Obituaries

In loving Memory Of Opal Cecilia Pounder Deeply missed forever loved “We never lose those we love, even in death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our lives.” Sunrise: January 16th, 1949 – Sunset December 12th, 2025 Retired Qualified Nursery Child Care Provider Daughter of: the late Francis and Myrtle Pounder. Sister of: Francis (Billie) Pounder, Betty Barker nee Pounder, Elva Best nee Pounder and Edward Pounder. Mother of: Gail Pounder-Speede: Creative Professional Artist and Educator. Sister in-law of: Beverley Pounder, Normel Pounder, James Edward Best and the late Richard Barker. Aunt of: Bruce, Duane, Karis, Jamal, Delmar, Shani, Liam and Tuesdai. Great Aunt of: Domani, Logan, Jada, Axl, Mali and Kaiden. Relative of: Judy, Bernadeane, Dawn, Faye, Dr. Beverley Danielle Davis and the Bellamy, Mapp, Harris and Weekes families. Cherished friend of: the Speede’s: Sharisse, Greg, Cliff, Kenji, John, Carol, Jo’anne, Joy, Jenny and late Cameron Anthony Speede (father of Gail Pounder-Speede). Friend: of the Rowe and Gittens families. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Friday, January 9, 2026 at The Chapel of Coral Ridge, where relatives and friends are asked to […]

HOOD – The death is announced of CALBERT CLEOPHAS, aged 97, of Mount 1, St. Peter, better known as “Joe Grimes”, “Shah”, “Clee”, or “Yade”. Former Engineering Supervisor of Mount Gay Distilleries. A true stalwart of the company who dedicated his working life to the distillery, starting at the age of 16 and serving faithfully until his retirement at age 65. Husband of the late Gwendolyn Hood. Father of Winston Collymore, former CEO of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital; Jeremy Collymore, Chair of the Advisory Board, Disaster Risk Reduction Center, UWI; former Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA); Ian Collymore, retired Director of Foreign Exchange and Export Credits, Central Bank of Barbados, and COO of www.barbadosauctions.com and www.bajanlist.com; Henderson Hood, retired IT Manager (Canada); Collis Hood, Realtor (US); Fernando Hood, Senior Programmer Analyst; Pamela Babb, Solicitor (UK); Tricica Boyce, retired Auditor and the late Stephen Hood. Brother of Edmena Scott and Audrey McDonald (of the USA), Irvine Phillips, Earla Mascoll and the late Melvin Hood and Eunice Bowen. Grandfather of Dr. Delores Corbin; Cassandra Taylor; Nigel Ricardo, Stefan, and Karina Collymore (UK); Chrystel and Cara Hood (USA) and seven great-grandchildren. Uncle of Cynthia Balfour of the UK; […]

Keith Worrell, B.Sc. (Soc.), M.Sc. (Econ.), Lond., Ph.D. SFU Keith Le Vere Worrell born the 1st of June 1936 in Speightstown, Barbados passed away in Toronto, Canada on the 28th of November 2025 at the age of 89 after a long illness. He spent his formative years in Barbados and migrated to Britain at the age of 21 where he first worked on the London Transport System as a bus conductor and eventually as a clerical officer with the Greater London Council, while at the same time remaining focused on obtaining a higher education. Keith studied sociology at the University of London, Goldsmiths College, specialising in industrial sociology. He read development economics at London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) on a Social Science Research Quota award. He later specialised in monetary economics of developing countries at Simon Fraser University in Canada where he also met his wife to be, Catharina. After graduating from Simon Fraser University, he was recruited by the University of the West Indies at the Mona campus in Jamaica where he taught economics at the Department of Management Studies. He was a senior Fulbright Fellow at the Institute for International Economics, in Washington, D.C. and […]

ENID ANITA ANTROBUS, aged 84, of Hawkins Gap, Westbury Road, St. Michael entered into rest on December 14, 2025. Daughter of the late James and Elise Waithe. Mother of Corey Antrobus. Sister of the late Benjamin and Samuel Waithe. Aunt of many. Friend of many too numerous to mention. A memorial service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Monday January 12, 2026 at the Chapel of 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. No flowers by special request. The family invites you to view the live streaming of the service, to view please click here

Ernest Emerson Batson Sunrise: July 25, 1935 Sunset: December 8, 2025 Late of Cedar Avenue, St. Silas Heights No.3, St. James. Retired Commission of Health (New York). Beloved Husband of Pearl Hall-Batson. Stepfather of Beverley King, Phillip Whittaker, Kim Palmer and Sharron Whittaker (all of the UK). Brother of Everet Batson, Brenda Holder (deceased) and John Batson. Uncle of Nigel Batson, Anderson Batson, Dr. Winston Batson, Malaika Grazette (Dubai), Kisha Holder, Renee Holder (deceased) and Andrae Batson (USA). Cousin of Angela Batson-Daniel, Rawle Batson, Allan Batson and Archie Batson. Relative of the Reid and Batson families. Friend of Vere Brathwaite, Colin Bellamy, Rosalind Wharton and family. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Thursday January 8, 2026 at The Chapel of Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 a.m. followed by a private cremation. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Barbados Parkinson Trust and Support Group will be graciously accepted in his honour. The body of the late Ernest Batson will repose in the Colin Parkinson Memorial Chapel, Lyndhurst Funeral Home on Wednesday January 7, 2026 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The family invites you to view the live […]

VELDA CLESTINE BAILEY née Forde, aged 80, formerly of 36 Oxnards Heights, St. James and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, went to be with her Heavenly Father on November 28, 2025, in Calgary, Alberta. Retired Senior Teacher – Ministry of Education, former long-standing President of the International Association of Minister’s Wives and Widows Barbados Chapter and a beloved pillar of the Gemswick Church of the Nazarene. Wife of the late Rev. Anthony J. Bailey – Church of the Nazarene. Mother of Anmarie Bailey (Brathwaite), Dr. Monetta Bailey and Damon Bailey-Lynch (all of Canada). Grandmother of Jaheem Bailey and Kaiden Bailey-Lynch (both of Canada). Sister of Herma and Vivian Forde (USA); the late Lionel Ward, Ila Forde (Canada) and Pearlese Cumberbatch (USA). Aunt of many. Cousin of Velma Carter. Mother-in-law of Andre Lynch and Neils Brathwaite (both of Canada). Sister-in-law of Muriel Ward, Cecilia Quintal (Trinidad), Rhoda Forrest and Catherine Randell (USA), Mary-Anne Redman (BSTU) and the late Walter “Spriggs” Redman. Relative of the Forde, Ward and Butcher families. Friend of Myrna Forde, Sheila Forde (Canada), Patricia Redman (USA), Judy Roach and Guy Roach (Canada), Christine Grosvenor, Joyce Payne and Jacinth Wood and more. Godmother of Dr. Kamara Odle-Cummins (UK) and Deborah Bartlett. […]

JERRI-LEE NATASHA LOVELL, aged 47, of Casuarina Drive, #2 Ruby Development, St. Philip, entered into rest on November 21, 2025. Former Employee of Cable and Wireless. Daughter of the late Trevor and Juanita Lovell. Sister of Chenelle Lovell Phillips (Saudi Arabia). Granddaughter of the late William and Galda Lovell (Venture, St. John) and Gwendolyn Gill (Parish Land, St. George). Niece of Cecile Brathwaite (USA), Christopher Gill, Orville Lovell Jr, Jessica McCarthy, Joy Jones, Veronica, Beverley, Angela, Sherlene, Diana, Stanley, Vernon and Clayton Johnson, the late Carl and Adrian Lovell. Cousin of Delora Brewster, Linette Mapp, Roslind Alleyne, Hazel Walcott, Troy Gill, Joanne Fields, Ann-Marie Bishop, Monique Edwards, Treca McCarthy-Broomes, Virgil McCarthy, Junior, Lisa Marshall Lovell, Adrienne Lovell, Dale Mason, Runeko and Amanda Lovell (USA) and the late Sharonne Allicott. Relative of the Lovell, Glasgow, Garrett, Gibbs and Gill families. Friend of Warren Barrow (Boyfriend), Nelsia Forde, Kirk Blackman, Andrea Bourne, Lorraine Carrington, Cinnamon Als and Kelly St. Hill. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Monday January 5, 2026 at The Chapel of Coral Ridge, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 2:00 p.m. followed by the interment. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral […]

Sunrise: 8 October 1932 Sunset: 12 December 2025 MARGERY LASHLEY J.P. née Todd aged 93, of Tamarind Avenue, Culloden Road, St. Michael and formerly of Upper Collymore Rock, St. Michael. Faithful long term member of the Democratic Labour Party, and Past President of the Democratic League of Women and the National Organisation of Women. Former Board Member of the Sanitation Service Authority and the Barbados Water Authority. Mother of Mary Proute, Jacinta Lashley (USA), Arleigh Todd, and the late Mark, Addison and Adrian Todd. Grandmother of Shawn and Therese (USA); Daleann, Jason, Tonie, Ian, Leron, Jamal, Jenique and Javon (St. Vincent); Shamar, Tonya, Lia and Lance. Great grandmother of Asia, Denairo, Jaiden, Donte, Alayre, and Shem; Skyy, Zoe-Ty, and Shakur (USA); Zaria, Jackie, and Ethan (St. Vincent), and Chloe. Sister of the late Clary, Rosa, Agnes, Maude (Joan), Winifred (June), and Angela. Aunt of Jennifer Alleyne, Jason and Patrick Blackman, Patrick Todd, the Evelyn (USA) and Messiah (UK) families, and Mary and John Blackman (deceased). Relative of the Alleyne, Bourne, Grant, Thompson, Hall, Holder, Graham, Mayers and Bishop families. Cherished friend of Mary Lourdes Mentor, Pauline Prescod, Gloria Griffith, Yvonne Foster, Michael Lashley KC, Margo Harvey, Marva Alleyne, Joan Waithe, […]

LEWIS LEON PAYNE, better known as “Louis” or “Giant” aged 69, of Drax Hall Jump, St. George, entered into rest on December 2, 2025. Son of the late Garbiel Brathwaite and Enid Yarde née Payne. Father of Shaquan Clarke. Brother of Leroy and Carlisle Payne, Monica, Emmerson, Courtney, Sylvester, Marcia, John and Sandra Yarde and the late Cynthia Grandison. Uncle of Brian, Lewis, Karen, Aisha, Yinka and Ashley (USA), Brianna (Canada), Lorraine and Chloe (UK), John, Jermain, DaCosta, Owen, Junior, Troy, Jerry, Arturo, Rascelle, Delano, Ronaldo, Mona, Tamara, Makesha, Zeona, Shameika, Sade, Aishatu, Kinitia, Onifa, Rekiah, Carolann, Cenella and the late Michael Yarde and Dwayne Howard and others. Great uncle of many. Cousin of many. Relative of the Payne, Brathwaite and Yarde families. Friend of the Drax Hall Community and others too numerous to mention. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Bethel Pentecostal Church, Drax Hall, St. George, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 2:00 p.m. The cortege will then proceed to Christ Church cemetery for the interment. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral Home no later than 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The body of the late […]

DR. WINSTON ATTLEE SEALE of Free Hill, St. George, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Dr. Seale, a retired Orthopaedic and Hand surgeon, died after a long fight with Alzheimer’s disease. He was regarded by many as a dedicated surgeon and physician, with a compassionate bedside manner, and as an active member of his community. A kind, humble, and generous man who attempted to improve the lives of all he came in contact with. Dr. Seale is survived by his wife, Patricia, and two sons, Kevin (US) and Dr. Jason Seale (US), and daughters-in-law Carrie (US) and Dr. Lisa Seale (US). He was a proud grandfather of Coyla, Keenan, and Castina (US); a loving uncle to Sonia Seale and Adrian Husbands, Juliet Spencer, Shelly Morris (US), Michelle Husbands (US), Jevon, Kirkland and Lesley Seale, Michelle Henry (US), Stephanie Henry (US), Sharon, Daniel and Joseph Morgan (all of Jamaica), and the late Ryan Coppin and Deborah-Ann Morgan. He was a great-uncle to Antoine, Nycola, Malakai, Stefon, and Akil. He also leaves behind his brother, Anthony Seale, and was preceded in death by his sisters, Marion Coppin and Fernella Husbands-Vaughn (US). Brother-in-law to Michael Henry (US) […]

Ishbel Iola Husbands née Bend late of The Whim, St. Peter, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday 26th November 2025 following a brief illness. Daughter of the late John Unis and Muriel Verona. Sister of Mendelle, Ricky, Terry and Rawle Bend and the late Charles, John and Martha Gilkes, Mayverne Hope, Junifer Goodridge, Anderson, Jasmay, Lloyd, and Owen Bend. Widow of the late St. Clair DaCosta Tyrone Husbands. Mother of Claire Husbands and the late Britomart Margaret Girard. Grandmother of Seth Johnson. Relative of the Arthur, Beckles, Bend, Benn, Boucher, Bovell, Carter, Collymore, Corbin, Cumberbatch, Gilkes, Goodridge, Hope, Husbands, Johnson, Jordan, Lashley, Mahon, Moses, Newton, Ramsay, Richards, Rock, Sampson, Samuel, Scantlebury, Small, Taitt, Walker, Waterman and Worrell families. Friend of many. A private cremation was held on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.

ENA JOYCE ST. CLARE COLLYMORE WOODSTOCK, OD, MBE Affectionaly known as “EJ” passed away peacefully at her home in Barbados surrounded by loved ones on December 2, 2025 at the age of 108. Ena is predeceased by her husband Horace Victor Woodstock. Ena is survived by her children Careth Woodstock Flash, Robert Woodstock and Marguerite Woodstock Riley KC, sons-in-law Michael Flash and Condé Riley, daughter-in-law Dawn Woodstock, grandchildren Amanda Riley-Jordan, Raisa Lodenquai, Michaela Flash and Spencer Woodstock, grandson-in-law Dr. Ryan Lodenquai, great-grandson Mavi Lodenquai, niece Michelle Anderson and nephews Richard and Brian Collymore. Relative of the Collymore, Anderson and Woodstock families. Aunt Ena/EJ to many other relatives and friends. Ena was the oldest surviving British service woman from World War II, the first woman to hold judicial office in Jamaica, Former Chief Commissioner of Girl Guides and a founding member of Soroptomist International Jamaica and the Caribbean. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at The Chapel of Coral Ridge, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 10:00 a.m. Her interment service will take place on January 26, 2026 at St. Andrew Parish Church, Kingston, Jamaica.