Obituaries

NIGEL HAMILTON BELLE, aged 64, of Ellerton, St. George, entered into rest on August 3, 2026. He was a member of the Foundation Old Scholars 1972 to 1978 and served in the Barbados Defence Force from 1979 to 2004. Husband of Brandí C. Belle (Entrepreneur and Fitness Coach). Son of the late Ulrica Belle. Father of André Belle (Entrepreneur), Melisa Belle (CDB), Shakera Gill (Auxiliary Nurse), and Alita Edwards (Q.A Manager). Grandfather of Tevin Batson, Da-Quan Gill-Gittens (OS), and Arabella Bynoe. Cousin of the Harris and Sealy families (St. George). Father-in-law of Christopher Edwards (Sous Chef) and PC 1996 Henry. Brother-in-law of P’Chez Butler (Canada). Friend of Grantley Green, James Brown, Andrew Clarke, Clyde Lewis, the Kalloo and Benn families (Trinidad). Special mentioned to William Bradshaw (Braddy in London), Robert Carter (BNECL), Gregg ‘Gus’ Rawlins, (IICA & Eastern Caribbean States) Wesley Walcott (Joe Tex), Dr. Asquith Thompson (Alpha Dental Service), Mr. David Callender (Ophthalmologist, Regional Eye Clinic), Zenwick Ward (Texas, USA), Floyd Patrick (BNECL), WO1 Cherrol Deane EM, JP, Walter Boyce, Darnley King, Rawle Griffith, John Thompson Eric Thompson (AEMT, BVI) and Ricardo Harrison. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Monday, August 31, 2026 at St. […]

JEFFERSON DeFREITAS DENNY, aged 67, of Mango Drive North, Villages at Coverley, Christ Church, formerly of Walkers Valley, St. George, dedicated member of the Walkers Valley Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, entered into rest on August 4, 2026. (Retired employee of C.O. Williams Construction Company Ltd) Beloved Husband of Sophia Diana Denny. Cherished Father of Krystal and Kore Denny. Son of Ophelia Denny (UK), and of the late Fitzgerald “The Mighty Jerry” Sealy (Canada). Grandson of Mary Waldron. Son-in-law of Lionel and Marie Moore. Brother of Melanese Denny (USA), Stephen Denny (UK), Maureen Phillips, the late Aldith Rawlins and Eudene Codrington. Uncle of Junior (Joy-Ann), Martell, Katrina (USA) Joshua and Hannah (UK), Jadon, Chanecia and others. Brother-in-law of Luell, Winfield, Errol (Sharon), Patricia, Angela (Earle), Leslie (Gloria), Richard (Karen) and Kim (Ian). Relative of the Denny, Kinch and Boxhill families. Friend of Grantley Greene, Harold Gittens, Harold Straughn, Justin Taitt, Deighton Forde, John Gall, the Congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses Island wide and many others too numerous to mention. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the Chapel of Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 2:00 p.m. […]

DEREK JUNIOR DANIEL, aged 62, Contractor of Rollins Road, Brittons Hill, St. Michael, entered into rest on August 6, 2026. Husband of Pats Daniel. Father of Kimberley Harris, Johnathan Daniel and Faith Daniel. Grandfather of Nathania Harris, Zaire Trotman and Nazara Daniel-Muhammad. Son of the late Charles Grimes and Gladys Daniel (Carmain). Brother of Brenda (Sandra) Grant, Nicole Daniel, Heather Daniel-Lashley, Lewy Daniel, Deborah Daniel, Patrick Cox and Mark. Uncle of Jalesa Daniel, Janece Daniel, Danny Daniel, Rommel Daniel, Danae Grant, Samuel Grant, Sophia Daniel, Shelly Daniel, Kim Ward, Andre Daniel, Quamaine Daniel, Daveion Daniel-Lashley. Brother-in-law of Trevor. Friend of Cecil Bobby Taylor, Robbin Taylor, Chris Harrison, Carl and Simply Impressive Lime Dance Group. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Thursday, August 27, 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. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral Home no later than 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.

MARK ANTHONY LORDE, aged 76, of Beckles Road, St. Michael, entered into rest on July 31, 2026. Son of the late Pauline Lord and George Ince. Father of Lisa Lord Barbados Public Workers’, Corey Lord, Mark Lord Junior, and the late Carolyn Callender. Brother of Randolph, Myrna, Erskine Lord and three others. Friend of Dr. The Most Honorable Anthony “The Mighty Gabby” Carter, Ian Harewood, Sean Marshall, David Walcott, Cherylann Johnson and many more. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at Church of the Nazarene Collymore Rock, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 1:30 p.m. The cortege will then proceed to Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens for the interment. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral Home no later than 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The body of the late Mark Lorde will repose in the Colin Parkinson Memorial Chapel, Lyndhurst Funeral Home on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The family invites you to view the live streaming, to view please click here

MARGARITA LOPEZ-ABADIA DE RODRIGUEZ, age 79, of Magical Places, Gibbs Hill, St Peter, entered into rest on July 9, 2026. Wife of Joey. Mother of Magdalena, Carolina, Andres, and Margarita (Beba). Grandmother of Andres, Sofia and Alessia. Sister of Fernando (deceased), Maria Estella, Gonzalo (deceased), Luz Marina, Diana, and Maria del Rosario. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens, The Ridge, Christ Church where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 a.m. followed by the interment. In lieu of flowers donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be graciously accepted. The family invites you to view the live streaming of the service; to view please click here

RANDALL BUTTS, age 88, late of Heywoods Park, St. Peter entered into rest on July 19, 2026. Father of Wilbert and George Butts and the late Jennifer Francis Butts. Stepfather of Maria Rock and Patricia Toppin. Grandfather of Cody Butts, Christian and Chanel Gooding, Kim Rock, Adrian Rock, Shawn Francis, Lana Lorde, Ryan Manning, Kelly Marshall and the late Miranda Manning. Great-grandfather of Gabrielle Watson. Brother of the late Grandville James, Joyce, George, Sheila and Lionel Butts. Uncle of Jennifer, Helena, Andrea, Stanley, Susan, Jean and many others. Friend of Richard and Hannah Corbin, Alvin Brome, David Goodridge and Michael Murray. Related to the Weathers, Shivers and Grand families. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at Church of God, Queens Street, Speightstown, St. Peter, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 a.m. The cortege will then proceed to Westbury Cemetery for the interment. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral Home no later than 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

FREDERICK GEOFFREY WOODING DEANE, aged 91, of “Heddings House”, Heddings, St. Philip, entered into rest on August 8, 2026. Retired Planter and General Manager of JB’s Mastermart. Husband of Myrna Joseph and the late Rosemary Deane. Father of Gregory, Ian, Derek and Martin. Father-in-law of Susan, Judith, Trudy and Ann Marie. Grandfather of Robert, Jaclyn (Ben), Anthony (Jaimie), Dillon (Blaire), Jody, Gabrielle, Aidan and Adrian. Great-grandfather of Peyton, Addriana, Theodore, Madison and Joseph. Lifelong friend of Stanley Ferguson and Crystal Barrett. Relative and friend of many. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Monday, August 24, 2026 at St. Lucy Parish Church, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 3:00 p.m. followed by the internment. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral Home no later than 12:00 p.m. on Monday. The family invites you to view the live streaming of the service; to view, please click here .

ALFRED EVERTON JACKMAN, aged 77, of Wiltshire, St. Philip, entered into rest on July 21, 2026. Retired Plant Manager of BARTEL and Dairy Farmer. Son of the late Everton and Edith Jackman. Beloved husband of Cynthia Elaine Jackman. Father of Dr. Sean Jackman. Grandfather of Ariana Greenidge and Kaiden Jackman. Brother of Dame Selma, George, William, Ernest, Frank, Ray, and Charles Jackman and Ernestine Alleyne. Uncle of Annick Jackman (Cayman Islands), Kavan, Nicholas and McGregor (Canada) Jackman, Sareta Greenidge, Julian Alleyne and 10 others. Cousin of Anne, Jason, Graham, Wendy, Ricardo, and George Wilkinson, Linda Kellman (UK), Peter and Kenneth Jackman and many others. Brother-in-law of Adaline and Bernice Jackman, Eudol Greenidge, Trevor Alleyne, Carolyn Brathwaite, Yvette Walcott-Dennis, Merlene and Kenneth Walcott, Henderson and Kenneth Rowe. Relative of the of the Jackman, Wilkinson, Maynard, Sealy, Wiltshire, Cossey, Mason and Rowe families. Friend of Miller St. John, Leonard Howard, Gretchen Jones, Pearson and Reginald Grazette, Tyrone King, Bartel and Dairy Farmer Associations and many others. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 2:00 p.m. followed by the interment. Flowers may […]

FR. LEONARD ALFONSO, also known as “Junior”, aged 88, of the St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral, Jemmott’s Lane, St. Michael and 35 Marine Square, Lower Westbury Road, St. Michael. A former Teacher at St. Mary’s College, St. Lucia and Queen’s College, Barbados. He was ordained as a priest April 4, 1986 and served for 40 years. Son of the late Leonard Alfonso and Ethel Soverall. Brother of Carl Alfonso, Hermina Mary Fyle Gilzeane, Herman, Herbert and Lennox Soverall. Adopted family of Bibi, Bertie, Sirhigh, Isaiah and Joshua Philip. Family friend of Kip Thompson. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Our Lady Queen of the Universe Catholic Church, Black Rock, St. Michael, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 a.m. Tributes will begin at 9:30 a.m. The cortege will then proceed to the St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral for the interment. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral Home no later than 7:30 a.m. on Saturday. The body of the late Fr. Leonard Alfonso will repose in the St. Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cathedral on Friday, August 21, 2026 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Tributes will begin at 5:00 p.m. The family invites […]

LOUIS LEON GRAY PATRICK also known as “Redman” of #33 Todds Land, St. George, entered peacefully into rest on July 9, 2026.Retired Messenger/Driver of the Government Industrial School. Son of the late Clarence and Sylvesta Patrick. Son-in-law of the late St. Clair and Pearl Prescott.Beloved husband of Norma Patrick, JP.Father of Gail Moore. Grandfather of Sheenaand Shane Grimes and Shanice Best. Great-grandfather of Azara Smith and Nya Grimes. Brother of Diana Allsopp, Alice Taylor, Teddison Dottin, and the late Margaret Patrick.Uncle of Jewel Brereton, Donna Patrick, Philip Allsopp, Gregory Reeves, Harriett Deane, Edward and Janelle Holder, and several others.Brother-in-law of Jeannette Holder, Otha, Dorothy, Lucille and Roger Prescott (USA), Shirley Miller, and Joseph Taylor.Relative of the Patrick, Moore, Gall, Aimey, Ward, Scott, Prescott, Deane, and Miller families.Dear friend of Dr Elliot Douglin, Victor Jackman, Errol Gaskin, Jefferson Lashley, Cyrilene Evelyn, the Todds and Macaroni Village communities, staff of the outpatient clinic and the pharmacy of the QEH and many others. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at St. Jude’s Anglican Church where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 3:30 p.m. followed by the interment. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst […]

A Beautiful Life, A Beautiful Soul, Beautiful Memories we will Forever Hold … LENORA LORENZA MASON, aged 70 of East Point, St Philip entered into rest on July 26, 2026. Former teacher of St Catherine’s Primary School and Member of the East Point Seventh Day Adventist Church. Daughter of the late Gwendolyn and Elkanah Mason. Beloved mother of Ryan Mason. Grandmother of Ryheem Mason, Ryley and Amaia Stewart. Mother-in-law of Dr Amanda Stewart, USA. Adoptive mother of Wilma Searles. Sister of Yvonne Brathwaite, Sheila Barrett, Vernese Butcher, Cardene, Frederick, Dell, Lorna, Charlotte, Oswald and Monica Mason, Beverley, Ronald, Noel and Maria Brightley and the late Cynthia Alleyne. Sister-in-law of Ansley Butcher and Darnley Brathwaite. Aunt of Heather, Linda, Michael, Jason, Trevor, Juliette, Pamela, Dwayne and Mark all of the UK, Cardene Jr of Canada and Stacia of USA. Niece of Esme Forbes, Thelma Greenidge, and the late Elma Clarke, Carl, Frank and James Greenidge. Cousin of Carlisle, Sharon, Steve, Elridge, Ruthine, Sonia and Cheryl Greenidge, Henderson, Eileen, Eleanor and Cecile Clarke, Cyneata Goddard, Veronica Greenidge-Alleyne, Kathyann Jeffers, Pamela Maynard, Dr Annette Sido, Floyd Tullock, Hazel Callender, Francis Forde, Ulita Williams, James and Avril Forbes, Faye and Terry Needham, the late […]

We thank God for the life, work and ministry of our beloved Vilma Joyce Harris nee Marshall of Waterloo Gardens, Eagle Hall, St. Michael, entered into peaceful rest on July 13, 2026 at the age of 90 years. Retired Electoral Officer and member of the Dalkeith Methodist Church and Dalkeith Women’s League. Daughter of the late Ernest and Sylvia Marshall. Wife of the late Dr. Charles McDonald Harris. Mother of William Harris, Cecile Murrell and Frederick Harris (BLPC, Emera). Grandmother of Marisha Sobers (Chad Sobers), and Chaz Harris. Great-grandmother of Alyssa, Alex, Chelsea, and Chloe Sobers. Sister of Patricia Goddard, the late Errol, Cecil, Norman and Victor Marshall and Lorna Thurmann. Sister-in=law of Dr. Claudette Harris, Esther, Trevor, Michael and Bernadette Harris, Anthony Pickering, Sylvia Marshall, Jan Thurmann, the late Walter and Victor Harris. Aunt of Anthony, David, Arleigh, Michelle, Jennifer, Kelly, Allan, Owen, Hazel, Celia, Julia, Kim, Lena, Paul, Errol, Bruce, Sonia, Kelly, Lisa, the late Alexine and many more. Cousin of the Thompson and Reece families and others. Mother-in-law of Marcel Murrell, Risee Harris and Angelina Harris. Godmother of Kelly Parris. Lifelong friend of Sharon Ward, Barbara Bovell, Ingrid Lovell, Maisie Harding, Phyllis Gilkes, Erica Grainger, Mavis and […]