ( Lynval); brothers: Iverne Palacious and Ezra Cartwright; grandchildren: An-nisa Black, Analyn and Immanuel Lawson; nieces: Majorie Wilson, Valarie Turnquest, Monica Louise Charlton, Camaletta and Michelle Cartwright, Hope and Laverne Palacious, Idell Parker, Ivy Durham, Darlene Seymour, Darcia Durham, Farrah Gallgher and Erica Knowles; nephews: Deangelo and Justin Palacious, Dino, Rufus, Romeo, Solomon, Amirigo and Kevin Durham; and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Services For

Betty Victoria Strachan, 73

services will be held at Grant’s Town Seventh Day Adventist Church, Wellington Street, New Providence, Bahamas on Sunday, March 17th, 2024 at 11:00am. Officiating will be Pastor Wilson Isnord, Pastor Leonardo Rahming, Elder Micheal McCoy and other Elders of The Gospel. Interment will follow in the Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery, Soldier Road.

She was predeceased by her six siblings and two husbands: Cleveland Strachan and Earnest Williams; one son: Leroy Sweeting; one grandson: Germy Gervais

Left to carry on her legacy are her one daughter: Valderine Gervais; five adopted daughters: Rebeca Strachan, Ethel and Rebecca Saunders, Terouna sands and Tamika Adderley 1 Son Elkin Barr; 2 adopted sons: Minister Fredrick Fowler and Samuel Strachan; adopted daughter-in-law: Olivia Fowler; adopted sonin-law: Leander Sands; 7 grand daughters: Terrinique Jones, Gernell Gervais Paul, Onike Gervais, Lreoyann Sweeting, Caitlyn Adamson, Eulecia Rolle and Amia Sands; 7 grandsons: Gervonte Gervais, Duran Johnson, Dino Adamson, Ulysses Rolle, Lubenson Francouir, Trenton Paul and Leander Sands Jr.; 4 great grandchildren: Benjamin, Jeremiah, Jahleel, Trennell; 5 sisters: Oreta Munroe, Glancina Curry, Maureen and Patsy Johnson and Erma Duncombe; 2 brothers: Talbot Johnson and Michael McCoy; 8 brothers-in-law: Rudolph Pinder Sr., Joy Duncombe, Willis Jones, Alfred Sweeting [of Florida], Caleb Lefred, Marvin and Dale Sweeting; 12 sisters-in-law: Rita Spriggs, Patsy Johnson, Agnes Bain, Inera Jones, Elizabeh Walkins, Alvern McCoy, Luella Sweeting, Esther Burger [Freeport], Miriam Charles, Alice, Naomi and Beverley Sweeting; 5 god children: Maguiver Willias, Nicoya, Lorrie, Keith Depradine, Shaniah Duncombe; 1 god sister: Lillian Parker; 39 nieces: Lavina Darville, Winnifred King, Eldora and Shantia Sweeting, Charity Banette, Shaniqua Sands, Priscilla and Alexis Ferguson, Alberta Armbrister, Talbertha Griffin, Aprila Gibson, Katrina Thompson, Carmel Clarke, Nellymae, Portia, Cynthia Brown, Michelle Lewis, Zelerine Adderley, Generose, Denise, Pearl, Jenevie, Ldia, Katerine, Monique Mills, Garnell, Vertile, Claudine Pinder, Maxine, Tamara, Margerita, Minister Shameka Duncombe, Minister Lydia Bastian, Viola Johnson, Lillian Wells, Judie Storr, Nicola Rolks, Michelle McIntosh and Valarie Laroda Murphy; 20 nephews: Rudolph Jr., Wellington, Donald, Garvin Pinder, Kranston Key, Octavais, Rubin and Keith Russell, Alfred Griffin, Conrad Saunders, Tony, Kendrick and Danrick Ferguson, Edward, Tony and Hayward Lewis, Samuel and Curtis Mills Jr., Lenward Darville, Anthony King and Neil Armbrister Steadman Roberts; special family friend: Bruce Sands Sr.; other frelatives and friends: Rev. Leonardo Rahming and Family, Rev Elon, Rev John McIntosh and family, Charlie Mills and family, Mae Wallace and family, Myrtle Goodman and family, Jacklyn Kemp and family, Sharquay Williams, Deche Fowler, The Rahming Family, Elder Rodger Forbes and family, Alecia Rahming,, Anthony Sweeting and family, Janet Johnson, Amanda Drummond and family, Ken Murray and familyClara and Anatol Bain, Ethel Honward, Pastor Isnord and the entire Grant’s Town Seventh Day Adventist Church family, Marsha Fox, Kristavio Fernander. Pastor Delvon Duncombe and the entire Whosoever Will Discipleship Ministry, the entire Nassau Village Community, the entire Wood Cay, Cedar Harbour, Fox Town Abaco Communities, Dr. Halliday and

the entire surgical team PMH – Oncology Department and many others too numerous to mention.

Viewing will be held at Heritage Memorial Mortuary, # 20 Claridge Road on Friday, March 15th, 2024 from 10:00am to 5:oopm and at the Church on Sunday, March 17th, 2024 at 10:00am until service time.

Ellison Tate, 67

affectionately called “Eliie”, “Duffy”

will be held at Salem Union Baptist Church, Taylor Street on Wednesday, 20th March, 2024 at 11:00am. Officiating will be Rev. Heuter B. Rolle. Cremation will follow.

Ellison was predeceased by his parents: Bertram & Lillian Tate; granddaughters: Elliyah & Ellissah Tate; grandparents: Asa & Inez Ferguson; sister: Wachnella Francis; brother: Zachary Miller; uncle: Asa J. Ferguson; aunts: Dr. Rosa James and Mary Churtum.

He is survived by his children: Ellison Tate, Jr. (Tanisha); Tatum Tate-Singleton (Donnie) and Daphne Tate-Fann (Joseph) both of Florida; grandchildren: Ellison D., Raysheo, Ellissah, Elise & Troydeea Tate; Travilous, Andre, Tierrah & Tiannah Morgan; Antaniece Allen & Donna Singleton; great grandchildren: Dallas Ballard, Jr. & Adele Cooper; special friend: Garnell Lowe-Holmes; brothers: Bertram Tate Jr. & Elsworth Miller; aunts: Pamrica, Veronica & Stephanie Ferguson; Eloise Thompson & Sandra Mclaughlin, (New York); uncles: Canute Mclaughlin (New York) & Paul Tucker; nieces: Shatara Troy (Ron) of Jacksonville & Vashti Miller; nephews: Stephan Francis, Kohfe (Kelly) and Dario Miller; grand nieces & nephews: Savan & Skylar Francis; Ayden & Adeline Troy & Liam Miller; cousins: Gregory (Allison), Brent (Charisse) & Rev. Wendell Ferguson (April) of California; Patrick Thompson (Valencia), Maria Symonette (Usa), Helene, Chandrice, Shannon & Michelle Ferguson, Danica Winston (Roger), California, Jennifer Mohamed (Rory), Washington, Dc; Paul Jr., Alonzo, Ethan, Nathan and Asia Tucker, Brandon, Bryant, Bryson, Bronson, Asa, Ania & Taliyah Ferguson, Leander Braynen, Rianna & Rishay Winston, Zahir, Ameer, Kaleem & Nialah Mohamed; god mother: Frances Ledee; other relatives & friends: Diana Marshall, Sandra Bethel, Antonio Allen, Lorraine Hanna, Brezetha Nixon & Family; The Children of Eric Sr. & Firstina Hepburn (Eric Jr., William, George, Michael, Margaret Elizabeth, Leonie, Brenda, Frances, Michelle, Claudia & Cheryl), Harcourt & Dianna Hepburn (Charles, Elizabeth, Margaret & Ann); Hershel & Belphine Collie (Ronald, Rev. Elfreda, Rev. Tezel, Alterene, Orlean & Finola), Burgess & Pauline Winder; Doralyn Johnson; Karen Russell, Quincy Flowler, Rosemary Sargent, Alice Glinton, Loretta Hepburn, Ruth Ellis, Victoria Demeritte, Laverne Pople, Mcgregor Adderley, Christine Francis, Rev. Heuter & Salem Union Baptist Church Family and the East Street and Mason’s Addition Communities.

Viewing will be held at Heritage Memorial Mortuary, #20 Claridge Road on Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 from 10:00am to 5:00pm and at the Church on Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 from 9:00am until service time.

Funeral Services for

VERNON ETHELBERT CAMPBELL, 78

of Banyan Ave., South Beach Estates, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday 16th March 2024 at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Baillou Hill and Wulf Roads. Officiating will be Fr. Rodrick Bain, assisted by other members of the clergy. Interment will follow in Eastern Cemetery, Dowedswell Street.

Vernon is preceded in death by his, wife: Judy Eleanor Campbell; mother: Winnis Pelicia Bethell nee Campbell; stepfather: Wilfred Bethell; Brothers: Wilfred Bethell Jr. and Patrick Bethel; sister: Brenda Farrington née Bethell.

Left to cherish his fond memories are his, Daughter: Lauren Vernae; Son: Craig Levar; Sisters: Delores (Garnet) Knowles, Dr. Gloria Gomez and Janet (Crosley) Walkine; Brothers: Cuthbert (Rebecca) and Roosevelt (Rochelle) Bethell; Aunt: Doreen Campbell; Nieces: Bernadette Knowles, Adrianna Rahming, Michelle (Christopher) Nabbie, Brenda Adderley, Keva Bethell, Dr. Jennette (Melvin) Miller, Anthia (Brandon) Brown, Dr. Amanda Bethell. Carlie Cambridge; Nephews: Dion, Omar and Anthony Bethell, Derek Farrington and Roger and Ricardo Gomez, Peter and Michael Bethell, Robert Walkine; Grand nephews and nieces: Israel, Ricardo, Nathaniel, Ricky, Richard, Emmanuel and Robert Gomez, Jonathon and Jerome Knowles, Asa and Khalil Miller, Christopher and Deon Bethell, Nicholas Nabbie, Celo Adderley, Isis Gomez, Faith and Destiny Celine Adderley, Amber, Nikisha and Anastacia Bethell, Crystal, Deronique, Carmen, Deborah and Dereck Jr. Farrington, Brandon Brown Jr., Semaj and Alaliyah Bethell; Great Grand Niece: Kandisha Sands; Cousins: The families of the late Hugh, James, Fritz, Peter and Lyric Campbell. The family of the late Margaret Campbell, Louise Gibson and family, The families of the late Herbert, Stanley and Cyril Bethell, The families of the late Ethel Cumberbatch and Emily Heastie. The Rolle Family from Bennetts Harbour, Cat Island. The Isaacs, Larrimore, Campbell and Seymour families. The family of the late Vernal Gertrude Pratt and Lottie Ann Pinder; Friends: Clifford McKinney, Llewelyn Demeritte, Phillip Finlayson, Adrian D’Aguilar, Frank Carey, Freddie Russell and Audley Kemp Jr., The entire South Beach Community, Neighbours and Exercising Buddies; Special Thanks: Dr. Leonard Stephens, Dr.Cyprian Strachan, Dr. Theodore Ferguson and staff, Cheryl Minnis and Jenette Thelusma, The staff of Bahamas Power and Light, BEC Retirees, St Barnabas Church. Holy Spirit Anglican Church, St. Barnabas Praise and Worship Group.

Apologies to those we may have missed during this time of bereavement.

May His Soul Rest In Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday 15th March 2024 from 10:00

a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday 16th March 2024 from 1:00 p.m. until service time.

ROSALIE ELIZABETH SIMMS, 84 (Retired Educator)

of Donahue Terrace, Golden Gates, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday 16th March 2024 Salem Union Baptist Church, Taylor Street. Officiating will be The Rev’d. Heuter B. Rolle, assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.

Cherished memories of a loving mother, dear sister, caring grandmother, a wonderful aunt, king relative and a true friend will always be remembered by her Daughters: Julia Smith and Marsha Carey Johnson; Brother: Earl Smith; Sisters: Patricia Butler and Sherrylee Smith; Granddaughters: Ariel, Rickia and Akera, Smith; Son-In-Law: Ulric Smith; Nephews: Timothy (Sharon) Smith and Anthony (Andy) Smith of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Andrew (Raquel) Smith of Riverside, California, Allen Smith, Stephen (Daffla) Curry, Trevor (Tamara) and Tomiko Miller, Leon Smith of Freeport, Chad Russell, Christopher, David, and Patrick Smith of Miami and Teron (Leshan) Cartwright; Nieces: Joanne Johnson, Charlene (Carl) Bullard, Betty Vonham, Carolyn Hepple, Joanna and Rosalie Smith of Freeport, Elizabeth (Stanley) Brown of Freeport, Charmaine (Bnjarni) Samenson of Iceland and Amanda Butler of Plantation, Florida; Cousins: Beulah-Mae Smith, Harl Kemp and Ivan (Martha) Gibson of Miami, Florida, Bertha Mae Highsmith of West Palm Beach, Florida, Kathleen Warren, Angela Achara, Danny (Ingrid) Knowles, Geneva, Doreen and Bradley Smith, Shirley Nottage, Marva, Angie, Lana, Eleanor, Teddy, Billy and Gordon Smith, Janice Butler, Esther Minnis and Rex Pratt of Long Island, Helen Bennett, Everette, Timothy and Andrew Smith of Miami, Florida, Greg Smith of Orlando, Florida and Helen Adderley; The Descendants of: Eulese Strachan, Elizabeth Smith, Kathleen Smith, Evelyn Smith, Sam, David, Felix, Clarence, Isiah and Daniel Knowles; Caregiver: Maureen Batancourt; Goddaughters: Erica Rolle and Latishka Campbell; Other relatives and friends: Blanche Campbell and family, Helena Clarke, Dr Francena Thurston, Emily Bastian and family, Pastor Heuter Rolle and the Salem Union Baptist Church family, Pastor Ivan Butler and the Kemp Road Ministries family, Rena Glinton and family, Eleanor Allen and family and Ms Ingraham.

May Her Soul Rest In Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday 15th March 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday 16th March 2024 from 9:00 a.m. until service time

Funeral Service for

DOROTHY WINTON BOWE, 92

of Rico Street, Seabreeze Lane, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday 16th March 2024 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Boyd Road Officiating will be Monsignor Alfred Culmer assisted by Fr. Pascal Ukpeh. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, J.F.K Drive and Gladstone Road.

She was preceded in death by her daughter and son: Anell Bowe and Sean Simmons; grandson: Aubrey Greene.

Left to cherish her memory and carry on her legacy are her, Sons: Cecil Craig Bowe (Esther), Dirk Simmons (Arlene) and Kevin Simmons (adopted); Daughters: Pauline Edwards, Yvette Goodman, Cherise Archer, Janiece Henfield and Kim Simmons-Smith (adopted); Grandchildren: Stephano Greene (Tamika) and Kareem Gilharry Sr., Cecil Alvaron, Craig Bowe, Cedric, Clement, Cecily Bowe, Chrisann Meadows (Jeffery), Atty. E. Andrew Edwards (Denae), Jason and Dr. A’Naja Edwards, Monet Roberts (Devayne), Danielle, Diandra, Madison and Dirk Simmons Jr., Courtney John, Gabrielle Dorsett (Michael), Greer Mtetwa (Mbogeni), Garae MacGregor (Scott), Cheria, Charae and Dr. Cherille Archer, Janae Poiter (Kenneth), Kevanya Simmons, Ian Jr. and Ijari Smith; Great Grandchildren: Fontashia and Fahmisha Greene, Corynn and Cornell Greene, Kareem Gilharry Jr., Caleb, Cecil, Chase, Conner and Cooper Bowe, Kaitlyn Meadows, Jaeya, Aubree and Jaelen Edwards, Alexis Godet, Michael III, Malia, Michai and Michaela Dorsett, Aleanah, Alyssa, Ayden Longley, Kamaya and Kai Armbrister, Kenneth, and Kyree Poiter; Great-Great Grand Children: Fylesia Greene and D’Asia Mott; Sister: Edna-Mae Newton, Carolla White-John; Brothers: Phillip and Glen White; Brother-in-Law and Godfather: Peter Bowe; Sister-in-Law: Bessie Bowe; Godchild: Rev. Dr. Joann Butler (Rev. Ivan Butler) Caretaker: Pamela Rohna; Numerous Nieces and Nephews including Jennifer Newton, Maxine Charles, Carmen Mack, Helena, Nita, Eric, and Sandra Price, Harry White, Kendra Barrett, Marcus Smith, Harold Smith, Trevor Smith, John Smith, Lorna Higgs, Scott Smith, the children of the late Samuel White Jr. and Kenneth White; Grand Nieces and Nephews too numerous to mention but including Claire and Andre Sulmers, Troy Parham, Erica Saunders, Nina Gray; Numerous other family and friends including: Patrick Rutherford, Barry and Stephanie Lightbourne, Miriam Lockhart, Elaine Bowe, Vernita Gardiner, Cindy Palacious, Shelia Rahming, Sebastian Bastian, Sherry Albury and Family, Esther Turnquest and Family, Dencil Major and Family, Sonny Stubbs and Family, Karen Farrington and Family, Zerlene, Camille, Marcie, and Bradley Frazier, Brenda Lewis, Vasco and Sandy Bastian, Andrew Edwards Sr., Kim and Mark Stubbs, Holly Sands, Phedra Turnquest and Family, Bernadette Gardiner, Iris Smith, Dorothy Collie, Bianca Willie, Edith Saywer, Melvern Poiter, Anya Symonette, Anthony Pinder, Judson Henfield, Joan Sears, Sheila Tracy,

Andrea Bannister, Jacqueline and Adrianne Wells, Albertha Hall, Pearl Rahming and Family, Peter and Anna Rahming, The Resurrection Roman Catholic Church, Monsgr. Alfred Culmer and Family, Monsgr. John Johnson and family, Father. Clements, Father, Pascal, Father Nduka, The South Beach Community, Sweetings Auto, the Ladies Auxiliary, John and Joy Munnings, Ruth Bowe-Darville, Elma Garraway, Betty Christie and the entire Major family, the family of the late Stanley and Emma Bethel, Max Julien and Family, the Zonta Club of New Providence, Kayla Darville, Gaye Dean, Lousie Riley, Claudia and Solomon Armbrister, Donnalee Bowe, The family of the late Burke Bowe, Anatol Clarke, Sonia Lloyd, Rowena Knowles, Joan Bowe, Virgina and Lawrence Lloyd, CIBC Caribbean, Professional Fire Safety Services, Island Luck and Ultra Games, CIBC Family, Higgs & Johnson Family, Nassau Jeep Adventures, Private Surgical Ward at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

May Her Soul Rest In Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday, 15th March, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday 16th March 2024 from 9:00 a.m. until service time

Death Notice for PAUL RUPERT THOMPSON SR., 96

(Retired Former Assistant Commissioner of Police)

of Suffolk House, Paradise Island, died at his residence on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024.

He is survived by his, wife: Evelyn Thompson; daughters: Janet Thompson, Diane Miller, Racquel Best, Judi Blair-Wooten and Tracy BlairCoakley; son: Paul Obrian Thompson; numerous grand and great grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral Arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Service for

AGATHA ANN BETHELLCUMBERBATCH, 76

of Coral Heights, Coral Harbour and formerly of Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 16th March 2024 at Christ Church Cathedral Anglican Church, George Street. Officiating will be The Very Rev’d. Harry Bain, Dean and Rector, assisted by other members of the clergy. Cremation will follow.

Left to cherish her fond memories are her, Son: Cuthbert Akobe Cumberbatch; Daughter-inlaw: Esaura Cumberbatch; Grandchildren: Charlize Cumberbatch and Solaya Rolle; Brother: Windsor Bethel Sr.; Sisters: Anita Williams and Emily Petty; Sister-in-law: Karen Bethel, Deloris and Pamela Bethel, Heather Payne, Belinda Lawrence, Olivette Greaves, Jennifer Cumberbatch; Nephews: Donovan, Dario & Austin McKinney Jr., Theron, Laron & Tracey Bethel, Davon Bethel, Arthur, Rodney, Ian, Vernal Bethel II, Vaughn, Clinton & Patrick Bethel, Alfred Williams II, Howard Johnson, Windsor Bethel Jr., Damon Bethel, Damien Bethel, Brian and Roston Bethel; Nieces: Nancy, Anishka, Tracey, Jaime and Carlisa Bethel, Almonique Gordon, Dera Rolle, Detrice Williams-Hanna, Patricia, Sharann, Celeste, Indira, Andrea, LaShanda, Pia Bethel, Sharan Thomas, Maria Johnson, Stacey Humes, Aurea and Felincia Bethel, Tameka Poitier, Daughters of Vaughn and Clinton Bethel; Grand Nieces: Doninscia, Alaina and Aaliyah, Skylah and Amanté McKinney, Aurea Russell, Zola Bethel, Tyrieka, Shawnae and Chayla Bethel, Ranique Kemp, Christina Dorestin, Shante Hanna; Grand Nephews: Father Dave Thomas, Keano and Khristian Johnson, Alfred Williams III, Tyler Williams, Naaman Rolle Jr., Craig Bethel Jr., Chayno (Winsdor III), Lindo Gordon, Dearje McKinney; Close Relatives: Mr. Everette Archer & Family, Mrs. Anna Archer-Brooks & Family, The Demeritte families of Governor’s Harbour, Chapelle Demeritte and Family, Donna Smith & family, Ms. Delores Darling Family, Mrs. Lilly Fountain & Family, Mr. Ralph Brennen & Family, Mrs.Val Demeritte-Cooper & Family, Mr. Samuel Archer & family, Mrs. Julia Rowe & Family of Miami, Florida, Ms. Inez Cooper & Family, Mr. Leslie Bethel & Family, Insp. Tyrone Bethel & Family, Mrs. Iris (Patsy) Demeritte-Ingraham, Mr. Rodger Demeritte & Family, Mrs. Blanch Moss & Family, Mr. Luther McDonald & Family, Mrs. Cade Darling & Family, Mrs. Deborah Wood & Family, Mrs. Audrey White of Atlanta, Georgia, Mrs. Maria White-Ford and family, The Sands, Culmer & Thompson Family of Savannah Sound, Eleuthera, Mr. James Ingraham, Mr. Marc Ingraham, Mr. Abigail Ingraham, Mr. Calvin Ingraham, Mrs. Vinincia Strachan; Other relatives and friends including caregiver: Ms. Lavern Gordon, Dr. Iva Dahl, Ms. Maude Locke, Dr. Patricia Rodgers, Ms. Lorraine Smith, Mr. & Mrs. Michael Smith & Family, Ms. Shirley Knowles, Ms. Michelle Roach, Justice Jeanine Weech-Gomez, Ms. Shornell Gibson-Carey, Mr. Phillip Swaby, Mr.

Wayne Neely, The Perpall Family, Ms. Marina Pople, Mrs. Julia Burnside, Ms. Jacqueline King, Bishop Santosh Murray & Mrs. Murray Family, Ingraham Murray & Family, Dr. Locksley Munroe, Dr. Nelson Clarke, Dr. David and Veronica Markuck, Nurse Mavis Campbell, Mr. Michael Stubbs, Mr. & Michael Michael Adderley, Mr. Rodriguez Gittens & Family, Mrs. Angela Boyd, Reverend Father Colin Humes & Mrs. Humes, The Very Reverend Patrick & Mrs. Adderley, Ms. Cordelia Barnwell, Mr. Roy Adams, Ms. Sandra Collie, Ms. Pandora Sawyer, Mrs. LaGloria Davis, Ms. Carol Albury, Ms. Dawn Arnold, Dr. Herbert Olander, Mr. Lenworth Smith, Mr. George Hanna, Mr. & Mrs. Terrell K. Major, Mr. Samuel Bain, Mr. Paul Roker, Mr & Mrs. Trevor Davis, Ms. Janelle McPhee, Mr. & Mrs. Dexter Cumberbatch – Washington, USA, Ms. Tammie Cumberbatch, Mr. Khalil Cumberbatch – Barbados, The Coral Harbour Community, Mrs. D. Denise Butler-Brown & Family and Jeneaka Russell.

May Her Soul Rest In Peace!

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Friday 15th March 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

THERE WILL BE NO VIEWING AT THE CHURCH.

Death Notice for SYBLINE FRANCES

LOCKHART-ADDERLEY, 82

of Bougainvilla Blvd., South Beach Estates and formerly of Ragged Island, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, March 9th, 2024.

She is survived by her, daughters: Denise Gibson (Lunnon), Arlene Adderley, Dr. Patrice Demeritte (C.Don) and Dynastasia Deveaux (Pete); adopted daughter: Sharon Mortimier; son: Andrew Adderley; grandchildren: Lesley and Lynden, Leslie Lewis Jr., Ashley Lewis, Raina Cooper, Antenique McKenzie, Kierrah Lightbrune, Abisola Lockhart, Sherice Johnson, Lunnise Gibson, Andrew Adderley Jr., Charles McKinney III, Alissa and Daniel Persaud, Taylor and Taj Ellis, Dmitri and Maddison Deveaux; sisters: Judy Wemyss, Barbara, Charlene and Sophia Lockhart, Anna Green and Asaneth Strachan; brothers: Leonard, Anton, Reggie, John and Chief Supt. of Police David Lockhart; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral Arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Death Notices for

ELOISE ALICE ENEAS, 88

of Commercial Lane, Blue Hill Heights, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, March 7th, 2024.

She is survived by her, daughter: Michelle McPhee; sons: Geoffrey (Catherine) and Larry (Stephanie) McPhee; grandchildren: Lachelle, Benjamin and Christopher McPhee, Wilfred and Montenez Culmer, Stephan Allen, Quincy and Quinton Arnett; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral Arrangements will be announced at a later date.

LOUISE ELIZABETH SIMMONS, 102

of Howard Street, Chippingham and formerly of Turks and Caicos Island, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, March 12th, 2024.

She is survived by her, sister: Mary Stovel; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral Arrangements will be announced at a later date

RYAN RUSSELL, 52

of Albatross Road, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, March 8th, 2024.

He is survived by his, daughter: Ryelle Russell; sisters: Judith Russell-Cleare. Gina Lesbott and Rose Knowles; aunts: Hazel, Sybil and Maxine Darville; uncle: Ephriam Darville; and a host of other relatives and friends

Funeral Arrangements will be announced at a later date.

JUAN ANTONIO “Tony” RITCHIE SR., 55 (Retired Defense Force

Officer)

of Seabreeze Lane and formerly of Deadman’s Cay, Long Island, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, March 10th, 2024.

He is survived by his, wife: Gia Johnson-Ritchie; daughters: Juanicia, Dilllincia and Syria Ritchie; son: Gilecio Ritchie; grand children: Jayceon and Jaycia Legrand and Jaleel Ritchie; mother: Gloria Ritchie; sisters: Sabrina Thurston and Tanya Ritchie; brother: Darrin Ritchie; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral Arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Services For

Eloise Swain, 81

of Don McKay Boulevard, Marsh Harbour, Abaco, Bahamas and formerly of Brown, Crooked Island will be held on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, 11:00a.m. at Zion Baptist Cathedral, Murphy Town, Abaco. Offciating will be Bishop Christopher Dean assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Murphy Town Public Cemetery, Murphy Town, Abaco.

Eloise was predeceased her parents: Joseph Ferguson and Lottie Beneby-Ferguson; sisters: Marie Ferguson & Doris Moss; brothers: Bertram, Roston & Allen Ferguson;

She is survived by her husband: Salathiel Swain; daughter: Terah Swain; grandson: Jerome Coakley; aunts: Gerty Mae Beneby & Evangeline Beneby; nieces: Zelma Moss, Orian (Philip) Forbes, Jocelyn (Gregory) Musgrove, Katherine (William) Percentie & Starretta Ferguson; nephews: Delvin (Vangie) Moss, Elvis (Beurna) Moss, Joseph (Carlette) Moss, Harry (Joycelyn) Ferguson, Starrington (Claudette) Ferguson, Ted (Vernetta) Ferguson, Joseph Ferguson, Sterling Ferguson & Gregory Ferguson; grandnieces: Tesma Lloyd, Tanya Thompson, Twayla Ellis, Shavonne, Lisa Ferguson, Shaniqua Nesbitt, Lorraine Armbrister, Danielle, Dyamond, Demi and Daejha Moss, Atila Burrows & Crystal Bain; grandnephews: Avery Nesbitt Sr., Delano Moss, Kevin Moss Jr., Wellington Albury, Jamal Moss, Craig Moss & Avery Nesbitt Jr.; brother-in-law: Elder William (Bill) Swain, J.P.; sister-in-law: Ivy Swain; nieces-in-law: Shirley Barr, Sharon (William) Godet, Sarah Dawkins, Linda Seymour, Audrey Wright, Ruth Swain, Juliette (Ranford) Patterson, Priscilla (Steven) Plakaris, Antionette Dean; nephews-in-law: Edison (Naomi) Butler, Sherman (Royanne) Swain, Clevland (Judy) Dawkins, Peter Swain, Alonzo (Barbara) Dawkins, Baron Swain, Eugene (Anastacia) Dawkins, Sean (Leotha) Swain, Derek (Candy)Dawkins, Joel Dawkins; godchildren: Jonathan Simms, Keith Knowles, Rolando Darville, Portia Rolle, Kermit Curry & Monaletea Knowles; other relatives and friends including: Alexandra Brown, Sybil Toothe & Family, Doreen Campbell & Family. Descendants of the late Marie Ferguson, Descendants of the late Allen Ferguson, Descendants of the late Doris Moss, Descendants of The Ferguson & Beneby families of Browns Crooked Island, Oswald McBride and Family, Della McClean and Family, Kingsley Pinder and Family, The Ferguson Family of Spring City, Abaco, Bishop Christopher Dean and the Zion Baptist Family, The Dawkins Family, Leota McDonald and Family, Neville Stuart and Family, Isolene Hanna. The Swain and Stuart Families of Murphy Town and Moore’s Island and other relatives and friends.

MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE

Viewing will be held in the Celestial Suite of Restview Memorial Mortuary and

Crematorium Limited, Robinson & Soldier Roads (TODAY) Thursday from 10:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and again at the Zion Baptist Cathedral, Murphy Town, Abaco on Friday from 2:00p.m. until service time on Saturday.

Nathan Nathaniel Jennings Sr., 56

of Palmetto Avenue, Blue Hill Road will be held on Friday, March 15th, 2024, 10:45 a.m. (PreService) at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, Third and Fourth Streets, Coconut Grove Avenue. Offciating will be Fr. Simeon Roberts assisted by Deacon Danny Price. Interment will follow in Catholic Cemetery, Infant View Road.

He is survived by his children: Nathan Jennings Jr., Keishann & Semone Jennings; daughter-in-law: Edreka Jennings; sisters: Vanria & Sandra JenningsRolle; brothers: Lynden Jennings & Basil Pearce; brother-in-law: Vincent Cleare Sr.; sister-in-law: Sandra Rolle-Jennings; grandchildren: Imani Clarke, Lataria, Maddison, MJ, Nixon and Dakeil Curry; numerous nieces & nephews: O’Brien & Kelly Pearce, Kevin & Kelcy Pearce, Treat Jennings & Kymberlee Roach, Bobby Jennings and Rodney Rolle & Welandra Rolle, LJ, Jedda and Andrew Larrimore, Catherine & Colley Swain, Patrice & Eric Baldwin, Violet & Clive Atkinson, Tennille Cleare, Vincent Cleare Jr., Vernita Bain-Smith, Nashika Newton; grand nieces and nephews: Collin & Heather Swain, Valdez Butler, Ericka Baldwin-Lewis, Charisma Swain, Blair & Brittney Larrimore, Brianna Atkinson, Tyrese Cleare, Christano Swain, Ulric Jones Jr., Alvin Lewis, Mya Rolle, Maddison Rolle, O’Brian & Neko Pearce; special lifelong friend: Carolyn Smith-Hepburn (children’s mother) and a host of other relatives and friends including: extended Freeport and Harbor Island Family, East Street, McCullough, Soldier Family, Aquinas Family including class of 85 & 86, The Thurston Family, The Flowers Family, PMH Family, Carlton and Vernita Smith Family, Dario/Wade Family Mason Edition Family, Lilly of the Valley Family, Shawn Lightbourne Family, Raheem Family, Elbina Family, Money, Molly, The Hot Spot Crew, Cigar and Hooch Crew, Jackie & Family, Isaac Lightbourne Clifford and Robyn Rahming, Helena Straughn and family, Mycola Quant and family, O’Brien & Rakell Pearce, Dudley Seide, Magoo and family, Cartwright family, Whole Armour Ministries International Family, Max Curry & family, Shuang Ba family, Saxons family, East Street family, Kingman & family, Noreen Williams, all the family in Turks and Caicos Island, Frank and Judy Williams, Lavern Valderine Rahming and family, Apostle Willie and Kim Moss and other relatives and friends.

Viewing will be held in the Celestial Suite of Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, Robinson & Soldier Roads (TODAY) Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and again at the church on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until service time.

Funeral Service For

Marissa Deashanea Forbes, 21

of #33 Antigua Street, Elizabeth Estates will be held on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, 10:00a.m. at Old Trail Cemetery, Old Trail Road. Offciating will be Elder Al Bullard assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in immediately after.

Precious memories will forever remain in the heart of her parents: Brunette Taneka Huyler & Marcus Forbes; siblings: Marcus Jr., Tahnea and Deshannon Forbes & Preston Bullard; grandparents: Florence Johnson, Whitney & Patrice Flowers, Charles & Linda Forbes; aunts: Bobbyann Allen, Shannel Huyler, Rondera (Jordan) Thurston, Kimberly Forbes, Kaleah Walkes; uncles: Dax Stubbs, Bryan & Anthony Forbes; grandaunts: Mavis Johnson, Prescola (Elvis) Hanna, Lillis (James) Strachan, Judith (Pastor Stephen) Knowles, Leitta (David) Thompson, Charlene (Merit) Storr, Doralee Burrows, Barbara Nieves, Renee (Romeo) Finlayson, Marcia Moore, Rochelle Mitchell, Dorothy Barr Butler, Shermica (Kenton) McIntosh and Andrea Forbes; granduncle: Enos & Shadrack Johnson & Bishop Elgarnet (Jacqueline) Rahming; great grandaunts: Helen Clarke-Coverley & Doris Sturrup; great granduncles: John Brown & Elijah Marshall; cousins: Bonny, Sharon, Diane, Shadricka, Doyle, Marvin, Constance, Bob, Gina, Brendera Suzanne, Trejuan, Tiphanie, Zahra, Neil, Daniel (Michelle) Danika & Daniel Jr. Johnson, Pamela Ramos, Tatjana Albury, Debra (Cleveland) & Clevland Jr. Walker, Carnetta (Martin), Terell, Shakina & Calan Gaitor, Corene Ferguson, Anson Grant, Jane Smith, Jerelyn Johnson, Ethan (Theresa) & Alvin Moss, Joycelyn (Elder Wallace) Taylor; Claudia (Derek) Rolle; Cherrise (Phillipe) Auguste, Khamille Moss, Wayde (Curlene), Royce, Dwayne(Charleen) and Marcus Huyler, Andrea(Marchello) Kelly, Alonzo, Bernard, George Pratt, Bishop Duron Hepburn of (Orlando Florida), Jancey (Pastor Stephen) Greene, Patricia, Donna & Sonia Pratt; Antonio (Raveenia) Hanna, Elvisa (Phillip) Dean, Lynette (Lynden) Maycock, Felix Jr. (Aneka) Beneby & Family, Minister Jarenda, Janeene, Jadeena Rahming, Tara, Tyler, Ashauwni, Trevon, Patrick, Izaiyah, Terell & Aamira Allen, Kristen Huyler, Sharonique & Shannon Forbes, Jordan Huyler, Marcia (Sterling) McPhee, Kenva (Mark) Thomas, (Mark), Kellie (Al Brice) Martin, Tanya, Justin (Jessica ) Knowles, Devard and Bria Thompson, Meagan, Michael & Malik Storr., Jayden, Azaria & Ariclle Thurston, Le’Anita & Miguel Sturrup, Carl & Myia Pinder, Tenille Mackey,

Monique, Roslyn, Azzie, Weskemisha, Sharad, Anya & Krystal Forbes, Issac Missick, Ishaka Mortimer, Kenton II & Kalie Mcintosh, Aaliyah, Miracle & Richard Jr. Mitchell, Candice & Alex Nieves, Monalisa Clarke, Tarshanique & Phillexandra Roberts, Jermaine Seymour Jr., Deniqua Woodside, Ziekell Dean, Rochelle Brown; numerous cousins too many to name extended family: The B.A.P.D Family, Monette Major, Kaisprintina Munnings, Sheryl Bowe & Family, Linda Palmer, Beryl McDonald, Paulette Williams, Linda Cartwright, Rowena Mclean, The Gardiner Family, Janet Clarke, Eula Butterfeld, Katrina Rolle, Nadia Rolle, Leshanda McPhee Seymour, Dominique Duncanson, Rashan (Travis) Ellis, Luann Chea, Theresa McQuay and The Staff at ITS Group Retail, The children of the late Jane Brown, Jordan Sturrup, Ethel Beneby, Ellen Delancy, Gertrude Capron, Pearl Gayle, Linder Pinder & Family, Raquel Darville & Family, Elder Enamae Wright & Family, Carolyn Thompson & Family, The Antigua Street Neighborhood Association and other relatives and friends.

MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE

Viewing will be held in the Celestial Suite of Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, Robinson & Soldier Roads on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Death Notice For Margaret Rose Guillaume, 76

of Bristol Street, Blair Estates died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, March 10th, 2024.

She is survived by her sisters: Marie A. GuillaumeTaylor & H. Guillaume-Thompson; brother: Herbert Walton Guillaume; nieces: Guianna Guillaume, Presleith Y. McPhee, Michelle Guillaume, Deidre Taylor, La-von McPhee-Lopez of (Brandon, FL.) & Kimberley GuillaumePrioleau of (South Carolina); nephews: Dewey Taylor & Francios Guillaume of (Atlanta, Georgia) and other relatives and friends.

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

Funeral Service For

Travis Dukarai Dominic Bowe, 33

of Dalhousie Street, Toronto, Ontario will be held on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, 1:00 p.m. at Bahamas Faith Ministries, Diplomat Centre, Carmichael Road. Offciating will be Rev. L. Carla R. Culmer assisted by Deacon Jamicko Forde. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum, John. F. Kenndey Drive & Gladstone Road.

Travis was predeceased by his father: Bertram Bowe; grandmother: Edith Knowles; godparents: Lona Pearl Wells, Vaughn Roberts and Angelo Butler.

He is survived by his wife: Grier Bowe; daughter: Tien Bowe; mother: Patrice Swain (Cannel Swain); mother-in-law: Deborah Gomez; siblings: Stacey & Sean Moultrie, Marisa Wells, Chanel Wells-Hadley (Timothy Hadley), Samantha Bowe, Latoya Bowe, Britney Bowe, Marcia Latera “Tina” Davis, Lekeisha Bowe, Taneisha Bowe, Bert Bowe Jr., Rashad Bowe, Dwayne Ferguson (Donnell Ferguson) & Celine Swain; brother-in-law: Stephen Alleyne (Marquissa Beverley); nieces: Isis Gomez, Isabel Moultrie & Taelor Dalton; nephews: Saxon Alleyne, Cailen Swain, Israel Gomez, Gabriel Moultrie, Kevin Bowe, Dwayne Ferguson Jr. & Jordan Pineda; uncles: Retired Commodore Roderick Bowe (Joanne Bowe), Graillyn Bowe (Leslie Bowe), Edwin Knowles (Rosebud Knowles), Howard Laroda (Jennifer Laroda) And Gary DealLaroda (Juliette Deal-Laroda); aunts: Joycelyn “Joyce” Rolle (O’brien Rolle), Deborah “Debbie” Strachan (Anthony Strachan), Jacqueline “Jackie” Hall, Gayle Bowe-John, Rhonda “Teddy” Higgs, Diane Bowe-Pindling (Obafemi Pindling), Audrey Henriques (Lloyd Henriques), Sylvia Greenwade (Keith Greenwade), Nicola Bowe-Thompson (Dwight Thompson) & Remella Bailey; grandaunts: Remelda Owens, Hortense Rahming, Iris Grant & Eulease Hall; granduncle: Hayward Bowe; godmothers: Chantay Butler, Acquanetta Davis, Sonia Isaacs, Dorita Mahmoud, Daphney Mortier, Pat Mortimer & Denise Rose; godfathers: Stan Davis, Bernard Hanna, Carlton Mortier & Keith Worrell; numerous cousins including: Cohrin “Tiffy” Taylor, Kristine “Krissy” Reyes, Kristen “Lexi” Bowe, Tenille “Niellie” Desulme, Angel Strachan, Michelle Hall-Weir, & Dominique Hall-Rolle, Lisa Fowler Ansong, Annie Fowler, Martinique Shepard, Aaliyah Rolle, Antonia McPhee, Madisen And Mattea Bowe Merchal Skinner, Materia Seymour, Rhonda Thompson, Monique Edgecombe, Gail Bowe, Meredith Henriques, Nikita Laroda, Savannah Laroda, Latoya Pinder, Tanya Alerte, Chanel Laroda, Dr. Nicholas Deal-Laroda, Dr. Gary Deal-Laroda, Floyd Thompson, Ricardo Thompson, Kechner Knowles, Keilan Knowles, Dancel Knowles, Quinten Laroda, Stefan Moss, Lynden Pindling, Andrew Pindling, Christopher Plakaris Jr., Ezekiel “Zeke” Thompson, Marcian Shepard, Deallo Collie, Jonathan, Christopher And Grayden Bowe, Tamiko Fox-Lunn, Devroy Williams And Lavell Williams; numerous other relatives and friends including: Tariq & Anyel Albury, Jared & Franshon Albury, Keiran & Olivia Chase, James & Brittany Weech, Teiko Taylor, Neil Diah, Rashad Germain, Trevano Dean, Judah Forbes, Rashad McPhee, Kyle Dorsett, Donovan Brown, Rashad Nottage, Stephanie Calibuso & Family, Martha Ramos & Family, Diandra Greaves, Sharlene Thompson & Family, Greer & Jamal Ijeoma, Garrette Bowe, Anja Bowe, Kelli-Ashley Armstrong, Lajuan Swain And

Bert, Kendolyn McDonald, Kadeem Ellis, Sandra Daranikone, Nathalia Allen, Jesse Dinsmore, Kelsey Williams, John Thomas, Gary Blemur, Dominique Mortier, Candace Mortier, Sade Lopez, Renai Martin, Tasmine Kemp, Myra Rolle, Cordel Phillips & Family, Katrina Burrows & Family, Sandra Thompson, Charmaine Stubbs & Family, Mick Massar And Family, Maria Albury & Family, Ruth Albury & Family, Anya Dorsett & Family, Joan Diah & Family, Anita Ramsey & Family, Sharon Weech & Family, Renee Chase & Family, Veronica Taylor & Family, Janet Germain & Family, The Deal Family, The Knowles Family, Cohen Fox And Family, The Staff At Atlantis Especially The Casino Cashiers Cage And Casino Service Bar, And The Staff At The Fairmont Royal York and other relatives and friends.

THERE WILL BE NO VIEWING.

Person’s wishing to come and sign the book off condolences can do so on Friday from 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. and again at the church from 11:30 a.m. until service time.

Death Notice For

Gabrielle Lillian Alexandria Rolle, 22

of Kennedy Subdivision died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, March 8th, 2024.

She is survived by her mother: Carron Ellis; father: Wayne Rolle; sister: Annalise Smith; brothers: Israel Rolle, Khalil Rolle, Daniel Ellis & Copeland Smith; grandparents: Fredericka Carroll, Lorena Adderley-Fritz, Torkel Lockhart, Teshonn Lockhart, Pearline Ellis, Elbert Ellis and other relatives and friends.

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

Death Notice For Lavanno Munroe, 43

of Colony Village died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, March 8th, 2024.

He is survived by his wife: Ramona Munroe; children: Ravanna, Tanaya & Lavanno Munroe; sisters, brothers, cousins and other relatives and friends.

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

Semi-Military Service For Death Notices For

Retired Superintendent of the Royal Bahamas Police Force Wilson Delancy, 64

of Millers Height and formerly of Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera, Bahamas will be held Friday, March 22nd, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at Wemyss Bight Methodist Church, Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera. Offciating will be Rev. James Neilly & Canon Stephen Davies (Chaplin of the Royal Bahamas Police Force) assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Wemyss Bight Public Cemetery, Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera.

Cherished memories will forever remain in the hearts of his children: Kandid (Michael Brennen), Wilson Jr., Kyle, Kerrel, Kishon (Kadiejha), Keneisha & Kenaje Delancy and Remahl Smith; grandchildren: Charisma Manye, Keanna & Kyra Davis, Chad & Chassity Brennen & Katleyah Delancy; sisters: Doris Rolle, Viola Morley (Anthoney), Lillan & Velma Gardiner, Naomi Edwards, Paulamae Delancy-Hall, Agatha Brown & Judy Delancy; brothers: Alfred, Philip, Henry, Wilfred & Joseph Delancy; nieces: Erika Bethel, Cherry Rolle, Cleopatra Moss, Lakera Mushette, Latia, Karen, Lakeish, Latera, Mavis, And Samantha Gardiner, Yvette Hilton, Deniquia And Braunay Edwards, Quincetia Culmer, Sharon Mingo, Adrianna Thompson, Deloris Morley, Michelle Curtis, Deandrea & Shakera Brown, Melissa & Bianka Hall, Shanell Delancy, Eddnique Albury, Michaela & Sheril Gibson; nephews: Jeffrey, Derek & Michael Gibson, Lavonne, Kendall, Jamal & Kirklyn Gardiner, Derek & Franky Rolle, Marco & Lavardo Morley, Ramond & Gareth Davis, Kevin Johnson, Deangelo Hall, Demetrius Knowles, Marvin Williams & Charles Delancy; special relatives and friends: Commissioner Clayton Fernander And The Entire Staff And Faculty of The Royal Bahamas Police Force, Walter Delancy, Charles Hall, Calvin Jolley, Shantell And Family, Michelle And Family, Sheran Gibson And Family, Charles Sweeting and Family, Derran Adderley and Family, Belinda Hutchison, Eleanor Mcintosh, Elrita Munroe, Vernita Bain-Smith, Jeffery Cooper, June Francis, Kendra Smith, Natasha Rolle, Stacy Johnson, Retired Deputy Commissioner Of Police Emrick Seymour, Dornell Brown and Family, Dr. Pinto And Staff, Millers Height Crew, the entire 1980 B Squad and other relatives and friends.

Viewing will be held in the Paul Farquharson Conference Centre, Police Headquarters, East Street North on Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 from 12:00noon to 5:00 p.m. and again at Wemyss Bight Methodist Church, Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera on Thursday, March 21st, 2024 from 12:00noon until service time.

Ettamae Moss, 66

of Mussaenda Avenue, Garden Hills #2 and formerly of Conch Sound, Andros died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, March 7th, 2024.

She is survived by her husband: Alorson Moss; sons: Allison, Antone & Anwar Moss; daughters: Preva Deveaux & Treva Moss; sisters: Menera Riley & Beverly Curry; brothers: Wendle & Edward McGregor; daughters-in-law: Evette & Shavonne Moss; son-in-law: Craig Deveaux; numerous grandchildren and other relatives and friends.

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

Mr. Kenrick Cartwright, 60 affectionately called “Poodie”

of Freeport, Grand Bahama died at the Grand Bahama on Tuesday, March 12th, 2024.

He is survived by his mother: Evangeline Saunders; daughters: Lashonda CollinsWilliams and Kayla Cartwright; brother: Ricardo Cartwright; grandchildren: Kani Richardson, Ma’Ryah Bowe, Rohan Bowe, Sha’niyah Williams, Sha’Layah Williams, Shaquille Williams & Avianna Lujan; sisters: Christine Hewitt and Monique Cartwright; adopted brother: Peter Adderley; nieces and nephews: Dysario and Dwishar Walker, Deandrea, Renaldo, Renessa, Reniska and Asianae Cartwright, Stephon, Dylan, Tobias and Talia Cartwright, Shanique Symonette, Lester and Lenique Rolle; and other relatives and friends

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

Funeral Service For

Death Notice For Cheryl Turnquest-Wilson, 64 affectionately called “Honey”

of 141 Jubilee Gardens died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, March 7th, 2024.

Funeral Service For Cheryl Turnquest-Wilson, 64 affectionately called “Honey”

of 141 Jubilee Gardens will be held on Thursday, March 21st, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries, Carmichael Road. Offciating will be Pastor Stephen Munroe assisted by Pastor Arthur Johnson & Pastor Louise Newry. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Mausoleum, John. F. Kenndey Drive & Gladstone Road.

Cheryl “HONEY” Wilson is survived by her children: Shalom and Edwin Wilson, Mikela Greene and Michael Tynes; grandchildren: Edeisha, Norieaga, Zachary, Alexander, and Ethan Wilson, Tatiana and Cattleya Greene, Mia and Mya Dawkins and Shannon Fawkes; two daughters-in-law: Ieasia Wilson and Oluwafunmilayo “Funmi” Shodeko; son-in-law: Coyotito Greene; stepdaughter: Toni Rolle; four sisters: Janet Rolle, Catherine Lowe, Marylynn Major, and Judith Turnquest; four brothers: Lloyd, David, Michael, and Peter Turnquest; three sisters-in-law: Angela Knowles, Sharron, and Yvette Turnquest; two brothers-in-law: Lance Major and William Rolle; six uncles: Jeff and Rubin Turnquest, Joseph Mortimore, Anthony and Andrew Blatch and Phillip Barton; four aunts: Agatha Sands, Lorraine and Betty Turnquest, Stephanie Blatch; nine nieces: Dellarease, Tennille, Mclyncia, Krystal, Tiffany, Mykiah, Malika, Philette, Reanna; fourteen nephews: Sean, Shavane, Raymond, William, Quincy, Peter, Christopher,

Deon, Dennis, McDaron, Trevor, Michael, Ian, and Dallas; fve nephewsin-law; four nieces-in-law, and a host of grand-nieces and grandnephews; relatives and special friends including: Karla Martinez and family, Rhondi Thompson and family, Linda Stubbs and family, the staff at the Decorators Den, Therez McKenzie and family, the staff of Symones Baskets of Happiness, Donna Maycock and family, Martinique Johnson, Natalie Gardiner, Spacey Pinder and family, Mariam Bowe and family, George Sands and family, Laverne Carol and family, Debbie Cartwright and family, Princess Lee and family, the entire Turnquest family, the entire JetBlue FLL and NAS family, the Bahamas Treasury Department and other relatives and friends.

Viewing will be held in the Celestial Suite of Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, Robinson & Soldier Roads on Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and again at the church on Thursday from 8:30 a.m. until service time on.

Death Notice For Mrs. Cynthia Norma Williams, 85

of #15 Cornwallis Place, Freeport, Grand Bahama and formerly of Palmetto Point, Eleuthera died at the Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024.

She was predeceased by her husband: Henry Allan Brice Williams.

She is survived by her daughters: Orchid Russell, Hazel McKinney, Susan Brice-Hepburn and Linda Brice-Wilson; son: Joseph Hall; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; sisters: Delores Lockhart, Maxcine Nesbitt, Deborah Campbell, Sunday Ritchie and Lavina Culmer; brothers: Othniel Lindsay, Anthony Lindsay, Milton Lindsay, Maurice Sands, Terry Sands, Dewitt Sands and Gary Sands; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

Arrangements for the Funeral Service are being fnalized and details will be announced at a later date

Funeral Services For

Mr. Franklyn Joseph Pratt, 83

of #208 Ponce De Leon Drive and Adventures Way, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, 2:00 p.m. at The ProCathedral of the King, East Atlantic Drive and Pioneer’s Way, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Offciating will be Canon Norman Lightbourne assisted by Father Colin Saunders and Canon Curtis Robinson. Interment will follow at Grand Bahama Memorial Park, Frobisher Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Precious memories will linger in the hearts of his loving and caring wife: Pandora Pratt of 61 years; sons: Ricardo (Becky) Pratt and Ian Pratt; his loving and devoted daughter: Dr. Monique Pratt; grandchildren: Attorney Khari (Michael) James, Inae Pratt, Ricardo Pratt Jr., Rickira Pratt, and Milahn Pratt-Thompson; adopted children: Nettica Culmer Daxon and Robert Rose Sr. (Betty); adopted grandchildren: Dwynette Sawyer, Dwynique Ferguson, Edvardo Burrows, Larry Clint Daxon III, and Robert Rose Jr.; brother: Erris ( Audrey) Pratt; sisters-in-law: Gloria Rose Culmer, Syria, Shirley and Coral Pratt; numerous nieces and nephews including: Austin, Gerard, Gerese Rolle, Anita Gibson, Kaishna; Kezia Yvonia, Aszhanae, Erris Jr., Peter; Dellerise; Vernick; Dwayne; Corel, Aleia, Ava, Kishna, James P, Quincy, Garnet, Gerard, Gervaise, Quinton Culmer, Patrick Rose, Burke; Randolph; Philip Johnson, Rosalind Rolle, Teresa Hanna, and Bridgette Pratt; numerous grand nieces and grand nephews; numerous cousins including: Permanent Secretary Melvin Seymour, Clifford Velock Seymour, Geraldine, Patrick Deveaux, Andrew, Oswald and Sheila Seymour, Hortence, Rosetta, Iva, Eloise “Panny” and Princess, Pratt, Bannister, Seymour, Turner, Rose and Poitier families, as well as families of the late William Bannister, Henry (Edro) Bannister, Reggie Bannister, Allan Banister, Mary Seymour, Maggie Bannister, Francis Deveaux and Amanda Middleton; god daughter: Hope Rolle; special friends including: Patrick Ricks and Family (New York), Jerald Riggs and family (California), Stanley and Ruby Farquharson (Wisconsin), Leon Anderson, Dennis Martin, Dorcas Sawyer, Melvin Albury, George and Pam Cooper and Family, Denise Martin and Sylvia Seymour and a host of other relatives and supportive friends including: The Hon. Phillip Brave Davis, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Father Norman Lightbourne, Pro-Cathedral Christ the King Anglican Church, Father Colin Saunders, The Hon. Micheal Darville-Minister of Health and Wellness, The Hon. Ginger Moxey, Minister for Grand Bahama, Rev. Frederick McAlpine, Mrs. Anne Percentie-Russell and family, Lauretta Roberts and family, Ashton Albury and family, Lewis family, Dolan and Harold Miller, Brenda Jagnandon, Jackie Morley, Eula Nixon, Hennessey Darville, Melanie Bowe, Blondell Poitier, Jan and Walter Missick, Hansel and Doronell King and family, Rev. Paxton and Patrice Cooper, Angela Archer, Linda Rahming, George and Faye Gonzalez, Pastors Robert and Rochelle Lockhart, Calvary Temple Assemblies of God Care Ministries, Demaro and Rachea Mortimer, Christopher, Keva

and Judith Wilchombe, Lynne Fraino, Veronica Williams, Johnathan Smith, Harold Adderley, and Mr. David Musgrove; special thank are extended to: Dr. Kelafo Collie, Dr. Duane Sands, Dr. Ronald Knowles, Dr. Terrel Humes, Dr. Winston Forbes, Dr. Vincent Burton, Nurse Ashnell Missick, Ms. Sandra Rolle (Caregiver), University of Miami/ Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Staff, Doctors Hospital Health System Staff in Grand Bahama and Nassau, The Kidney Center Staff and the Rand Memorial Hospital Staff.

Viewing will be held in the “Serenity Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, #11-A Coral Road, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the Church on Saturday from 12:30 p.m. until service time.

Mr. Emilio Eugene, 75

of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas and formerly of Haiti will be held on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, 10:00 p.m. at House of Grace of All Nations, Bellevue Lane, Queen’s Highway, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Offciating will be Pastor Aner Meus. Interment will follow at the Grand Bahama Memorial Park, Frobisher Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Precious memories will linger in the hearts of his son and daughter: Émilien and Louisda Eugene; step sons and daughters: Malaine Noel, Vernise Noel, Vesley Noel, and Reynold Noel; goddaughter: Christina Meme; sisters and brother: Francillia Joseph, Pazzey Joseph, Francillion Eugene, Lilia Eugene, Lamercie Eugene, Margarete Eugene, and Tilia Eugene; nephew and nieces: Louisnise Joseph, Marckenson Joseph, Levena, Norvia Vildor, Lory Vildor, Sony Vildor, Fritz Vildor, Monique Vildor and Family, Marvens, Horline, Harold, Junior, Edna, Maryly, Odnique Eugene, Daniella Eugene, Abraham StPhar, Roseline StPhar, Adrianna StPhar, Natasha Joseph, Shantell, Geta Joseph, Linda, Vildor, Kenley, Dordtey, Wulio, Geta Charles; cousins: Saintelaine Joseph and family, Jesson Joseph and family, Elijene Joseph and family, Marie Joseph and family, Yann Joseph and family; close friends: Clodette Souverain Doclos and family, Nehemy and family, Eddy and family, David and family, Ebenezer and family; and a host of other relatives and friends including: Pastor Abner Meus and Family, House Of Grace For All Nations Family, Pastor Breslin Beaubrun and family, New Mission Baptist Church family.

Viewing will be held in the “Perpetual Suite” at Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium Limited, #11-A Coral Road, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and at the Church on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until service time.

Funeral Services for

MISS CHARLENE TERESE GRAY, 57

a resident of Johnson Road, will be held at St. Anselm’s Catholic Church, Bernard Road, on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will be Father Noel Clarke, assisted by Deacon Rev. Mr. Ricardo Demeritte. Interment follows in St. Anselm’s Cemetery, Bernard Road, Fox Hill.

Memories of Charlene will forever lie in the hearts of her siblings, Brothers: Glenn (Violet) Gray, Don and Kevin Gray, Ashley Burrows; Sisters: Deidre (Derek) Richardson, Ernestine (Marcus) Moss, Tania Gray, Dazelle Gray-Johnson, Demecca (Vaughan) Musgrove, Sandra (Vaughn) Miller; Uncle: Wilfred Sands; Aunts: Rosemary Delancy, Jacqueline Richardson, Florinda Bastian, and Nyoka Sands; Nephews: Kyle and Donavan Gray, Derek Richardson Jr. Wellington (Gabriel) Richardson, Jamal Clarke, DeVaughn (Ashley) Moss, Capt. Chad Graham, Travon, Lester, Vadel, Navardo Rolle, Vaughn Miller Jr., Cruz and Morgan Johnson, Travis Pratt and family; Nieces: Glenette Gray, Nicolette (Brian) Reish Florida, Nicarah White, Shanria (James) Logan, Florida, Ebony Gray RN, Derecka Wilson, Danielle Richardson, D’Andra Culmer, Capt. Ivanna Seymour, Monet Riley, Asja and Milan Johnson, Torrée, Talise, and Tylen Musgrove, Indira (Renaldo) Harding; Grandnephews: Matayo Gray (Florida), Perez Curry, Cameron Logan (Florida), Amari Johnson, Ryley Richardson, Aimilios Mckulsky, Nolan Moss, Zack Wilcott (Florida); Grandnieces: Starr and Skhi Gray (Florida), Jayla Rolle, Giovana Logan (Florida), Aniyah Gray, Ayanna Wilson, Dahlea Richardson, Sidnea Carey, Isabella Richardson, Aiyanna Harding; Great Grandniece: Ocean Gray (Florida); Godchildren: Camryn Sands, Carter Walkes, Travis Davis; Special Friends: Shanell Walkes and Maria Mingo; Other Relatives and friends: Sonia Rose of Washington DC, Deborah Fox, Philip and Mark Bastian, Dianna Sharp of Washington DC, Cheryl Dorsett, Colleen and Ricardo Richardson, Indiana Cooper, Meouchi Porter, Kengenise, Dwayne and Marvin Delancy, Monique Mason, Marcelin and Deanka Sands, Leonard Smith and Nekita McDonald of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Dax Wilson of Atlanta Georgia, Arnold Bain Jr. Judge Rhonda Bain, Reverend Emily Demeritte, John, Gaylene and Patricia Bain, Henry Gray, Valderine Daxon, Oleta McPhee, Shandine Wallace, Theresa Lowe, Alexander, Citrol, Patrick, Rhoda Bethel, Joshua Gray, Gloria Whymns, Lenair Neeley, Laverne Clarke, Adrianna, Angela White, Uncle Lou Lewis, Sally Moss, Kaylecia Storr and Family, Donna Culmer and Family, Southwest Copy Center, Nassau Paper Company (NAPCO), Global Pacific Food Group, The Johnson Road Family, Anthony’s Bar and Grill, Agnes Johnson Family Reunion, A. F. Adderley School Class of 1983, Grammy Cholta Duncombe-Cooper, Claudine Shanell, Neko, Naaman, Alexandria, Tyisha, Novelette, Shenique, Sheldon, Patrice, Linda, Lamon, Rashad, Brian, Veoshe, Tocheaba, Shanell, Bridget, Norma Dean, Monique Edwards, Yellow Elder Community, Holy Family Church Community, Oncology Dept., Western Air, Private Medical at PMH, BAF IT, Introne & Co., HR Professional, Import Export, Doctors Hospital, Think Simple Technology, Omega, ISD Development, The

Royal Caribbean Cruise, The Royal Bank, Office of the Prime Minister, Micronet Technology, St. Anselm’s Catholic Church, Bahamas International Church of Christ, Grace Community Church, Christian Discipleship Ministries International, URCA.

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 1:00 p.m. until service time

PATRICIA ANN STORR-CLARKE, 68

a resident of Brougham Street, will be held at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, Deveaux Street, on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. Officiating will be Fr. Jonathan Duka. Interment follows in Southern Cemetery, Cowpen & Spikenard Roads.

Left to cherish her memories are her, Husband: Pedro Clarke; 4 Sons: Desmond, Kevin, Leslie, Fabian Storr; 2 Daughters: Keva Storr & Pedroneke Clarke; 7 Grandchildren: Ronald Williams Jr., Ronail Williams, Letrice Storr, Antonique McQueen, Brianna Bullard, Chelsea, Rashad; 3 Great Grandchildren: Ronel Aime Jr., Amari & Abraham Jr.; 1 Brother: Sidney Storr Sr.; 3 Sisters: Hilda Antonio, Gloria Storr-Deveaux, Princess ChristieCulmer; 2 Brothers-in-law: Freeman Deveaux & Randolph Culmer Sr.; 2 Sister-in-laws: Linda Brown-Storr & Moon Thurston; Nephews: Dr. Randolph Jr., Adrian, & Desrick Culmer, Sr. Customs Officer Ricardo Toote, Ian, Darren & Dwayne Antonio, Raymond Rolle, Theodore Hanna Sr., Marvin Sr., Sidney Jr., David, Michael, Carlton, Christopher, Stanley, George, Dexter, Salvannus, & Reuben Storr, Terrance Cash, Ian Bowe, Lyndon Richardson, Carlton, Kernroy, Javaughn, & Patrick Adderley Jr., and numerous nephews & grand nephews; Nieces: Sr. Nurse Monnalisa Culmer-Rolle, Vanessa, Desiree, & Triver Culmer, Shanette Culmer-Cash, Marquel, Maggie, & Alexandria Culmer, Jacqueline & Delores Toote, Chikara & Colette Antonio, Kendra, Kaylecia, Patricia, & Monique Storr, Tekillah Hanna, Yasmine Rolle, Georgina Bowe, Elizabeth Richardson, Crystal Adderley, and numerous nieces & grand nieces Other Relatives & Friends: Anthony & Tyrone Williams, Dianna Cash, Haston, Nioaka, John, Leanna, Elizabeth, & Cynthia Brown. Herman Rodgers & Family, The Gardiner Family, Sr. Immigration Officer Shemah Saunders-Darling, Julia Hepburn, Monique Pratt, Retired Sr. Superintendent Gabrielle Pratt, The Lockhart Family, The Sands Family, Gosha & Family, Cecil Strachan, Abraham Sr., Cassandra & Family, Romia & Family, and numerous cousins. The Gardiner Family, Brougham St. Family, PMH Family, SRC Family, & the National Society of Leadership & SuccessUniversity of the Bahamas Chapter.

Friends pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 10-6:00 p.m. on Friday & on Saturday at the church from 9:30 a.m. until service time.

Funeral Services for

IRMA ROSINE BAIN-BULLARD, 100

a resident of Cottonwood Street, Pinewood Gardens, will be held at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Baillou Hill & Wulff Roads, on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Fr. Roderick Bain & Fr. Chester Burton. Interment follows in St. Agnes Cemetery, Nassau Street.

She is survived by, Children: Llewellyn Bullard (deceased), Jane Bullard, Stephanie Bullard, Jackie Bullard Newsome, Val Strachan, Don Thompson, Bernadette Hepburn Sands, Iva Hepburn, Kenneth Hepburn, Dedriann Hepburn. Grandchildren: Darlene Duncombe, Mario Duncombe, Charmaine Bullard, Keva Lightbourne, Akia Lightbourne, Kim Bethel, Renae Bethel Bodie, Ricardo Bethel, Tamara Bullard Wring, Keva Moss, Donald Newsome Jr., Dr. Denothra Archer-Cartwright, Antonia Thompson-Johnson, D’Anndrea Thompson, Ambre Sands, Aaron Sands, Rashad Richardson, Rashae Hepburn, Alexander Green, Kenica Hepburn, Kendika Hepburn, Kendesha Hepburn, Raynaldo Rolle, Latoya Hepburn, Lambert Cartwright. Great grand-children: Tedra Levarity, Marco Duncombe, Carrio Duncombe (deceased), Destiny Duncombe, Camron Storr, Milke Duncombe, Robyn Mackey, Rickeisha, Javon, Dante Moss, Blair Bodie, Rickquille, Joshua, Brenique Armbrister, Kydnce Moss, Kentaro Moss, Marley Wring, Laila Newsome, Ashly Cartwright, Eidan Cartwright, Johannah, Maliya, Marleigh, Rashad Richardson, Shadae Richardson, Lanice Nixon, Lance Nixon, Tevin Tucker, Deranique, Deranae, Derinico, Derasha, Darjanae, LeNique, Kamai, Marvin, Perdajanae, Shamar, Geno, Brendan Coleby, Kirknell Bain, Raynaldo Rolle Jr., Raykobe Rolle. Great-great grand-children: Duveria Gabriel, Delvin Levarity, Marco Duncombe Jr., Shiloh Munroe, Ambre, Rickquile, Ry’Leigh, Renae. Son-in-law: Dr. Larry Sands. Daughter-InLaw: Hazel Thompson. Nieces & Spouses: Raquel & Wade Munnings, Mary Butler, Sherry Smith. Nephews & Spouses: Gregory& Stephanie Smith, Phillip Butler. Grandnieces: Kyshna Rolle, Waynette Munnings, Bradamae, Nicole, Shanecka, Latoya, Dashanique Moss, Ashley Bullard, Britlay Sargent, Shakera, Grashan, Stevonia, Gia, Seante, Natasha Butler, Theresa Butler. Grandnephews: Andrew Munnings, Shamacko, Rashad. Other family relatives and friends: Minister Pearl Gardiner & family, Rev. Oswald Gardiner & family, Winston Beckles & family, Linda Perry of Fort Lauderdale & family, Virginia Kelly & family, Vasco Bastian and family, Dorothy Roberts and family, Brenda Lewis and family, Clarice Bain and family, Emmaline Lockhart and family, Helen Rolle and family, Betty Stubbs and family, Willamae Pratt and family, Dr. Brian & Mrs. Linda Tynes, Father Roderick Bain, Father Basil Tynes, Archdeacon Keith N. Cartwright, Deacon Howard L. Bethel, honorable Myles Laroda, Members of The Anglican Church Women (ACW), Special Events Team, St. Agnes’ Feeding Team, Kingdom Life Ministries, Marva Bastian & Family, Ethel Claridge, Irene Poitier & Family, Bain and family, Josely Petty and family, Philip Richardson, Charles Austin, Ms. Evans and family, Lance Nixon.

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

WILLIAM MICHAEL HUNT, 69

a resident of Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, will be held at Wesley Methodist Church, Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, on Saturday March 16th at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Edwin Allen. Interment follows in Tarpum Bay Cemetery, Eleuthera.

Precious and cherished memories will forever linger in the hearts of his, Adopted daughter: Donita Knowles; Adopted Grandchildren: Mervin Miller and Trey Knowles. Adopted Great Grandchild: Zaire Miller Jr.; Brothers: James, Augustus, William, George, Andrew, Dell,Dawson and Dana Hunt. Sisters: Sarah Allen, Edith Darville and Anita Rolle (predeceased), Vernell, Sandra and Rosetta Hunt and Krisann Knowles. Sisters-In-law: Vendelene Hunt (predeceased), Laverne, Janet, Debbie, Jenny, Erica and Sharon Hunt. Nieces and Nephews: Pastor Edwin, Verniece, Charmaine, Florina, Elton, Wallace, Michelle, Nadene, Ian, James, Marissa, David, Erica, Jessie, Terrilyn, Kishenda, Andrea, Vincent, Matthew Jr., Tina, Peaches, Antonio, Cliniecia, Tiffany, Tyrell, Anna, Jennifer, Patrick, Valencia, Kendera, Lorenzo, Patricia, Valentino, Shantiche, Joy, William and Charles Jr., Coyitito, Meagan, Zorea, Mateo, Janay, Oprah, Hugo, Vernique, Charleston, Krystal , Kenneth Jr., Kevanno, Jasmine, Dario, Frank Jr., Ewonka, Akeema, Sartano, Roberta Brennen. Grand Nieces and Nephews: Dreanna, Anntionette, Derek Jr., Vincent Jr., Deanna, Dreanette, Noel, Gregory, Wilmore III, Jessica, Mikail, Lashante, Theresa, Dante, Zacharey, Edan, Tyrone Jr., Ariel, Alden, Antonio, Ashley, Emma, Ashton, Jevette, Elton Jr., Tsydnie, Breanna, Siana, Hugo Jr., Ameir, Caius, Mason, Lorenzera, Lorraine, Ethan, Savanna, Danaya, Adrian, Adam, Teangelo. Other Relatives and Friends Including: Pastor Dario and Tina Carey and Family, Lisa, Latoya, Jermaine, Christopher, Kenneth Hanna Jr. and Family, Rob, April, Jada, Kayla and Aniyah Weaver, Debbie, Doreen, Althea, Judy and the entire Goodman Family, Tavia Newbold, Will Smith, Jonathan Brennen, Balemous, Breon Leary, Loretta, Gloria, Elizabeth Hunt and Family, Andrea Nottage and Family, Branville Nottage and Family, Yvonne McKenzie and family, Linda, Donna, Shuranda, Deon, Bradley Sr. & Jr., Elrico and Family, Cherry, Sheril, Sharon, Michael Gibson and Family, The Knowles Family of First Street the Grove, Mrs. Betty Bell and Family of South Beach, Nurse Bianca Edwards and Family, Nurse Regina Ingraham and Family, Rev/Senior Nursing Officer Freda Cooper and Family, Nurse Maycock, Laverne Armbrister (Clinic Administrator), Dr. Smith, Dr. Ajul, Mr. Charles Rolle and Family, Mr. John Carey and Family, Katrece Culmer and Family, Mr. Curvin Culmer and Family, David Carey and Family, Rt. Honorable Clay Sweeting and Family and the entire Progressive Liberal Parties of Central and South Eleuthera, B.E.C (BPL) Staff, Berts For The Best and Family, Palmetto Point Clinic Staff, Members and Staff of The South Eleuthera Emergency Partners (S.E.E.P), Tarpum Bay Clinic Staff, Rock Sound Clinic Staff, The Church Of God Tarpum Bay and the entire Community of Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera.

Friends may pay their last respects at the church in Tarpum Bay, Elethera, from 5-8:00 p.m. on Friday & on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until service time

Funeral Service for

MARILYN MARIA FRANCIS, 82

a resident of #15 Thompson Court, Oakes Field, will be held at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Shirley Street, on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 10:45 a.m. Officiating will be Fr. Anslem Russell, assisted by Deacon Keith A. Roberts. Interment follows in St. Joseph’s Church Cemetery, Boyd Road.

Left to cherish the Christian ministry of service by Marilyn are her two sons: Oscar Jr. and Dr. Brendan Francis; two daughters: Bridgette Francis-Ingraham and Loretta Francis; son-in-law: Pete Ingraham; sister: Brenda Smith-Hanna; brothers- and sisters-in-law: James Black, Frederick Hanna, Rev. Donald Kerr, Hiram Livingstone Francis, William “Bill” Curtis, Lynn Francis, Leathe Francis, Stephane Kerr-Teele, Daphne Johnson, Dorothea Francis-Davis, and Beatrice Powell. Nieces and Nephews: Patrice (David) Farrington, Denise (Eugene) Mackay, Allison Gibson, Mark Anthony, Anastasia, Keyone, and Denzel Smith, Kelly, Rudy, and Don Alleyne Jr., Terry Alleyne-Treco (Michael), Corie (Athyma) Smith, Dominic Cartwright, Tiffany Cooper, Michelle (David) Whymns, Sherese Williams, Ricardo and Shenique Hanna, Bernadette, Selina, Ronnie Jr., Aaron, and Simon Archer, Donavan and Donica Farrington, Gary Oliver, Deveril Whymns, Gitano Black, Raynesha and Chasanique Williams, Semaz Rolle, Maite and Yohann Roberts, Destiny Bain, Donavon Jr., Damien, and Devonte Farrington, Gabrielle Oliver, Aniyah Cargill, Gitara Black, Cierra Moxey, Charles Jr. and Travis Cooper, O’neil Higgs, Tarnisha Stubbs, Rickia and Rayne Hanna, Syntychee Kemp, Malik Moss, Nadia, Jaques, Antonia, Kay, Kikkann Smith, Triston Lewis, Corie Jr., Chavargo, Corinique, and Cayden Smith, Danielle and Dominic Cartwright Jr., Michael Treco Jr., Reggie Knowles, Brittany Dorsett, Sonja Francis-Morris (Luke), Arlene and Allison Shuford, Anastacia Thompson, Sherece Murray, Sian (Rochielle) Bevans, Stephen (Linda) Francis, Monique Rolle, Lynette (Bursil) Daxon, Rodari (Agatha) Francis, Lisa Nelson, Khalilia (Randy) Knowles, Theodosuila (Darren) King, Khalile Omar (Michelle), Kamarah, Mario and Michan Francis, Joyann (Will) Frith, Debra Dames, Patricia, Wende, Stephen, and Sophie Francis, Kenrah (Cecil) Newry, Gerald, Corey, Brian, Tyrone, Gilbert, Carvel, Trevor, and Sidney Francis, Renaldo Johnson, and Ashley Jones. Extended Family: Linda Marche, Lorraine Marche-Bethell, Ian and Tracy Cooper, Anthony Carey, Loukishia Cooper, Nicole Knowles, Nessa Marche-Miller, Inderia Saunders-Lindeman, Dr. Hadassah, Gregory, Lovell, and Walton Saunders, the families of the late Neville and Vincent Butler, and the Francis, Smith, Cash, Marche, Butler, Major, and Pyfrom families. Goddaughters: Jacqueline Dames-Perpall (Tyrone) and Margo DamesCox (Lester). Other Relatives and Friends: John and Dorothy Bowleg, Betty Clarke, Brenda Ingraham, Judy Huyler, Sandra Outten, Monsignor Alfred Culmer, Barbara Tynes, Angela Hanna, Roland Taylor, and the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church family, Fr. Anslem Russell and the Sacred Heart Catholic Church family, Bishop Laish Boyd, Pastor Arlington

and Minister Karen Rahming, Minister Hon. Pia Glover-Rolle, Mr. Bert and Mrs. Bridgette Moss, Cheryl Adderley-Davis, Joyce, Karen, and Kim Bain, Neil King, Delores and Ivan Hanna, Bernadette BenebyColeman and Chief of Police for Riviera Beach Michael Coleman, Cherry Charlton, Mrs. and Mrs. Adrian McPhee, Donna and Natassia Storr, Kimberley Bowe, Carl Kemp, Carlos and Sarah Milander, Davina Major-Lewis, Dianna Johnson, Nikia Ferguson, Justin Ellis, Philippa Fowler, Cecil Moncur, Sandy Morley, Ngaio Hinsey, Lawson and Cherece Sweeting, Cherelle Cartwright, Dr. Anastasia Brown, St. Augustine’s (SAC) Alumni Association, Pastor Kino and Lisa McCartney, Caroline Palacious, Monalisa Brown-McAlphine, Nurse Forbes and Nurse Clarke at the Fleming Street Clinic, Dr. Tonette Hanna, Ruth Coakley, Kendal, Debbie, Crystal, Hannah, and Pete Ingraham Jr., Minister Ken Turner, Eleanor “Sugar” McQuay, the management and staff of Suntee, Dr. Christa Wells and the doctors, nurses, and support staff at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Carmen Major-Kellman, Dr. Tanya Pratt, Lynette Major, Dr. Indira Minus-Grimes, Dr. Christine Chin, Happy Healing Hands Home Care, Renew Home Care, and the families of the late Dwight Moncur, Deacon Sidney Sturrup, Vincent Charlton, Zorelene Wraing, Lou Adams, E.R. Hanna, Ralph Butler, Christopher Wells, Larry Johnson, Copeland Rolle, The Oakes Field community, Oakes Field Primary School (Eva Hilton Primary School), Palm Beach Atlantic University, Barry University, and the clients of Bridgette Francis International College Planning Consulting Firm.

Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 10-6:00 p.m. on Friday & on Saturday at the church from 9:45 a.m. until service time

Death Notice for DEDRIE

FRANCIS-BROWN, 88

a resident of #75 Ethel Street, Montell Heights, died at her residence on Friday, March 8, 2024.

She is survived by her, 1 son: Derek Francis; 2 brothers: Wellington Francis & Henry Francis; 1 sister: Judy Francis; nieces & nephews: Olive Brown-Gaitor, Patricia Brown-Cooper, Alvarez Brown, Hugo Brown, Meredith Brown-Faro, Bernard, Prince & Steven Brown, Antoinette BrownMoss & Tino Brown; and a host of other relatives & friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Funeral Service for

GODFREY DEXTER STYLES, 55

a resident of Garden Hills #2, will be held at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, 3rd Street, Coconut Grove, on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 9:45 a.m. Officiating will be Fr. Simeon Roberts, assisted by Deacon Andrew Burrows. Interment follows in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.

Left to celebrate his life and memories are his, parent: Godfrey Sr. and Princess Styles. Brothers: Retired Police Corporal Gregory Styles, Chief Supt. Police Bradbury Styles aka Brad, Elthrez Styles aka Terez. Sisters: Vanria Bullard aka Shorty, Nakiah Styles aka Nicky and Patrice Russell. Sister-in-law: Eloise Roberts aka Janice and Carla Styles. Brother-in-Law: Min. Clifton Bullard (predeceased), Hon Kirkland Russell Sr.; Uncles: Alfred, Freeman, Supt of Police Macktavious and Jefferson Daniels, Frank Ward. Aunts: Rudell Bain, Rosebell Rolle, Sheila Baptiste, Thelma Carey, Lenor and Stephanie Daniels, Maroln Brown and Edris Rolle. Nephews: Nathan Sherman (bonus son), Gareth, Gregory Jr. and Braden Styles, Clifton Jr. and Micah Bullard, Gregory Rolle, BJ Oliver and Drewann Seymour. Grand Nephews: Greyson and Matteo Styles. Nieces: Vashti and Avanti Bullard, Gabrielle Oliver, Branae Styles and Princess Sherman, Jewel Bullard. Grand Nieces: Brielle Oliver and Chloe Jazzmine Bullard. 1st Cousins: Nat, Denver, Cleveland Portland Bain, Cephas Garnet, Davidson, Kermit and Neil Rolle, Damean, Shamar, Germine, Macktavious, Reshato, Judah, Jefferson Jr. Daniels, Mario McPhee, Frank Jr. and Fabian Ward, Kenneth Williams, Reckwill Pratt, Olrick Farrington Jr., Missouri Thompson, Arizona Bullard, Dania Seymour, Nevada and Indianna Bain, Cynthia Simmons, Mavis Rolle, Charisse Miller, Latanya Newton, Denell, Shan and Toya Daniels, Crystal Pitt, Shekia Hildreth, Nadia Forbes, Berthina Daniels, Hilda Strachan, Wanda Williams, Delray Pratt, Patty Sporleder and Rochelle Hunt and their spouses and offspring. Other relatives and friends including: Chris, Marzelle, Mark and Marvin Francis and Family, Benjamin and Luella Fife and Family, Advelean Hiram, Leona, Florine Lernix, Geneva Smith and Family, Minister Jennifer Smith and family, Patrick Smith, Eunice and Pastor Archelus Burrows and family, Ercelle and Vincent Dorsette and family, Evrette King and Family, Inez Brown and Family, Inola Butler and Family, Asneth’, Janis, Yvonne, Carl, Orthnel, Doran, Elva, Nezline Brown and families, Carnis Whyms and Family, Proxanna, Eugenia and Charlene Feaste and families, Fadora Reid and family, Brendamae, Sonora, Coralee and Shann, Calvin, Ray, Lyn, Keno and Bruno Brown Family, Wendalee Rolle and Family, Hestine Adderley and family, Mizpah Bannister and family Junior Burows, Zilpah and Caroline Burrows and families, Gloria Jennings and Family, Lloyd Gordon and family, Dexwood and Hercules Seymour and family, Melanie, Trina, Senekah, Deborah, Eldeka Butler and family, Sharon Brown and Family, Patricia Simmons and family, all others too

numerous to mention including the wider communities of Garden Hills #2, East St., Robinson Rd., Old Bight (Cheer Rd), Zonicle and McQueens Cat Islands.

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 8:45 a.m. until service time

Death Notices for KESAR PAUL CUNNINGHAM, 85

a resident of Blue Sky Lane, Whites Addition off Kemp Road & formerly of Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, died at PMH on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

He is survived by his, 2 daughters: Deborah Turnquest & Dellarease Richardson; 5 sons: Raymond, Paul, Cassius & Christopher Cunningham & Jamal Flowers; numerous grand & great grandchildren & a host of other relatives & friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

ALMA TAYLOR, 71

a resident of Johnson Road, Fox Hill, died at PMH on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.

She is survived by her, 6 sisters: Sandra Miller, Deidre Richardson, Ernestine Moss, Tania Gray, Dazelle Johnson & Demecca Musgrove; 4 brothers: Glenn, Don, Kevin & Ashley; 5 aunts: Florinda Bastian, Rosemary Delancy, Jacquelyn Richardson, Nyoka Sands & Leona; 1 uncle: Wilfred Sands; numerous nieces & nephews & a host of other relatives & friends.

Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Funeral Services For

Christopher Mondesir, 43 affectionately called “Chris” “Dogman”

of Hepburn Alley who died on Wednesday, February 14th, 2024, will be held on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at New Victory Temple Church of God, John Road off Poinciana Drive. Officiating will be Pastor Tavares Johnson assisted by Rev. Sherard Jones and other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in old trail Cemetery, Soldier Road.

Christophe is predeceased by his mother: Lucienne Mondesir; daughter: MiMi Cooper; brother: William Mondesir.

Left to cherish his precious memories are his 5 daughters: Christanell, Christell, Christana, Christernique Culmer and Christinette Thurston; 2 sons: Christophe Culmer and Santonyo Cooper; step father: Eriquene Merzius; 2 sisters: Franselaine Mondesir and Aline Merzius-Martin; 2 brothers: Elie Merzius and Marco Henry Merzius; brother-in-law: Carlos Martin; niece: Caroline Martin; nephew: Jeremiah Martin; cousins: Patrick, Pedro and Ralph Souffrant; numerous friends including: Keisha & Tyrone Swaby, Andrew and Tasha AJ, Nathan and Angelo Sinclair and family, Mitzi Gilcott and family, Dawn Brennan and family, Jacquline Neely and family, Calvin & Shenera Spence, Nicola Ferguson, Andrew Lyn Lafleur, Mckenson Duncas, Ricardo Belle, Jeffrey Culmer and family, Sharlen Senatus and family, Damian

Turnquest and LiL General food store Kathleen Ferguson and family, Shawn Joseph, The Hepburn Alley residents, Tony, Woody, and Keino and other relatives and friends.

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

The viewing will be held at Rest On Funeral Chapel, Kenwood Street, Mount Royal Avenue on Friday, 15th March, 2024 at 10:00am – 5:00pm, again at the church on Saturday from 10:00am until service time.

Chrisnet Dereme, 32

a resident of Bacardi Road and formerly from Port- au – Prince, Haiti. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, 1:00pm at Gospel Assembly Church Of God, Minnie Street. Officiating will be Pastor St. Louis Celiner assisted by other Ministers of Gospel. Interment will follow in Southern Cemetery, Cowpen and Spikenard Roads.

Left to cherish his precious memories are his mother: Honoré Christiane; father: Anslo Dereme; sister and brother: Ansline Dereme, Benda Dereme, Fritzlet Dereme Shina Dereme,lovena Dereme; brothers-in-law: Saintil saintilien, Dikens Augustave, Loranise Louis, Stevenson. Niece: flore Lora, Nichar Noella; cousins: Alex Alaincy, Marc Chener Dereme, Gerline, Judith, Tony; grandmother: Vigilia jean-vil; and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Viewing will be held at Rest On Funeral Chapel, Kenwood Street, Mount Royal Avenue on Friday, 15th March, 2024, 10:00am –5:00pm e and at the church from 12 pm until service time.

Funeral Service For

Marie Laurette Gaudin

Cartwright Simon, 54

a resident of Allen Drive, Fire Trail Road and formerly from Anse- A- Foleur, Haiti. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, 10:00am at United Faith Ministries, Fire Trail Road. Officiating will be Apostle Phalmon A. Ferguson - Senior Pastor assisted by other Ministers of Gospel. Interment will follow in Southern cemetery Cowpen Road and spikenard Road.

Left to cherish her precious memories are her husband: Jean Robert Simon; daughters: Erica Earon, Shacuria and Anicha Cartwright; sons: Calvin and Logan; grandchildren: Tenaj, Ja’vano, Tajanaè and Princeton; brother: Moise and Mark Gaudin, Patrik, William, Wilsause, Jean Ronel Jean Robert, McKenzie Cenord and Philibert Barjard; sister: Elsie Norlie and Mimose; son-in-law: Milton Smith and Joel St. Hilaire; brother and sister-in-law: Robenson Joseph, Dion Lundy, King Cox and Wilnise Joseph; and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Viewing will be held at Rest On Funeral Chapel, Kenwood Street, Mount Royal Avenue on Friday, 15th March, 2024 10:00am – 5:00pm and at the church from 9:00am until service time.

Death Notice For

Celissa Sinor, 91

a resident of Podoleo Street formerly from Port De Paix, Haiti died at his residence on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024.

Left to cherish his precious memory are his children: Rico Sinor, Ernest Sinor, Nexis Sinor, Rolland Sinor, Leonie Sinor, Joceline and Evec Sinor; brother: Milius Sinor, Estinor Sinor, and Elidieu Sinor; grandchildren: Roland Junior Sinor, Kimberly Sinor, Johrry Sinor, Joshua Sinor, Wickenson Valcin, Caline Sinor, Erica Sinor, Mielonda, Erick Sinor, Joel Sinor, Steve Sino, Quincy, Alex, Kadeem, Kwamae and Jaheam Sinor, Ernst, Kervin, Dashanaelle, Narlenst and Marantz Sinord; nieces: Milene Sinor; nephews: Melius Sinor; daughter-in-law: Yanick Sinor, Yadeline Sinor, Nadine Janvier and Jesumene Media Sinor; and host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by Rest On Funeral Chapel Limited.

Funeral Service For

Dorothy Elaine Thurston, 67

of #7 Windsor Lane will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Market Street. Officiating will be Rev. Betty Turnquest assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel. Intermit will follow in Southern Cemetery, Spikenard and Cow Pen Roads.

Left to cherishes her memories are her children: Shanrell Thruston, Shavano Forbes, Tameiko Forbes, Erica Forbes, Shavonne Forbes, Jamaal Forbes, Jermaine Thurston (Kristel); grandchildren: Shaquel, Lashanda, Jade, Eric, Deondre, Jaeshawn, Jamiyah, Chrishawn, Jermaine Jr., Bradreka, Isiah, Shanece, Tamika, Shavanna, Bershae, Tamia, Janiyah, Shaniqua, Skyler; great grandchildren: Adrienne, Jayda and Alayra; siblings and spouses: Anthony Thruston (Coral Ann Brown), Assistant Commissioner of Police Janet McKenzie (Loprenzo), Cyprianna Henfield (Wellington), Carol Brown (Lawrence), Everette Thurston (Angela Roberts), Andrae Thurston (Simone), Judy Mortimer, Valdamae Thurston, Elenor Thompson; nieces and nephews: Anastacia, Ricardo, Wellington, Carlos, Crystal, Katrina, Anthon, Patricia, Nicardo, Nickeil, Remano, Alicia, Dovrielle, Shavario, Craig, Dion, Barry, Kevin, Adrianne, Latoya, Livette, Lataj, Claudette, Shantel, Evette, Tanya, Lavar, Claudine, Monique, Dwayne, Brandon, Terran, Missy, Jamrco, Jacovia, Candace, Nikasmum, Andrae Jr., Sidria; god children: Ruthann Simms,

Shanon; other relatives and friends: Former Prime Minister Perry G. Christie and Family, Minister Jumo Campbell and Family, Michelle Johnson and Family, Tina Nairn and Family, Elsie Nelson and family, Charlene Cime and Family, James Taylor and Family, Porsha Musgrove and Family, Carmetta Nesbitt and Family, Crystal Chippman and Family, Flaria Curtis and Family, Eunece Scully and Family, Ryan Dorsette and Family, Darina Peterson and Family, Sharon Rutherford and Family, Ericka Davis and Family, Anthonesha McKenzie and Friend, the entire Big Yard Family, the entire Brougham Street Family and other relatives and friends. The family sincerely apologize for any names invertedly omitted or missed spelt.

Viewing will be held in the “Rev. Clemese Suite” of Rosewill Memorial Mortuary, #244 Market Street and Oxford Avenue on Friday, March 15, 2024 from 1:00p.m. to 5:00p. m. and at the church from 1:30p.m. until service time.

Death Notice For

Annacile Maxime Almonor, 58

of Matthew Street, Nassau Village who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday, March 11th, 2024.

She is survived by her husband: Ilioma Almonor; sons: Wesley and Walex Almonor, Kevin Pierre Almonor; daughters: Rosemarie Almonor Lully, Annette, Wilmide and Widline Almonor; grandchildren; sisters: Etienne Fenelus, Virtha Luc; brothers; numerous nieces and nephews and a Host of other relatives and friends

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

Funeral Service For

Philip Saunders, 51

service will be held at Memories

Funeral Homes Chapel on

Saturday, March 16th, 2024 at 11:00am. Offciating will be Min. Peter Clarke.

He is survived by his children: Philip Saunder Jr., Brittany Phillipa Saunders, Cameron Philip Saunders and Brenea, Dorothy, Marquell Saunders; wife (separated): Mary Barbora Saunders; grandchild: Demisiceo Gibson Jr.; sisters: Erica Meus-Saunders, Mary Janet Saunders, Stacy Eyvonne Saunders, Tracy Monique Saunders and Sophie Simone Saunders; sisters-in-law: Brenda Greene-Belle, Stella Clarke; brothers-in-law: Charlton Green, Ornald Greene, Edney Greene Jr., Tony Greene and Paul “Perkins” Greene; nieces and nephews: Leo Luke Kemp, Yhnapa Ian Kemp, Ada Kemp, Danielle Saunders, Gabrielle Saunders, Laura-Beth Russell, Tyla Russell, Kanai Bethel, James Saunders, La’Tiffany Kemp, Leo Luke Kemp Jr. (grandnephew), Mario Greene, Brandy Belle, Odessa Greene, Alijah Belle, Olivia Greene, Anastacia Greene, Cleveland Greene, Alexander Greene, Charlene Bannister, Loren Greene, Nicholas Coakley, Adisha Greene, Larissa Greene, Anthony Greene Jr, Kobe Greene; grandchild: Demisiceo Gibson Jr.; cousins: Ophelia Brown, Grethel Green, Jeanie Strachan, Maydone Finley, Roy Finley, Zera Finley, Nettie Finley and Hilda Finley, Brenda Lightbourne, Pauline Greene, Melinda King, Desirene Wright, Kendrick Pinder, Edith (Toto) Bastain, Ronald Simmons, Tanya Simmons, Craig Greene, Robert “Bobby” Greene, Lancelot Greene and Andrew Greene, Lamar Greene, Preston Greene, Michael and David Greene, Julius Greene, Sharon Bowleg, Robert Greene, Sherol Greene, Zellamae Belle, Pamela Lundy, Fredrick Bullard, Bernard Finley, Sean Newton, Shenique Newton Aunts: Daisy Simmons, Rhodamae Greene; great aunt:

Lillian, Beautimae Saunders, Leanna Clarke; uncle: George Clarke; friends of the family: Rose and Daniel Belasco, Barry Williams, Suzette Mitchell-Scott, Ynapha Kemp, Willamae Kemp and family, Lee Russell, Delroy Bastain, Derek Bastain and Family, Berkley Nairn and Family, Jane and Jeff Jolly, Penny Armbrister, Grace Green, Clarissa Denise Pinder, Arinthia Taylor, Densa Moxey, Darnell Saunders, Maxine and Howard Greene, Hayward King, Alice Miller King, Patsy Wallace, Berglyn Greene, and Roselyn Green, The Kleins family: Dorothy Vogel Klein, Kendall Klein Munzer, Nicole Klein Jandruncko, Silvia and Abraham Greene and family, Sidney Bowleg, Frankie Major, Gary Major, Anthony (Martin) Kemp, Diana Seibert, Laura Johnson Taylor, Antoinette Palacious, Myer Miller, Leonard Saunders and Family, Percival King, April Rolle and Family, Darnell Saunders, James AKA Jamas, Prince Moxey, Douglas and Vernita Saunders and family, Trisha King and Family, John Greene, Daphne McKinney and family and other relatives and friends.

Relatives and Friends may pay their last respects at Memories

Funeral Homes, #85 Mount Royal Avenue on Friday, March 15th, 2024 from 9:30am to 4:30pm an at the Funeral Home from 10:00am until service time.

Death Notice For Pearlene

Louise Clarke Polycarpe, 56

of Culmers Alley off Kemp Road and formerly of Smith Hill, South Andros, Bahamas died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, March 5th. 2024.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

Funeral Services For

Marguerite Vernisha Jackson, 89 affectionately called “Muggy”

of #8 Moss Road, Oakes Field and formerly of Eleuthera will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2024, 11:00 a.m. at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road. Officiating will be Venerable Archdeacon Keith N. Cartwright, Archbishop Drexel W. Gomez, Reverend Father B. Travis Fernander and Reverend Deacon Howard Bethel. Interment will follow in St. Agnes Cemetery, Nassau Street.

Marguerite was predeceased by her husband, Allan Jackson and sister, Jennie Taylor.

She is survived by her children: Andrea Jackson-Coakley, Sharon (Sherry) Waterman and Andrew (Carla) Jackson; grandchildren: Allan Jackson, Jason (Stefani) Bastian, Keenya and Khindia Farrington; great grandchildren: Akai and Maleah Miller, Riley Stubbs and Jude Bastian; sisters: Murietta Major and Angela Archer; brother: Emerson Horton; brothers & sisters-in-law: Alfred & Millicent Mallory, Hartley & Maria Thompson, and Mavis Jackson; god children: Paula Balfe, Mitzi Swaby, Bobbie Cooke, Terry Bellot and Joanna CartwrightHeiskill; nieces and nephews: Cheryl, Stephen, Keith (Prisca) Taylor, Yvonne (Philip) Clarke, Renae Turner, Vanina (Allan) Munroe, Brian Major, Marvin (Norma) Major, Shelley (Mecal) Newbold, Travan Horton, Andre (Jillian) Horton, Fr. Johnathan (Nicola)Archer, Alysia (Jermaine) Colebrooke, Catherine Archer, Dr. Sy (Catherine) Pierre, Jennifer Miller, Deborah Jackson, Rhoda (Stephen)Grant, Theodore (Ebbie)Jackson and Michael Jackson, Randy (Carolyn) Thompson, Brad (Melanie) Thompson, Eugene (Jackie)Thompson, Philip (Jackie) Thompson, Anna (Sterling)Moss, Genevieve JacksonBowe, Sigrid Jackson-Bain, Adrian(Mari-tan )Jackson, Cherine and Elspeth Jackson and Venessa Jackson-Hield. LaVerne Bryant, Cheryl (Lawrence) Wright, Raynor (Pamela) Mallory, Patricia(Richard) Fleming, Cravon (Melissa)Mallory, Kurt (Tracy)Mallory, Zandra (Rick) Glenn, Lanette (David) Hart; other relatives and friends: Mr. Julian Brown and Family, Mr. and Mrs. George Jennings and family, Dr. Daniel Johnson and Family, Paula Cunningham, Yvonne Symonette, Mrs. Jacqueline Bain, Levern Curtis, Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Ferguson, Mrs. Delores Mounts and Family, Jennie Demeritte and Family, Kayla Ward and Family, Godfrey Burnside and Family, Claudette Bethel and Family, Camille Stuart and Family, Sharlene Hanna-McPhee, Christine Docemo, Merlease Bethel, Myrtle Miller, Mrs. Carol Thorpe-Farrington, Mrs. Janet Phillppe and Family, Mrs. Delores Hanna and Family, Ellen and Brian Seville, Wyatt Johnson

and Family, Hyacinth Saunders-Burnside and Family, Marina Sands, and Family, Jessica Cartwright and Family, Marva and Lena Jervis, Roger and Carmelita Butts, Hong Wing and Hilda Akan, Hiram Lockhart and Family, Vienna Johnson and Family, Shenika, Stephen, Stevette Taylor, Simone Turner, Aleksei and Asha Munroe, Alenia Colebrooke, Elvanique Major, Alexandria Arthur and Zara Major, Travan Horton Jr., McHall Newbold, Andrea “Anna” Thompson, Rowena Riley and Family, Mathew and Gwen Sawyer and Family, Mark and Najah Finlayson & Family, Ray and Nicole Finlayson, Andrew, and Audrey Flowers and Family, John and Marva Hall, Anastacia Williams and Family, Families of the late: Ervin and Edna Horton, Clarence & Doris Horton, Lloyd and Monica Horton, Kenneth and Elizabeth Bowleg, Norris and Angurita Hall, Charles and Bertha Edwards, Bursal and Rose Bradshaw, Asa Ferguson and many other too numerous to mention.

The body will repose in the Blessed Redeemer Chapel at Ferguson’s Funeral Directors, 7th Terrace Collins Avenue on Friday from 12:00 noon-5:00p.m. and at the Church on Saturday from 10:00a.m. until service time.

Keno Derick Darling, 48

of Moore Avenue will be held on Friday, March 15th, 2024 at 11:00am at Holy Family Catholic Church, Robinson Road. Officiating will be Fr. Jay Cartwright.

Cremation took place prior to the date of the service. Keno’s Ashes will be interred in the Catholic Cemetery, Tyler Street.

Cherished memories are held by his three brothers: Jonathan, Osha, and Frankel Knowles; four nieces: Dazel, Shadel, Shanique Knowles, and Deshanda Cleare; two nephews: Reginald Knowles and Denzel Cleare; three aunts: Malarie and Patrice Darling and Marilyn Rolle; three uncles: Lowel, Mercury “Mikey” and Pedro (Denise) Darling; numerous cousins: Vonetta Darling-Flowers, Carlentina (Vargo) Francis, Tekilliah (Theodore) Hanna, Dashanique (Wayne) Kelly, Shanique Ferguson, Candis Marshall, Santillia Cargill, Catherine Darling, Cyntich (Kenric) Wallace, Jacquille, Laroune, Carlton Darling and Andrew Ferguson; and a host of other relatives and friends: the Moore Avenue Community and many others too numerous to mention.

of #5 Eneas Avenue, Stapledon Gardens who died on Monday, February 26th, 2024 will be held on Saturday, March 16th, at 10:00am at Blue Hill Gospel Chapel, Baillou Hill Road. Offciating will be Pastor Ron Shearer assisted by Elder Hartley Rolle. Interment will follow in Lakeview Memorial Gardens and Mausoleums, John F. Kennedy Drive & Gladstone Road.

Precious memories will live on in the heart of his loving wife, friend and confdant of 53 years: Glennis Wallace

Adopted children: Renata and Reco (Dr. Yonia) Farquharson, Hartley (Indira) Rolle, and Delwin Cox

Brothers: Cecil (Sherilyn) Wallace and Bursil (Ethlyn) Wallace

Sister: Oralee Lumpkin of Lakewood Florida

Sisters-in-law: Arlene (Arnold) Farquharson and Majorie Wallace

Nephews: Burton and Garvin Wallace, Daniel (Debbie) Stubbs, Elder Brian (Maxine) Stubbs, Tommy (Makeva) Stubbs, Lester (Nitza) Stubbs, Darren Chris Stubbs, David Mortimer, Pastor Anthone (Marissa) Wallace, Keno (Ephenette) Wong, and Earl (Lashonda) Lumpkin, Jr.

Nieces: Alexis Sawyer, Reia Farquharson, Antoinette Harp, Donna Stubbs, Oralee (Rodney) Smith, Sharon Mortimer, Nadene Wallace, Ancenette McCartney, Antoinette (Julian) Johnson, Daphne (Pastor Ron) Shearer, Rochelle (Charles II) Sealy, Yhonnick (Talbot Sr.) McKinney, Patrelle (Montgomery) Miller, Carrol (Durell) Shearer, and Cyprianna Jackson.

Special remembrance to the church leadership - Pastor Ron Shearer

and the leaders and members of The Blue Hill Gospel Chapel including, Elder Arnold and Geraldine Dorsett and family, Elder Hartley and Indira Rolle & family, Elder Brian and Maxine Stubbs, Deacon Kenneth and Penola Knowles & family, Deacon Barry and Miranda Pritchard & family, Deacon Matthew Lightbourne, Missionary Lisa Gardiner, Etienne Lockhart, and The East Street Gospel Chapel family.

Other relatives and friends not limited to, but inclusive of the following: Ms. Penny Butler, Dr. Elyssa Storr, Norman and Rose Burbury & family, Jennifer Johnson & family, Alice Sands & family, Pastor Sterling Moss & the Association of Brethren in The Bahamas, Pastor Steven and Judith Knowles & family, Barton Duncanson & family, Elsie Knowles & family, Dr. Chou, Gloria McKenzie, Eulamae and Whitlean Smith & family, Valerie Munroe & family, Enid Munroe & family, Pastors Franklyn and Dianna Williams & family, Deacon Shervin and Michelle Fernander, Elder James Smith, Mrs. Patricia Johnson & family, Pastor Gilbert Maycock & family, Elder Donnalee Hilton, Sister Mae Johnson & family, Dr. James and Janet Shearer, Mr. Felton Cox, Dr. Duranda Ash and staff, Francis M. Carey & family - Bible Gospel Chapel, Governors Harbour, Eleuthera. The doctors and nurses of Medical and Surgical West - P.M.H.

There are many, many other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

Viewing will be held at Clarke’s Funeral Home & Crematorium, East West Highway on Friday, March 15th, from 11:30am to 4:30pm and on Saturday from 9:00am at the church until service time.

RUDISKA RODENIA BETHEL, 39

of Sunset Park, will be held at St. Paul’s Baptist Church, Blue Hill & Bias Street, Nassau N.P., The Bahamas on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. Officiating will be Pastor Robert L. Colebrook, assisted by other Ministers of The Gospel. Cremation will follow.

She is pre-deceased by her Mother: Sheila WintersThomas; Father: Carl Bethel; Sister: Laverne FergusonMcKinney; Nephew: Bradley Whittaker.

Left to cherish her memories are her, (2) Sons: Glen Braynen and Kayvano Farrington; (3) Daughters: Anastasia Atwell, Cordaysha McCollough and Glendinia Braynen; Fiancé: Romeo Smith; (2) Brothers: Glenroy Hanna and Wayde Whittaker; (4) Sisters: Brenda Whittaker-Yorke, Natasha Bain, Latisha Ferguson and Carla Bethel; Brothers-in-Law: Arlington McKinney, Rudolph Yorke, Stephen Guillaume; (15) Nieces: Claudina, Indera and Glendrea Hanna, Monique McKinney, Alexis Johnson, Deante Ferguson, Waynette Whittaker and Zharia Deveaux, Christina Yorke, Fredricka Rolle, Dannika and Cedricka Ferguson, Pat and Christina Ram, Tiara Lee; (19) Nephews: Glendeo and Reynaldo Hanna, Armal Charles, Reberto Munroe, Lavardo Archer, Anton Horton, Chadario McKinney, Cameron Johnson, Ezettis Rolle, Jusse Sr. and Wanya Yorke, Godfrey, Eugene and Darrell Bain, Trevor Brown, Gordon McKenzie, Godney and Ian Ferguson, Jamal Ram; (19) Grand Nieces: Jasmine, Tuveria, Jasmineique and Seraya Hanna, Kevia Dean, Elysia, Antrail, Zaria and Story Horton, T’Nyjah Sanders, Zaniah and Laneisha Rolle, Paris, London and Dream Yorke, Devine Bain, Giana Ferguson, Bernice and Kay’lia McKenzie, Desire Johnson, La Nii-Cyan Warburton; (17) Grand Nephews: Harold Mackey, Christopher, Alexio, and Lathario Hanna, Jourdan Munroe, Antron Horton, Derek Gittens III, Jusse Yorke Jr, Zae Rolle, Dillion Norton, Jacobi Phillips and Amir Alexander, Nakaiden Nottage, Eugene Bain Jr., Devone Smith Jr., Danieko Ferguson, Jay’vion Johnson and Alijah Salmon; (7) Aunts: Escola (Sunny) Bell, Melvern and Doreen Bain, Marilyn Sands, Lily Mae Rolle, Barbara Rankine and Ena Culmer; (2) Uncles: Rapheal and Alphonso St-German; Cousins Including: Caroline (Al) Crum, Charlene Hinsey, Williams Rolle Sr. Rudena Thompson, Elenor and Rudolph Pinder, Sharon Skippings, Christal (Ian) Rogers, Candice (Sterling) Armbrister, Christopher, Carlos and Creto Knowles, Carla Williams, Chelsea and Gregory (Shanette) Rolle, Renea Bain, Tamara and Valentino Brown, Kendra Horton, Onnie Jay Rolle, Kimberley Bain, Kanishka Brooks, Karis Bain and Anwar Johnson; A host of other relatives and friends including: Simone Daley, Darron, Lamonte and Onassis Dickerson, Oryan and Loretta Peterson, Nikel (Mario) Major, Dellie, Don, Katherine and Angie Hinsey, Shanikan, Camille, Caroline and Shantel Rolle, Carlaround (Kimball) Stubbs, Troyann McCardy, William Rolle Jr., Syan (Marcus) Daxon, Shantell (Pherron) Collymore, Lakiesha Thompson, Nika, Tashia, Laquesha, Stephanique, Cantrell and Rudea Pinder, Deontle and Rodreka Skippings, James Thompson, Lavardo, Lashawn and Dankalis Gaitor, Kevin and Kelvin Jones, Laton, Rudolph and Ranaldo Pinder, Darron Pratt, Darrecka (Devon) Wright, Deanka Bain, Tamika Winder and Sterling Armbrister Jr, Ian Jr., Chriselle, Isabelle and Chrispen Rodgers, Tyanna Willams, Cynteach and Laquell Bain, Ashton and Raymond Gayle, Astrea Coakley, Lenard Pratt, Valentino, Brianno, Haley and Lyric Brown, Tamajio Glinton and Takia Nabbie, Ketra Horton, Shandia, Curtis Thompson and Ryeim, Kethorah Johnson, Kevin Farrington and Family, Housekeeping and Security Staff Departments of Public Health, Ragged Island Street Family, Samantha Henfield and Family, Tiko, Dudu, Nadia, Bruser, Mr. Carl, Maro, Dong, Vano, Mr. Kenny, Ms. Barbara, Twin, Jameko Johnson and Family, Slim, Christopher McKinney and Family, Heroines of Jordan Grand Chapter #383, Sisters of Faith #807, Bamboo Shack Family, John Lee and Family, Sheena Ward and Family Laquna, Flecia and Shawn Cooper, Rikesha Burrows, Deangelo Ferguson, Tavares Paul; and host of other realitives and friends to numerous to mention

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Parkgate & Village Road on Friday, March 15th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and again at the church on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until service time

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CIEON Z. DAVIS, 34 affectionately called “Bolo”

of Dundas Town, Abaco, will be held at Friendship Tabernacle Church, Central Pines, Abaco, Bahamas on Saturday, March 16th, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Bishop Silbert Mills, assisted by other Ministers of The Gospel. Interment will be in Central Pines Memorial Cemetery.

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He is survived by his loving parents, Mother: Janet Penn Davis; Father: Cedric Davis Sr.; Sisters: Cedrika Davis, Olivia Davis JeanBaptise, Pandora Greene, Natasha Wright Todd (Anthon Johnson), Joyanna Strachan, Nicole Smith, Loleisha Knowles; Brothers: Cedric Davis Jr, Jabah Davis, Carlos, Prez Rhodriquez, Deon Pugh Sr; Brother-in-law: Ronald JeanBaptise; Nieces: Oeisha Davis, Diamond Davis, Majesty Davis, O’Shawnte Walker, Frenatiffany Swann, Roldina JeanBaptist, Royal Jean Baptiste, Jazara Richardson, Jermaina Todd, Aaliyah Rolle, Alexia Smith, Alisha Wheeler, Shantell Jackson; Grand Nieces: Cartier Davis, Zaveah Griffin, Jayniah Greene, Yahannah Wheeler; Nephews: Demetrius Griffin, Jayln Davis, Nester Greene, Oscar Greene Lyord, Commarch Nardo Moss, Juliano Todd, Dante Roberts, Rashard Archer, Tyrese Wallace, Trezaire & Trazon Watson, Deon Pugh Jr.; Grandnephew: Carter Davis; Grandmother: Prescola Dean Penn; Aunts: Ruby Brown, Sophia Rolle, Margret, Deborah & Peggy Davis, Pastor Paulette Arnett, April Robinson, Kenya Penn, Veronica Ramdas, Alma Penn Reid, Lakeisha & Synovia Penn, Latoya Williams, Julie Penn, Yolanda Bain, Shanique Dean; Grand Aunts: Berylmae Wright, Melvia Mullings, Luthel Brooks, Lizzy Dean, Luthel, Enid, Melvina, Brenda; Uncles: Anthony Davis, Nelson Rolle, Apostle Lawrence Arnett, Sabastian, Alvio, Johnathan & Fabain Penn, Cleveland Sawyer Percy Mancer, Grayland, Nigel Rolle, Ross Roberts, Cyril & Audric Dean, Roderick Robinson, Orville Ramdas; Godparents: Deputy Commissioner Leamond Deleveaux (RBPF), Annella Adderley, Minnie Johnson, Viline Cooper, Sophia Bootle, Gwendolyn Dawkins; Cousins: Marvin Brown Sr., Marvin Brown Jr., Demar, Dylan, Sharmot, Abigail, Malcol, and Shantina Brown, Shenique (Deryk) Campbel, Darren Campbell, Sargent 409 Kenrick (Charise) Brown Sr., Kenrick Brown Jr., Justin Sawyer, Leroy Russell, Maxinaro & Maxin Penn, Valderine, Sharrey, Chaniqua, Shannan Mackey, Correctional Officer Elkin Roker, Cordero, Kimbley, Prescola& Joshua, Erica, Miyah Penn, Elkin Roker Jr., Dianne (Gary) Ferguson, Kimbly Bain, Deron Ferguson, Kendrea Samuels, Officer Leonardo, Hart, Antedru (Nicole) Davis, Azaria, Ava, Pitiere Davis, Shamark (Cordelia) Davis, Tawaashie, Toshie Robinson, Shawna, Sharray, Penny, Peaches, Dweisha, Desi, Jaret, Zsanai & Darcel Pinder, Sholanda Gary, Jewels, Shavon Pinder, Jalique Pinder, Sgt. Latario Adderly, Insp. Joel Hinsey, Insp. Troy Knowles, other family members too numerous to mention. Dean Family Sandy Point, Jays Shop Viola Johnson & Family, Roderick Strachan & family, Chaplin ACP Warren Johnson Feline, Wesly & family, Farron Newbold & family, Williams Family, Bain Family, Munroe Family & Lewis Family, Fr. Stephen E R Davies (RBPF) Davies, Barbara Roberts & family, Bain, Enn, Outten, Weatherby, Bain, McAlpine Williams, Cox, family in Turks & Caicos Island, Dean & Roberts Family Sandy Point, Sandy Point Community, Crossing Rocks Family, Apostle Emit Archer & family, Angie Collie & family, Pastor Bridgette Mills & family, Pastor Laroda & family, Dundas Town Community, Royal Bahamas Police Force Marsh Harbor Branch.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Friendship Tabernacle Church, Central Pines, Abaco, Bahamas on Friday, March 15th, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. until service time.

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Evergreen Mortuary located

#4 Village & Parkgate Rd. Nassau, Bahamas | Marsh Harbour, Abaco, S. C. Bootle Highway | Exuma Bahamas, Hooper’s Bay

Email: evergreenmortuary@gmail.com

Denalee E. Penn Mackey

MARSHA PENN-MARCHE, 63

of Sugar Apple Street, Pinewood Gardens, will be held at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Blue Hill Road, Grant’s Town, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas, on Friday, March 15th, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. Officiating will be Venerable Archdeacon Keith N. Cartwright, Rector of St. Agnes Anglican Church. Interment will be in St. Agnes Anglican Church Cemetery.

Marsha is preceded in death by her Parents: Ruth Bullard and Hardwick Penn; Brothers Leon & Bradley Penn.

Left to cherish her fond and precious memories are her, Daughters: Minister April (Marco) Penn Rolle J.P. and Crystal Marche; Grandchildren: Angel Wilkinson, Mychala Peters and Marco Rolle Jr.; Brothers: Phillip, William & Grandmaster Alex (Bridgette) Penn, Mark Major & Chief Petty Officer Emmerson (Melissa) Bodie Sr.; Sisters: Dr. Lillian (Mervin) Jones, Delores (Stanley) Scavella, Maxine Darville, Bernadette (Valentine) Hemmings & Deborah Darling; Aunt: Leona & Mae Penn; Uncles: Lee, McDonald & John Penn; Grand Aunts: Doreen Brown; Nieces and nephews including: Marvin, Michael (Kathryn) & Deyvon (Jillian) Jones, Dawnita (Andrew) Fry; Samuel, David (Lorrieann) & Andrew (Monette) Butler, Stanley Scavella Jr.; Deangelo & Deandra Penn; Enrico & Elkino; Minerva, Ruth, Latoya & Willesha Penn; Simone & Shannon (Carlisa) Darville; Markayla, Anthony, Mark Jr. & Taranique Major; Saveion Stubbs & Shakola Hemmings; Tashawna Davis; Sergeant Emmerson Jr., Anishka & Alecia Bodie; Grand and Great Grand Nieces and Nephews, Cousins and God Children too numerous to mention; Other Relatives and Friends including: Penn Family, Michael Peters, Carolyn Rolle, Melanie Swaby & Nelly Darville and Family, Shellie & Lyndisha Murphy and Family, Florence Johnson and Family, John Bain and Family, Althea Hudson and Family, Bernadette Buchanan and Family, Christine Lightbourne and Family, Stafford Bain, Lester Cash, Dale Marche, Nellie Brennen and Family, Maxine Woodside and Family, Terecita Ferguson and Family, Shanika Pearson, Eugena Bowe-Gordon, Paula Johnson, Stephanie Blatch, Lincoln Bain, Travania Clarke-Hall and Family, Sophia McKinney, Monique Moss, Sharon Johnson, Theoneka Cunningham, Karen McKinney and Family, Michelle Pickstock, Kevin Carey, Pam Mullings and Family, Hestine Kemp and Family, Thomasina Simms, Linda Augustin, Virgina Charite, Elizabeth Williams, Antoinette Dean, Judy Deleveaux, Venerable Archdeacond Keith Cartwright, Reverend Deacon Howard Bethel and St. Agnes Anglican Church Family, Pastor Paul, Pastor Friday and Deeper Life Church Family, Reverend Deneace Lloyd and True Vine Ministries Int’l Family, Prophet Rodger Williams and Fresh Fire Kingdom Ministries Int’l Family, Pinewood Gardens Community, Nassau Christian School Family, Sandra Bridgewater and Varel Davis and C.H. Reeves Junior High School Family, Fidelity Bank Family, Water and Sewerage Family, Dr. Tyrone Bartlett, Dr. E. Marcus Cooper, Dr. Julio James, PMH A&E, Female Surgical II, Private Medical and Oncology Clinic Family.

Ofce: (242) 356-7008 or (242) 356-7009 • Mobile: (242) 565-9758

Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at Evergreen Mortuary located Parkgate & Village Road, (TODAY) Thursday, March 14th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and again at the church on Friday from 12:00 p.m. until service time.

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Denalee

What does friendship with God mean?

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net

CHRISTIANITY

was never meant to be a religion; it was intended to be a daily walk and personal communion with a friend.

Great biblical servants of God lived their lives relying heavily on a personal relationship with God to accomplish the things they did. Moses would have never been able to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt without a relationship with God. Paul would have also never been able to accomplish the great works he did.

Even while on Earth, Jesus, who is the Christian example of how humans should live and operate, demonstrated that a personal communion with God is the most fulfilling aspect of life.

Yet with numerous examples in the written word of what Christianity looks like, why is God still a stranger to some Christians?

"They are stuck in religion; that is the reason why he is stranger. Religion is based on a set of rules, restrictions, don’ts and laws that keep people in bondage. Christianity, when practised according to the evidence in the Bible, is more fulfilling. God wants us to be free.

Jesus Christ paid the price so that we can be liberated

from any bondage, even the bondage that religion brings," said Sharon, a Christian Tribune Religion reader.

“Some people have a one-sided view of who God is. They believe He is an angry judge who only sits on a throne waiting to curse humanity and

throw the perpetrators of His law into hell. Nothing could be further than the truth,” said Tasha, a bornagain believer.

"I have been learning God and learning about who He is and His character. This takes time, patience, and it also takes a personal revelation

from Him about who He is. When I first got saved, it was never like how it is now. I was taught certain things about God and the Christian life that weren’t necessarily true. I was so used to keeping God at arm's length when I first got saved, I did not benefit from the abundant life

He had already planned for me. I got tired of that. So, I made a commitment to spend time with God; sometimes just sitting silently and listening for His voice and having some type of communion with Him. After doing this consistently I knew my ideas about God shifted

and I began to see Him as my closet friend.”

God performs many roles. According to the Bible, He is provider, saviour, deliverer, comforter and more. Many people seek Him in times of distress or need, and while any situation is an opportunity for people to get to know Him, His desires are beyond the superficial.

"He wants people to spend time with Him and grow intimate with Him,” said Baptist follower Romel.

“The same effort we put into making and maintaining other relationships is the very same effort we all should exert in to getting to know Him better. He is inviting us and He wants to lead us and guide is in all of our ways. You can imagine what life would be life if Christ directs in every situation of life. That is what this life is all about.

He added:"I have fun with Jesus; He is my friend. He loves me and I love Him. He said in His word ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you’, and that is the most comforting thing I have ever heard. When no one is around for me to talk to, I have Him; he is available 24/7. He is always there and willing. The relationship I have with Him is more satisfying that anything I have ever experienced."

‘Tarry awhile’: how the Black spiritual tradition of waiting expectantly could enrich your approach to Lent

By Christopher Wadibia Junior Research Fellow in

Theology,

University of

Oxford (THE CONVERSATION) Every year, hundreds of millions of Catholic and Protestant Christians around the world celebrate the season of Lent. For the 40 days between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday, observers devote themselves to fasting, prayer and acts of generous giving.

Lots of people, who might not be observant, also take this time to give something up. In 2023, Country Living ran a list of 32 ideas for what you might want to curtail, from “commenting on social media”, “road rage” and “ignoring your health” to “speeding”, “snacking” and “singleuse plastic”.

For Lent 2024, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has chosen a new book by British theologian Selina Stone, as his annual recommendation. Entitled “Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith”, this selection speaks to the growing salience of Black spirituality globally, especially in regards to Christianity.

By 2050, 40 percent of the world’s Christians will live in sub-Saharan Africa. Black spirituality will increasingly influence global Christianity as the 21st century continues.

The Archbishop’s Lenten book choice cordially redirects religious literary attention to the influence of Black spirituality in Anglican thought.

People in a church service

The most intriguing aspect of this selection, though, is what, for many, will be an infrequently used word in the title.

“To tarry” is to linger in anticipation – be that of a person or an occurrence. In a Christian context, it is about waiting on God, expectantly.

“Tarrying gives us an opportunity to rest,” Welby writes in his foreword, “to see the realities of the world more clearly and to imagine more boldly what the world could be”.

Stone, in her introduction, says the practice recognises “the interdependence of the individual and the community for encounter with God”. She exhorts her readers

– whether tarrying, as a tradition, feels like home to them or is entirely new – to be open, as they wait for the justice and peace so sorely missing from the world.

Tarrying in the Christian tradition

The Bible uses the word “tarry” at least 30 times. In particular, as Stone highlights, it is the word (in the King James version) the Gospel of Matthew uses, when Jesus is in the garden of Gethsemane with his disciples. Overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death, he asks his disciples to, “tarry here and watch with me”.

In biblical literature, tarrying refers to an individual or community

patiently, longingly waiting in one setting or state for something. This might be a person or an event or an act of spiritual or political liberation.

The concept of tarrying surfaces in the historical development of academic Christian theology. It remains popular among Black Christians, but it is not exclusive to this religious group. In fact, it is not exclusive to religious communities in particular either. It is a term used by philosophers, psychoanalysts and religious leaders alike.

In Black Christian spirituality, the concept of tarrying exists as a familiar, mature spiritual ritual that practically manifests in a variety of ways. After

discipline. It serves to clear the way for God’s presence to manifest in even the most mundane, profane aspects of everyday life. Those who tarry prioritise doing so when the anxieties of everyday life compete for one’s mental, emotional, and physical attention – but fail.

Religiously, tarrying means replacing the attention seeking anxieties of everyday life with a focus on the spiritual, the social and the relational. Tarrying functions as an expression of love, devotion and desire. In a world where one’s attention can be diverted more quickly and easily than ever, tarrying is a choice to shun one thing for another.

a church service or an event concludes, worshippers might gather near the altar or remain in their seats, ignoring the socialising around them to devote extra time to prayer. A Christian might sit alone in an empty chapel lost in prayer, conveying their needs and anxieties to God, emboldened by the biblical view that God responds favourably to those who spend time with him.

Like meditating, tarrying prioritises mindfulness over negligence or indifference. It encourages you to live in a way that gives significance to each given moment.

Within the Pentecostal tradition, specifically, tarrying is seen as a spiritual

Culturally, tarrying calls for rejecting the rat-race mentality characteristic of capitalist societies. In many ways, it is antithetical to the modernist assumptions that drive the glorification of secular reason and the worship of production.

In this way, tarrying unambiguously relates to Lent. The Lenten emphasis on fasting, prayer and ideologically driven generosity and charitable giving aligns with tarrying’s emphasis on communal life.

Christians observing Lent give in the expectation that their giving will positively contribute to the life of another.

In a world where people are often encouraged to forsake relationship for productivity, perhaps all of us would do well to partake in a little more tarrying in our everyday lives.

In ‘Bob Marley: One Love’ film, what’s his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO

The Associated Press

The biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” has been a box-office hit in the United States and several other countries. The film, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, is focused on the Rastafari legend’s story during the making of his 1977 album “Exodus” while leading up to a momentous concert in his native Jamaica.

The Rastafari faith is rooted in the Caribbean island in the 1930s. Its message was spread across the world in the 1970s by Marley — the faith’s most famous exponent. For decades, Rastafari have been prosecuted for their ritualistic use of marijuana. Some of those laws have eased, granting Rastafari sacramental authorization to grow the marijuana they deem sacred.

Here is a quick look at the faith's beliefs and history:

WHAT DO RASTAFARI BELIEVE?

The Rastafari faith is rooted in 1930s Jamaica, growing as a response by Black people to white colonial oppression. The beliefs are a melding of Old Testament teachings and a desire to return to Africa.

Both are crucial to Marley's lyrics and worldview. In “The Bible and Bob Marley: Half the Story Has Never Been Told,” author Dean A MacNeil writes that Marley's personal Bible was a King James version. It included on its cover a photocopied image of the late Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie, who is worshipped by most Rastafari.

The Rastafari message was spread across the world in the 1970s by Marley and Peter Tosh, another Jamaican reggae legend and globally known Rastafari.

In the film “One Love,” the actor who plays Marley mentions “Jah” several times.

That's because Rastafari’s personal relationship with

REGGAE icon Bob Marley performs in front of an audience of 40,000 during a festival concert of Reggae in Paris, France, July 4, 1980.

“Jah,” or God, is considered central to the faith.

Rastafari reject materialist values and often practice a strict oneness with nature. They also let their hair grow, uncombed, into dreadlocks.

In several scenes in the film — produced with the involvement of the Marley estate — Marley sings to large crowds of people who wave Rastafari flags in the green, gold and red colours of the faith.

WHY DO RASTAFARI USE SACRAMENTAL MARIJUANA?

Rastafari followers believe the use of marijuana is directed in biblical passages and that the “holy herb” induces a meditative state and brings them closer

to the divine. The faithful smoke it as a sacrament in chalice pipes or cigarettes called “spliffs,” add it to plant-based organic stews and place it in fires as a burnt offering.

For decades, many have been jailed and endured racial and religious profiling by law enforcement because of their marijuana use. Many also were treated as second-class citizens across the Caribbean islands, looked down on for their dreadlocks and use of marijuana.

WHO BROUGHT MARIJUANA TO THE CARIBBEAN?

“Ganja,” as marijuana is known in the Caribbean, has a long history in Jamaica, and its arrival predates the Rastafari

faith. Indentured servants from India brought the cannabis plant to the island in the 19th century, and it gained popularity as a medicinal herb.

As public opinion and policy continues to shift across the world toward the legalization of marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes, Rastafari are demanding for broader relaxation to curb persecution and ensure freedom of worship.

Some nations, including the Caribbean nation of Antigua & Barbuda, have granted the Rastafari authorization to grow and smoke the herb that they deem holy.

WHO IS HAILE SELASSIE?

In one of the first scenes of the film, Marley mentions this name. That's because most of the many Rastafari sects worship Selassie. This is rooted in Jamaican Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey’s 1920s prediction that a “Black king shall be crowned” in Africa, ushering in a “day of deliverance.”

When an Ethiopian prince named Ras Tafari, who took the name Haile Selassie I, became emperor in 1930, the descendants of the enslaved in Jamaica took it as proof that Garvey’s prophecy was being fulfilled. When Selassie visited Jamaica in 1966, he was greeted by adoring crowds, and some Rastafari insisted miracles and other mystical occurrences took place during his visit to the island.

Photo:Jacques Langevin/AP

Muslims around the world observe holy month of Ramadan with prayer, fasting

By The Associated Press

MUSLIMS around the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan, with worship, charity, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts.

Muslims gather for prayers inside mosques in Indonesia, Kashmir, Pakistan and Turkey. They gather outside at New York's Times Square and in the Gaza Strip.

Messages recognizing Ramadan light the sky in Turkey and Germany.

Volunteers distribute food to people breaking their fast in Pakistan. In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Muslims eat a sunset meal at a mosque.

In Rafah in southern Gaza, Palestinians buy food for a pre-dawn meal. Ramadan this year comes as the Middle East

remains inflamed by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, and many in the enclave are going hungry. Even where food is available, there is little beyond canned goods, and prices are high.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar and begins with the sighting of the crescent moon.

For many of the world's 1.8 billion Muslims, fasting began Monday, after an announcement from officials in Saudi Arabia, which is home to the holiest places in Islam.

Muslim communities may start Ramadan on different days, due to declarations by multiple Islamic authorities around the globe on whether the crescent has been sighted or different methodologies used to determine the start of the month.

VOLUNTEER arrange food plates to be distributed among people for breaking their fast during the Muslim’s holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 12, 2024. Photo:K.M. Chaudary/AP

MEMBERS of the Muslim community gather for the Taraweeh prayer during a month of Ramadan at New York's Times Square, Sunday, March 10, 2024. Photo:Yuki Iwamura/AP

Hundreds turn out for a “Call to Prayer”

Member of Parliament for Sea Breeze Leslia Miller-Brice and Team LB recently hosted a ‘Call to Prayer” event in an effort to unite Bahamians in fervent a prayer against crime.

Scores of Sea Breeze residents, as well as people from throughout New Providence, came together at theCharles Carter Park to pray for the lives of those lost to violence, for those perpetrating violence that their hearts would be changed, and for the families and friends of murder victims in the country to be comforted.

It was a mighty call to prayer for which a number of church leaders in the Sea Breeze area came together to lead the crowd in prayer and praise.

Participating church leaders included Pastor Dr Cleon Munroe of Miracle Life Global Outreach Ministries, Joe Farrington Roud; Pastor Ivan Carey of Victory Baptist Church, Golf Course Boulvevard; Rev Rolston J Smith of the Angelic Baptist Church, Joe Farrington Road.; Pastor William Jay Simms of Christian Life Church, Sea Breeze Lane; Bishop Victor Johnson of New Dimension Ministries, Joe Farrington Road.;

Pastor Valentino Campbell of Redemption SeventhDay Adventist Church, Hanna Road.; Pastor Cassell Higgs of Church of God of Prophecy, Charles Saunders Highway, and Apostle Valentino Stubbs of the Embassy of Revival Church, Joe Farrington Road. President of the Bahamas Christian Council Delton Fernander was also in attendance, as well as a number of other dignitaries.

The Bahamas Crisis Centre had a booth at the event, where residents were free to inquire about issues like conflict resolution, how to receive counselling, and obtain pertinent information to help themselves and their families.

In the midst of the prayer event there was also praise, and a number of Christian performances were highlighted throughout the night. Performers included the Church of God of Prophecy’s interpretive dancers, the Christian Life dance troupe, an Angelic Baptist Church inspirational dancer, and DJ Godson.

A charge was given to the crowd to continue to offer up heartfelt prayers and lift up the nation, as individually, each person has the power to make a difference.

THE CROWD at the ‘Call to Prayer’ event in Sea Breeze lifted their hands to the Lord, praying for peace in their nation.

SEA Breeze pastors pray over the crowd at the ‘Call to Prayer’ event.

ABOVE: Member of Parliament for Sea Breeze Leslia Miller-Brice (centre) lifts her hands to God as her ‘Call to Prayer’ event got underway.

LEFT: A large flag with the word “Glory” is waved in the air as the Christian Life dance troupe performs.

Photos:Fenton’s Photography