Obituaries

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.

IVAN LLEWELLYN CROOKENDALE affectionately known as “Cou Cou”, “Fatman” and “Perkins”, late of Wood Dale, Taitt Hill, St. George entered to rest on November 30, 2025. Dear son of the late Herbert St. Clair and Eileen Odessa Crookendale. Cherished father of Darwin, Margaret (Senior Public Health Inspector) and Eulene Crookendale (Hipac Limited). Beloved brother of Elizabeth Burrowes (CIBC Caribbean Bank), Manley and Mencea Crookendale and the late Mignon Waterman. Loving grandfather of Catreena Moseley, Antonio and Antoinette Selman, Dr. Mariska Griffith, Mikael Griffith and Mikhaela Small (both of the Barbados Defense Force), Darren and Darion King (Scotiabank), Mario and Marion Crookendale. Great-grandfather of ten. Uncle of Sonia and Alvin Waterman, Dr. Petra Crookendale, Paula, Jean-Marc, Matthew and Jaleel Crookendale, Dr Akilah Burrowes, Asha and Andaiye Burrowes. Great-uncle of many. Cousin of Trevor Thomas, Bishop Nigel Harris, and many others. Friend of many. Relative of the Harris, Headley, and Marshall families. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Saturday December 20, 2025 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. […]

AURIOL CONSULA PILGRIM, affectionately known as AURIE, aged 72, late of Charnocks Christ Church, entered into rest on November 27, 2025. Daughter of the late Jestina and Oliver Pilgrim. Sister of Pedro, Damann, Jacqueline and Lynsta Pilgrim, Ardean Gaskin, Celeste Barrow (USA), Arnette Pilgrim-Davis and Hazene Carrington. Aunt of Andre, Devin, Dianka, Ria, Tiandra and Tristan Pilgrim, Gercine Straker (USA), Anicia Pile neé Gaskin, Thian Carrington, Cielita Barrow (USA), Kevon Layne, Annisa Mayers, Janyah Barrow (USA), Ayesha Nurse, Thiésha Belgrave, Jace and Jaliyah Barrow-Joseph (USA), Nailah Thorpe-Carrington, Kailani Pilgrim-Gittens, Knoah and Araya Pile. Cousin of Francine Jones and many others. Cherished friend of Dr. Ron Robinson and Keno Rollins. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Friday, December 19, 2025 at St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church, Charnocks, Christ Church, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 2:00 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 Friday. The body of the late Auriol Pilgrim will repose in the Colin Parkinson Memorial Chapel, Lyndhurst Funeral Home on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The The […]

On May 8, 2025 at the age of 96, Dean Carlos (DC) Goddard left this world quietly. We hold close the hope that he was not afraid and was gently accompanied by the spirits of his cherished wife Linda, his brothers Stanley and David, his mother O’Rita and his daughter Bobbie. A true Bajan – born and raised in White Park, St. Michael, Barbados – Dean’s love for the sea, for sailing, yacht racing and boat building (often using his mother’s curtains as sails) was woven into him from childhood. As a Co-Founder of the still-standing Barbados Cruising Club, his crest and trophies remain proudly displayed. It always had to be a sailboat, nothing with a motor, just pure skill on the open blue water. He possessed a brilliant technical mind, a true genius in politics, geography, history and math. He was a walking encyclopedia. Though he left school young to support his mother and siblings, he never held resentment, only determination to take care of his family and this would carry throughout his life. In Barbados, he began work in a lumber yard handling the cash box, later joining Cable and Wireless as a Maintenance Technician. There he met […]

JOYCE YVONNE ELCOCK age 63 of #13 Welches Terrace St. Thomas, affectionately known as Yvonne , Vonnie, Joycey. Retired Office Clerk of United Certified Customs Brokers Inc. Daughter of the late James Abraham Bascom and Joyce Erdmuth Bascom. Beloved Wife of Stanton Elcock. Beloved Mother of Shanice Elcock. Sister of : Trevor Chase, George, Michael, Robert and Paul Bascom, Janis Farnell, Joan Birchwood, Susan Barry and the late James Bascom. Aunt of : Andre, Sophia and Tiffany Chase, Cassandra Belgrave, Miguel and Juanita Birchwood, Kadeem, Joushua, Danae and Matthew Bascom, Guy and Gary Smith and Jayden Cummins. Relative of the Chase and Bascom families. Sister in law: of Waveney Elcock(USA), Erskine Benjamin(USA), Orlando Carrington, Hazel Ann Chase, Karen and Michelle Bascom and Jefferson Barry. Friend of: Cynthia Hayles (UK), Ann Benjamin(USA), Patricia Gooding and many others.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved PRISCILLA SMALL, aged 102 better known as Dearest. Thanks be to God for her long and peaceful life. Daughter of the late Constance Small and George Thorne. Mother of Colin, Grace, David and Angela Small, Janice Antrobus, Jean Small-Thorne, and the late Shelia. She is predeceased by her siblings: Elmira Small-Hackett, Eustice, and Clevon Small. Grandmother of Anthony, Adrian, and Gregory Small, Glenroy Massiah, Desiree Antrobus, Marlene, Joel and Winston Hurdle, Troy Tudor of The Barbados Police Service, Kim Wiggins, Kamar, and Shawntel Blackman. Great-grandmother of many. Great, great-grandmother of many. Aunt of the Small family of the UK, Marva and Roslyn Moore, Pamela Adamson and family, and many others. Relative of the Small, Thorne, Headley, Beckles, Gamble, Gill, Adamson, Bridgeman, Holder, and DeLisle Bradshaw, and family. Dearest Friend of Carolyn Headley (the late) and family, Gertude Layne (the late) and family. Rhea Jackman and family, Celestine Gall and family, Dr Ayanda Holder and family, Carol Blackman and Carol Coppin. The entire Edge Cliff community and many, many others. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at The St. John […]

PHYLLIS ADELLE NAOMI GITTENS born on July 12, 1945 at Marley Vale, St. Philip to the late Seibert Bancroft and Esther Bancroft Gittens née Rayside, entered into rest on December 2, 2025. Sister of Sylvan and Eustan Mason, Maybel Pinder, Keith (St. Maarten), Vernon Gittens, the late Clyde and Patrick Gittens and Jean Graham. Aunt of Roger and Robin Hurdle, Dominque and Virgil Graham, Jenifer Willoughby, Eleanor Thorne, Patricia Chase, Henderson, Maureen, Evans and Osmond Harewood, Richard, Ronald, Portia and Paula Fields, Terrence Straughn, Trevor, Ronnie, Keith jr. (St. Maarten), Marie, Paul, Claire (Japan), Curtis (Canada) Gittens and many others. Cousin of Anthony Husbands, Janet Thorpe, June Browne, Jesica Greenidge, Janet, and Arlington Hunte and many others. Sister-in-law of Ercille, Judy (St. Maarten) and Jacqueline Gittens and Thelma Harewood. Friend of Sylvia and Mavis Gittens and Luetta Marshall. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at St. Catherine Anglican Church, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 3:00 p.m. followed by the interment. Flowers may be sent to Lyndhurst Funeral Home no later than 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The body of the late Phyllis Gittens will repose in the Colin Parkinson […]

JUDY O. FORDE aged 75, of Bridgefield, St. Thomas and formerly of Bronx, New York entered into rest on December 5, 2025. Retired Nursing Aide. Wife of Lemuel Brewster. Mother of Anndrea Hollingsworth and William Matthews. Stepmother of Lemuel Brewster Jr. and Stephen Harris both of the USA. Daughter of the late Eloise Forde and Cecil Spooner. Sister of Audine Forde, Eudine Bispham, the late Cynthia Glasgow, Janice and Hazel Forde. Aunt of Karen Camps- Poklar and Wendy Glasgow-Spanos both of Canada and Lorenzo White. Great-aunt of four all of Canada. Cousin of Aileen Hurdle, Collin and Sylvia Forde of the USA, Merle Bowen, Dr. Donley Carrington and Vonda Carrington. Mother-in-law of the late Edward Hollingsworth. Sister-in-law of Emmerson and John Brewster, Wesley Brewster (USA), Trevor Brewster (Canada), Judy Williams and Brenda Blackman (USA), Margaret Pierce and Jackie Harewood. Relative of the Forde, Bynoe, Bowen and Brewster families. Friend of Sister Gwendolyn Pinkett, Betty Alleyne, Pastor Judith Esdaile and the Mount Carmel Pentecostal Church and many others. A service of celebration and thanksgiving will be held on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at the New Testament Church of God, Bridgefield, St. Thomas, where relatives and friends are asked to meet at […]