Jocelyn Burton

JOCELYN YVONNE BURTON nee Cumberbatch, aged 74, of Chancery Lane Terrace, Christ Church, entered into rest on April 23, 2026.
Retired Executive Secretary of Cable & Wireless and Retired Office Manager of Heritage Surgical Services Inc.
Daughter of the late Athelstan and Estelle Cumberbatch
Mother of Paul Burton (Tallman’s Taxi Service), Paula Palmer (BLPC) and Petra Burton (Scotiabank)
Grandmother of Tyler, Brianna & Bianca Burton, Christopher Palmer
Sister of Cynthia Howard, Caroline “Avonelle” Cumberbatch, Hyacinth Small, Cameron Cumberbatch (deceased), Hazael McCollin, Colvin Howard, Erskine Murray, Ronnie, Roy, Andy and Sherryanne Morris, Suzette Morris-Setterberg, Geralyn Edward, Margo Morris-Greene
Aunt of Lisa S. Howard, Junelle Gallon, Duane, Craig “Danny” & Derrick Cumberbatch, Crystal Bain, Chenise McCollin, Janelle Morris and 11 others
Cousin of Michael Wills, Andrew Small, Cheryl Alleyne, John and Gerry Downes, Anthony Marshall, George Sobers, Shirley Lewis, Judy Lyken and many others
Mother-in-law of Andréa Palmer and Juliette Jones
Sister-in-law of McFarrel Howard (deceased), Henderson Small, Geoffrey McCollin, Marcia Cumberbatch
Relative of the Cumberbatch, Downes and Taylor families
Member of The Queen’s College Association and Seed Barbados
Friend of Oceta Lee, Beverley Best, Ann Patrick, Sonya Sobers, The Edghills (Guyana) and many others
Fellowshipped with believers at Assembly Hall
Special thanks to Dr. Griffith, Dr. Powlett, Dr. Noumeh, Dr. Reece, Nurse Jasmin, Nurse Alecia, Nurse Nodia and Cancer Support Services. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Thursday May 14, 2026, at the chapel of Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 2:00 p.m. followed by the interment. Tributes and viewing will begin from 1:00 p.m. The body of the late Jocelyn Burton will repose in the Colin Parkinson Memorial Chapel, Lyndhurst Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 13, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Floral tributes may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral Home no later than 11:00 a.m. on May 14, 2026. A collection will be taken for the Cancer Support Services.
The family invites you to view the live streaming of the service, to view please click here