PASSINGS...
CAPT GARNETT AUSTIN ARCHER MBE
Funeral services were held for Capt Garnett Archer, aged 66, on 4th
October at Aldersgate Methodist Church, Marsh Harbour. Interment was in
Marsh Harbour Cemetery and Rev Charles Carey officiated along with other
ministers.
Capt Archer is survived by his wife, Vyrona; three sons, Ryan, Emmitt and
Fabian; four daughters, Gleander Knowles, Angie Collie, Renee Archer and
Dr Denise Archer; a bother, Percival; a sister, Sybil Archer; ten grandchildren
and a host of other family members and friends.
Capt Archer was one of the most admired men on Abaco. He operated the mail
boat service to central and north Abaco for many years and was proud to
make 52 runs a year, without fail. Earlier this year his last boat, the
Deborah K II , was deliberately submerged near Fowl Cay to become
an artificial reef for the enjoyment of diving visitors to Abaco. Capt
Archer's most enduring testimony will be the love and respect that will
live on in the hearts of his family and all those who knew him.
ISABELLA ALICE BOOTLE
Funeral services for Isabella Bootle, 76, were held at the Church of
God, Coopers Town, on 11th October. Officiating was pastor Archilaus Cooper,
assisted by Rev Stafford Symonette. Interment was in Coopers Town Public
Cemetery.
Mrs Bootle was predeceased by her husband, Prince Albert Bootle, and five
children. She is survived by four sons, Everette, Albert, Welbourne and
Drexel; three daughters, Ruthmae McIntosh, Melvern Cornish and Donna Hudson;
two sisters; four daughters-in-law; three sons-in-law; eight adopted daughters;
sixty-seven grandchildren; seventy-two great-grandchildren and a host of
other relatives and friends.
Mrs Bootle served as a well-loved cook and housekeeper in Spanish Cay Resort,
Ambergris Cay, West Palm Beach, Treasure Cay Hotel and, later, the Treasure
Cay Villas.
In addition to the love and respect she received from her family and those
she grew up with, 'Aunt Issie' was loved and respected by all who knew
her, including the visitors and residents of those resort areas she superintended.
From the Treasure Cay Villas, Zoé Durrell told us, "Isabella
was a very loving person. She invariably wore big, bright clothes and always
answered our problems. She takes part of our hearts with her." Mrs
Durrell remembered a birthday luncheon held some seven years ago at the
home of Milton and Norma Fehrenbach where Isabella was given a gold bangle
and chain with a sea shell as a small token of the appreciation the residents
of the Villas felt for her. "She broke down into tears. It was a very
special moment." Norma Fehrenbach remembered the occasion vividly.
"She was my dearest friend," Norma said. "She was a wonderful,
warm person. Everybody loved her."