Obituaries

In loving memory of David Grafton Crawford (Dave) 4 May 1957 – 20 August 2026 Please join us as we celebrate Dave’s life and the memories he leaves behind. Husband of Jeanne Crawford, father of Kate Heard (UK), Alex Crawford (UK), father-in-law of Aaron Heard and Amy Crawford, grandfather of Sam Heard (UK), brother of Anne Gresty, Paul Crawford and Linzy Settle, brother-in-law of Dave Gresty, Sarah Crawford, Loyde Settle (UK), Bruce and Stewart Massiah and Marie Gurley. A service of celebration will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026 at the chapel of Coral Ridge Memorial, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 3:00 p.m. No mourning colours by special request. Motorsport team attire is warmly welcomed. We kindly request no flowers. Donations to Ocean Acres Sanctuary in Dave’s memory will be graciously accepted. The family invites you the view the live streaming of the service; to view, please click here.

MONICA SYLVENE WILSON, aged 79, of Old Chancery Lane, Christ Church entered into rest on September 3, 2026. Retired Property Manager. Mother of Michael Wilson. Grandmother of Leahkim Wilson. Daughter of the late George and Pearl Reid. Sister of George Reid Jr., Norma Meek, Edward Reid, the late Olga Beresford and Hariette St. Hill. Aunt of Neil, Donna and Cathy St. Hill, Nadia, Gillian and Jerry Corbin. Great-aunt of Brenda Harding, Natasha, Charmaine and Gayle Moore. A service of celebration will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026 at the Colin Parkinson Memorial Chapel, Lyndhurst Funeral Home, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 11:00 a.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 10:00 a.m. on Friday.

VALERIE ANTOINETTE KING, aged 68, of 119 Welches Terrace, St. Michael, entered into rest on September 04, 2026. Wife of David Robert King. Daughter of the late Loretta Wilkinson née Broomes and Vincent Davis. Sister of Diane Broomes, Charmaine Davis (Deceased), Stephen Davis and Henderson Wilkinson (USA). Mother of David Joel King (RBPS), Tencie Persaud J.P. (Scotia Bank (Barbados) Limited). Stepmother of Brenda King (Crucible Inc). Aunt of Marsha Broomes, Shawn Broomes, Jamal Davis and Ria Davis. Grandmother of Daniel Persaud and Nylah Persaud. Cousin of Jenny Jones, Angela Cumberbatch and Lydia Cumberbatch (USA), Roslind Primus, Leverne Primus and Ruth Primus. Relative of the Broomes, Davis, Primus and King families. Friend of many. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Friday, October 09, 2026 at The People’s Cathedral, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 a.m. The cortege will then proceed to Coral Ridge Memorial for the interment. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral Home no later than 8:00 a.m. on Friday. The body of the late Valerie King will repose in the Colin Parkinson Memorial Chapel, Lyndhurst Funeral Home on Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

MAURICE JOHN ADAMS, aged 90, late of Bathsheba, St. Joseph and formerly of Enterprise, Christ Church. Faithful member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church passed away peacefully on 13th September 2026. Son of the late Maurice Guy Adams and Isabel Agnes Adams née Hoyos. Brother of Gregory Adams (The Book Den), and the late Winston Adams, Denise Maureen Thatcher, and Evadne Adams. Nephew of the late Rt. Hon. Sir Grantley Herbert Adams and Sir F.A. “Fab” Hoyos. Uncle of Tamara Adams, Kristina Adams-Cole, Dr. Naomi Adams, Tessa Adams, Alan Thatcher, and Peter Thatcher. Cousin of the late Rt. Hon. J. M. G. M. “Tom” Adams, Douglas and Rawdon Adams, Eric, Ian, and Dr. Frank “Jerry” Bishop, Thomas, Nicholas, Sean Reece (dec’d), Cecile, Mark, and Jeff Evelyn, Dr. Michael Hoyos, Peter Hoyos, and Jessica Edwards, Dexter, Greg, Tony Hoyos, Patrick and “Doc” Hoyos (dec’d), Michael, Berit-Ann, and the late Francis Jordan, and many others. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at the Chapel at Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10.00 a.m. followed by the interment.

TREVOR ONEAL BAYLEY, aged 67, of Husbands Gardens, St. James, entered into rest on September 2, 2026. Husband of Amy Bayley. Son of David and Noreen Bayley. Father of Maria, Zahira and Saadia Bayley. Grandfather of Zariq and Zaria Thompson, Dylan Blunte and Dakota Gibson. Brother of Cherie and Suzette Bayley, and Gail Wiles. Uncle of Shakeela, Suriya, Tonya, Taariq, Anya and Raeesha. Cousin of Kim, Tam-y-ko, Victor, Miklos, Veronika Duffer, Judy Naylor, Pablo Ellis, Elizabeth, Paul, Charles, Tyrone, Cedric and Valerie. Son-in-law of the late Cedric and Violet Spencer. Brother-in-law of Annie Felix, Marilyn Spencer, Judith Zimmerman, Irene Spencer, Jacqueline Tarowloon, Chris Wiles, and the late Amanda Chance. Relative of the Ellis, Walker, Wilson, Elson and King families. Friend of the Dewer, Morris, Thorne, Lowe, Scott, Russell and Niles families of Husbands Gardens, Coretta Hunte, Margaret and Godfrey and numerous other cherished loved ones. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Friday, September 25, 2026 at the chapel of Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 a.m. followed by the interment. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral Home no later than 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The body of […]

CHARLES HAYLON CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, aged 72, of Sandgate Close, Grazettes, St. Michael, entered into rest on September 8, 2026. Former employee of National Housing Corporation and member of Ipswich Cricket. Son of the late Volena “Dolly” Williams. Father of Fabian Jones, Katrina Henry, Crystal Sobers, Logan Carrington and the late Kelly-Anne Lowe. Brother of Athelbert and Ventley Williams, Dean Nicholls and the late Vernon Williams. Uncle of Veronica Coward, Mechelle Nicholls, Sky Volena and Eulene Williams (Kiribati), Damian Martin (Canada), and Ventley Ricardo Williams Jr. (USA). Great-uncle of Letisha and Deran Coward-Callendar. Grandfather of many. Great-grandfather of three. Cousin of Judy Cordel (UK), Brenda Osbourne, Winslow Wiliams, Lionel and Hugh Williams (dec’d), The Daniel family and many others. Friend of The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, SC, MP, Yvonne Williams, Maria Hazelwood, Kevin Greaves, Carl Green, Everton Hoyte, Harold and Oneale Jones, Erskine Weekes, Bogan, Pastor Michael Gulstone, Michael Elcock and many others. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Friday, September 25, 2026 at Westbury Chapel, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 a.m. The body of the late Charles Williams will repose in the Colin Parkinson Memorial Chapel, Lyndhurst Funeral Home on Thursday, […]

DORIS JEAN IRENE GRANNUM, aged 90, of Bryon Drive, Inch Marlow, Christ Church, entered into rest on August 24, 2026. Wife of the late Frank O Grannum. Mother of Alan Grannum and the late David Grannum. Daughter of the late Edgar Ross and Amy Beard. Mother-in-law of Christine (Nikki) Grannum. Grandmother of Aron (Kimberley) and Andrew Martin (Nadia Johnson). Great grandmother of Liam and Landon Martin. Sister of Allan (Margaret) and Edgar (Ida) Beard. Aunt of Richard, Phillip and Anne Marie Jackson. Great-aunt of Sofie Jackson. Sister-in-law of Nan Jackson, Patrick Grannum. Relative of Mark, Stanza, Peter and Toni-Ann Grannum. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at Bethel Methodist Church, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 2:00 p.m. The family invites you to view the live streaming of the service; to view please click here

Dr Charles Hollingsworth aged 89 of Sturges, St. Thomas entered into rest on August 11, 2026. Retired Senior Lecturer of Spanish at University of the West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill, former Head of the Department of French and Spanish (UWI), former Campus Dean of the Faculty of Arts and General Studies (UWI), and a former active member of the Barbados Bridge League. Son of the late Anthony and Molly Hollingsworth. Husband of Olga Angela Hollingsworth. Father of Anthony and Roger Hollingsworth. Grandfather of Theodore Hollingsworth. Brother of the late Ann Evans. Brother-in-law of the late Michael Evans. Uncle of Caroline, Susan, Jane and Gillian of the Evans family. Cousin of Lynn Holman and the Quiney family. Relative of the Bell and Allsopp families. Friend of Ian Craig, Victor Simpson, Roglyn Hinds and others from the Barbados Bridge League. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at the Chapel of Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 a.m. No flowers by special request. The family invites you to view the live streaming of the service; to view, please click here

PEGGY ADELBERT SMITH née MAYNARD, aged 89, of Durant’s Fairways, Durant’s, Christ Church, entered into rest on September 6, 2026. Retired Life Insurance Executive of Manulife Insurance, Life of Barbados and Sagicor Life Antigua and Barbados. Wife of Nigel Smith (Retired Deputy Chief Technical Officer at Public Works Barbados). Daughter of the late John and Muriel Maynard. Stepmother of Michael, Mark, Peter and Linda Smith. Sister of Joyce (dec’d), Norma, Stanmore (dec’d), Trevor and Mark Maynard and Cheryl Pollard. Godsister of Judy Durant-Franklyn. Sister-in-law of Irie Rand (USA). Cousin of May Hinds. Close friend of Mona Waterman. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Monday, September 21, 2026 at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 a.m. followed by a private cremation.

HANIEF DECOURCEY GOODING, aged 67, of Eastbourne, St. Philip, entered into rest on August 25, 2026. Retired Golf Course Superintendent – Sandy Lane, Member of BARL, Turf Consultant for Barbados Turf Club and owner of Pro Turf Maintenance. Son of the late Addison and Norma Gooding. Husband of Linda Stow-Gooding. Father of Kristina Stow-Gooding and Christopher Gooding. Stepfather of Tanesha Ellis. Brother of Trevor and Delvin Gooding, Barry Weekes, Sheryl Gooding, Valerie Grazette, David and Anthony (Ian) Goddard, Grafton and Jacqueline Gooding (UK). Uncle of Dario Smitten, Kim, Stefan, Kemar and Andre Gooding, Romario Noel, Rachel, Ruth, Matthew, Damari and Dalenis Goddard. Cousin of Patrick, Elaine and Norma Gooding, Roscoe Goddard and many others. Relative of the Gooding, Goddard, Dangleben and Lorde families. Friend of Gregg Thornhill, Venita Maynard, Clyde Best, The Barbados Motorsports Community, The Classic Volks Wagon Team, Shallamar Rose, Colin Holligan, Michelle Doughty and many other Sandy Lane staffers and many Others. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Friday, September 18, 2026 at The Church of the Holy Trinity, 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 […]

JENNIFER LORRAINE GILES, aged 67, of Paradise Village, St. Lawrence Gap, Christ Church, entered into rest on August 23, 2026. Daughter of Marjorie Giles and the late Louis Giles. Mother of Annette Giles (TBPS), Christopher, Dwayne and Shane Giles. Grandmother of Priscilla Giles, Tre’ Husbands, Stacia Maynard, Christina Giles, Jeada Rose Giles, Deshanta Blackman and Deneisha Giles and the late David Cooke Sister of Eleanor Giles, Monica Giles, Frenella Boucher, Penelope Giles, Stacy Giles, Karen Giles, Jeremy Giles and Dexter Giles. Aunt of 12. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Friday, September 18, 2026 at Church of the Nazarene Collymore Rock, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 a.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 8:00 a.m. on Friday. The body of the late Jennifer Giles will repose in the Colin Parkinson Memorial Chapel, Lyndhurst Funeral Home on Thursday, September 17, 2026, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The family invites you to view the live streaming of the service; to view please click https://youtube.com/live/rMtj0vRvFPg?feature=share