Lionel Holder

Sunrise: – November 28, 1946 Sunset: – December 24, 2023
LIONEL DECOURCEY HOLDER, known to many as “Coconut” or “Nut”, formerly of #29 Todd’s Land, St George, Venture, St John and Rochester New York, USA
Son of the late Cyril and Beryl Stuart
Husband of Jeannette Holder nee Prescott (Retired Health Aide, Geriatric Hospital)
Father of David Small, Edward Holder (General Post Office), Wayne Holder, Donna Bovell (DD’s Accessories Plus), Malcolm Holder (Ministry of Transport, Works & Water Resources) and Janelle Holder (Central Bank of Barbados)
Grandfather of Destany Clinton; Tyrique, Kalique, T’shai and Aaron Holder; Shakir Holder-Alleyne and four others.
Nephew of Marva, Newton & Wayne Holder
Brother of Cyrilene Clarke; Anderson “Peter” Holder (USA); Janis Stuart-Drakes (USA) and Anthony “Hendy” Holder. Predeceased by his siblings Ruby “Hazel” Grosvenor; Neville, Reynold, Warren & Leonard Holder.
Uncle of Kathy-Ann Price-Spence; Allen & Jayden Holder; Kheshania Jackson (all of the USA); Shanise Thorne (Canada); Reginald Riley; Claire, Dwayne, Fabian, Damien & Dario Holder; Jalisa Massiah; McDonald Harewood; Dwayne Franklyn
Great uncle of Cecil Blake; Kyra Jackson; Frankeisha and Faith Price; London Spence (all of the USA); Danielle & Kiara Riley; Keshawn Holder and several others.
Father-in-Law of Karene Holder, Sophia Ellis-Holder and Corie Bovell.
Brother-in-Law of Roger (USA), Dorothy & Lucille Prescott; Otho & Grantley Deane; Norma Patrick JP; Shirley Miller; Sherwin Drakes (USA) and Veronica Holder
Cousin of Barbara Alleyne; Nadeane “Debra” Holder; Cheryl Leacock; Theodore “Dennis” Cumberbatch, Sandra Yvette Lynch and several others
Relative of the Stuart, Holder & Leacock families
Friend to the Prescott & Deane families; staff and residents of the Hudson Ridge Tower, Rochester NY and many others across the USA and Barbados.

A memorial service of thanksgiving will be held on Friday, March 8, 2024 at Mount Tabor Moravian Church, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 3:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations will be accepted for the Barbados Heart & Stroke Foundation.

The family invites you to view the live streaming of the service; to view, please click here.