VIOLET ELAINE MERRITT, formerly of Friendly Hall, Jackmans, St. Michael entered into rest on September 29, 2018. Retired Founder of the bakery ‘Homemade’ by Mrs. Merritt.
Mother of Anthony, Randolph (Randy), Hayden (deceased), John of Australia and Allan Chandler of (Florida), David of (Australia) and Michael Merritt and Patricia Kublalsingh-McKenzie.
Grandmother of 17.
Great-grandmother of 23.
Mother-in-law of Cecily, Yvonne C, Yvonne M, and Sharron Chandler of (Florida), Mandy Merritt of (Australia) and Mark Mckenzie.
Aunt of Roger Griffith and Rosalind Eastmond of (Canada), Shiraz, Shereen and Shazad Ali of the (USA), Sabiha McGowan of (Australia) and Hashim and Abdul Degia.
Special Friend of Eudora Linton of the USA and Elsie Davis.
The funeral leaves Lyndhurst Funeral Home, Passage Road, St. Michael on Monday, October 08, 2018 for James Street Methodist Church, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 2:00 p.m. for the service. The cortege will then proceed to Westbury Cemetery for the interment. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral Home no later than 11:30 a.m. on Monday. Tributes will start at 1:30 p.m. The body of the late Violet Elaine Merritt will repose in the Colin Parkinson Memorial Chapel, Lyndhurst Funeral Home on Sunday, October 07, 2018 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Date
Oct 08 2018
Event Finished
Time
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Local Time
Timezone: America/New_York
Date: Oct 08 2018
Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
James Street Methodist Church
The James Street Methodist Church, James Street, Bridgetown, Barbados
Mike,
My deepest condolences to you and family, please pass my condolences to the others. Remember the times she would asked us those funny questions and then asked if you don't have work that's more important. May mom rest in peace.
My deepest condolences to Pat, Mike, David, the Chandler Family, grands and great grandkids. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time. May God comfort your aching hearts and may Aunt Nina’s wonderful memories bring smiles to your faces.
My heart is saddened by the passing of my dear Aunt Nina. I will forever remember her love for mummy, her kindness to us, her sound advice and her laughter, but most of all I will forever treasure how loved and special she made me feel and my wonderful childhood memories of summers in Barbados with my dear Aunt Nina.
My thoughts and my heart today are with my cousins in Barbados Tam, Randolph, Allan, Mike and Pat and Dave here in Australia. I feel the heaviness and sadness in your hearts in having to put your own beloved Mother, Mama to rest. My heart is also with my own siblings and Rosalind and Roger for I know that Aunt Nina’s passing has affected us all and brought back the sadness of losing our own mothers, her Dear Sisters. Those three sisters were mothers to us all. They were kind and loving and caring to us all. I cannot think of one without thinking of the other two, they seemed inseparable to me Growing up in Trinidad, we knew our Mother’s heart was in Barbados with her sisters. Aunt Nina and Aunt Ada often made surprise visits to Trinidad and they were the joyous of times as our own trips to Barbados were. We cousins are united in our love and grief for Aunt Nina. I pray that you, her children and her grandchildren all find comfort in your own and each other’s special memories of her and solace in that she is now with her sisters and surrounded by their great love for each other. As her niece, I have not only loved and respected Aunt Nina dearly for the love and joy she always showed me but I also admired her strength and tenacity in life and her courage and independence as a businesswoman. Aunt Nina, I want you to know that I loved you and that this world indeed is a sadder place for me now knowing that you are gone. I also want you to know that you have shaped the woman I continuously strive to be: your selfless love and generosity for family, your convictions to stand up for what was right and honest, your courage to defend others, your determination and capability to look after yourself and your family, the joy you had for life and big family get-to-gethers and the warmth and love you gave so openly to those you cared about; have given me my ideals and way of life. Thank you I feel blessed to have had you as my Aunt. I can hear your laughter, see your smile, feel your hugs and hear you say “I love you” … until we meet again my dear Aunt Nina. Your Loving niece, Sabiha in Australia.
I’m so sorry to learn of Mama’s death. She was a wonderful lady and I know she will be missed. Please give our love and sympathy to the entire family. Mama’s kindness and generosity will be remembered forever.
To the hardest working woman I have ever met. May you finally rest knowing your entire family loves you so much. Thank you for being a special mother-in-law and raising your son, Allan, to be a unique man. My love, Sharron
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