Arthur Wendel Demeritte
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Funeral service for Arthur Wendel Demeritte, 77, a resident of Lucky Heart Corner & formerly of Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera, will be held at Salem Union Baptist Church, Taylor Street, on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be The Rev. Dr. C. W. Saunders & the Rev. Heuter Rolle, assisted by other Ministers. Interment follows in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.
He leaves countless and precious memories to be cherished by his Son: Wendell and Sara Demeritte; Daughters: Patrice and Berkley Anderson, Delphine and Albert Campbell, and Sherry Demeritte; Adopted Children: Shelton, Talbert, Kendal and Roslyn; Grandchildren: Berkley, Brandon & Berkell Anderson, Wendisha, Laterica & Lernado Demeritte, Devon Francis, Albert F. Campbell II, Ahmad Campbell and Dr. Sherry Storr Jones; Great-Grand: Bernii Anderson; Sister: Helen Catherina Demeritte; Nephews: Darville and Beryl Demeritte, Larry Demeritte, Rodger and Victoria Demeritte, Patrick and Brenda Demeritte, Thomas and Patricia Demeritte, Paul and Virginia Demeritte, Dwight Demeritte, McCarlton and Ivis Demeritte, Don and Sherrie Demeritte, Chapelle and Carmetta Demeritte, Constello Fernander, Teran and Clarise DeCosta, Keith DeCosta, Dwayne and Natasha DeCosta, Alfred and David Poitier; Nieces: Iris Demeritte Ingraham, Mildred and Mark Bosfield, Francetta and Carl Allen, Michelle and Wilmore Dames, and Ingrid Bethune; Cousins: George and Valencia Bethel Freeport, (Grand Bahama) Arnett Bethel Poitier, Ed and Don Bethel (Ambassador to U.K) Zelma and Seabreeze Bethel (Palmetto Point, Eleuthera) Nerdock Bethel (Vera Beach) Carl and Merlease Bethel and family, Ena Mackey, Julia Rowe (Miami, Fla) Anita Bethel Williams, Hannah Archer Brooks and Family, Mary T. Sweetnam and family, The family of the late Amanda Demeritte, Ed Carey and family, Herbert Bethel (Miami, Fla) Sharon McKinney, Agatha Cummerbatch, The family of the late Amy Demeritte Albury, The Archers, The Bethels, Ulie Fernander and The Demeritte families, innumerable host of grand nieces, and nephews; other sorrowing relatives, and exhaustive collection of friends and neighbors includes: Evelyn Rolle, Yvonne Griffin, Esther Cargill, Annie Butler, John Saunders, Don Clarke, Bradley Strachan, Preston Evans Jr, Marrie Noel, Jacob Farrington, Philip Hepburn, Netta Noel, Dwight Johnson, Alterman Sweeting, Nathaniel Rolle, Pope (Demeritte’s), Basil ”6” Francis, James “Rasta” Lockhart, Ronald”Dig” Woods, Cecil Flowers, Arlington ”Crab” Brown, Howard Archer, Ivan “Death” James, and Mark Clarke, Kent and Annis Mae Sands, George and Gina Sands and family, Jerome Sands, antonio Sands, Vanessa rolle and family, Renee Dean, Deon Wright and family, Hilbert Wright, Laverne Rolle and family, Bill and Lucy Lightbourne, Jessie and family, Helena Musgrove and family, Louise Bain and family, Cheryl Hanna and famly, Charlene and family, Bridgette and famly, Pastor Tezel Anderson, Peter and Christine Galanos, The Shell Saxon Superstars Junkanoo Group, Rev. Dr. Charles W. Saunders, Rev. Heuter Rolle, Salem Union Baptist Church.
Friends may pay their last respects at Demeritte’s Funeral Home, Market Street, from 10-6:00 p.m. on Friday & on Saturday at the church from 9:00 a.m. until service time.
