December 2000 Table
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PASSINGS...
JESSIE MAE ADVILDA
SWAIN
Funeral services for Jessie Mae Swain, 35, were held at Zion
Baptist Church, Murphy Town, on 4th November. Officiating was Pastor B Lewis,
assisted by other ministers. Interment followed in Murphy Town Public
Cemetery.
Left with cherished and fond memories are her parents, Firstina
and Bradford Swain; sons, Perez and Renaldo; daughter, Maxine; sisters Sandra
Rolle, Leannah, Gaylene, Sharon and Edith; brothers, Kevin, Carlos, Ronald,
Terrance, Kippling and Gregon; grandparents, Samuel and LeannaRolle of Rolle
Town, Exuma; and many more relatives and friends.
SAMUEL
LIGHTBOURNE
Funeral services for Samuel Lightbourne, 78, were held on 4th
November at St Martin's Anglican Church, Sandy Point. Officiating was Fr Hugh
Chapman, assisted by Catechist Benjamin Pinder. Interment was in Sandy Point
Public Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Velma; two sons, Arthur
Lightbourne and Steadman Lightbourne; adopted sons Richard, Ivan, Robert, Basil
and Alexander McKinney; four daughters, Loraine Burrows, Lula Burrows, Natasha
Martin and Jane Bain; 51 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and many
other relatives and friends.
SYLVIA LOUISE WILLIAMS
Funeral
services for Sylvia "Syrvilla" Williams, 65, were held at Trumpet Assembly of
God, Dundas Town, on 25th December. Officiating were Pastor Carlton Dorsette,
Rev Stafford Symonette, Bishop Joseph Swann and Pastor Bishop Clarence Williams.
Interment followed in Dundas Town Public Cemetery.
Mrs Williams is
survived by her husband, James; twelve sons, Theophilus, Jimmy, Augustine, John
Luellyn, Clifford, Harry, Joseph, Elvin, Lynden, Deno and Sean; six daughters,
Inez Carroll, Ivy Maycock, Denise Simmons, Jeaneane Dorsette and Angela Brown;
fifty-seven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and a host of other
relatives and friends.
A beloved member of her community, Mrs Williams
was most lately concerned with Sybil's House, a home for the elderly which she
founded and administered along with her husband, James
Williams.
JENNIEMAE LOUISE CORNISH-ROLLE
Funeral services for
Jenniemae Louise Cornish-Rolle of Treasure Cay were held on 26th November at the
Church of God Cathedral, Coopers Town. Officiating were Rev Stafford Symonette
and Bishop Archilus Cooper, assisted by other ministers. Interment followed at
Southside Cemetery.
Mrs Rolle is survived by her husband, Godfrey Rolle;
three sons, Chaino, Godfrey Jr and Calsey; three grandchildren; her mother,
Beatrice Lorrie Cornish-Hanna; and many other relatives and friends.
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