Veronica “Ronnie” McKinney Wells
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A Celebration Of The Life Of The Late
Veronica “Ronnie” McKinney Wells
Age: 64
Of Long Island and formerly of Nassau, will be held at St. John’s Anglican Church in Buckley’s, Long Island on Saturday, April 29th at 10 am. Officiating will be The Venerable Archdeacon Keith Cartwright assisted by Rev’d Fr. Alvardo Adderley. Interment will follow in the church’s cemetery.
Left with treasured memories are: her husband: John; children: Vanessa, Stephen, June and Earle “JJ”; grandchildren: Pereece, Stephen, Desmond (Brianna), Sidney, Jayda and Elricko;
great grandchildren: London and Stephen “SJ”; stepchildren: Keith (Denise), John Jr. and Loren; sisters: Elizabeth Carey, Angela Burrows, Aleila Morton and Shirley Cartwright
brother-in-law: Kelly Burrows, Sr.; sisters-in-law: Meta Bethell and Una Elliott; nieces: Michaela Whylly, Roxanna Pratt, Denise Sophia McKinney, Dala McKinney, Yannique Thomas (Lawrence), Racquel McKinney, Jewel Dixon (Kenneth), Kenda Marche (John), Staff -‘Andrea Rigby, Jenny Demeritte, Melanie Munnings (Kirkwood), Sheari Strachan (Patrick) and Lynette Turnquest (Trevor); nephews: Vivian Whylly, Edmund Saunders (Priscilla), Retired Police Sergeant 21 Ricardo McKinney Burrows (Jennifer), Kelly Burrows Jr., Derek and Calvin Butler, Locksley and Dave Cartwright, Earle and Craig Bethell (Nancy); numerous grand nieces and nephews; uncle: George McKinney; sisters by friendship: Betty Roberts (Lifelong Best Friend), Sybelline Knowles, Pamela Russell, Pandora Johnson, Kay Newman, Dr. Yvette Carter; daughters by friendship: Margo John, Donnell Hunt and Lisa Wallace; sons by friendship: Charlton Cartwright, Kendall “Hunky” Hanna, Defence Force Petty Officer Adams and Defence Force Officer Mario Ferguson; and a host of other beloved relatives and friends including: Phillip Carey, Jr., Liz Carey, Iris Lundy and Family, Anthony McKinney and Family, Willis McKinney and Family, Leticia Karamo and Family, the Small Family of Quintine Alley, Adolphus “Gifford” McClain, Constance Mackey and Family, Lawrence Miller (Karen) and Family, Carseen, Lionel , Cyril, Frederick, Jeffrey, John and Althea Jervis, Estella Jervis-Glinton, Alicia Jervis-Garland, Carleta Jervis-Carolina, Eleanor Jervis-Palmer, The McKinneys of Long Cay and Crooked Island, The Careys of Eleuthera, Stephen Coakley and Family, The Woods Family, Ralph Munnings, Mrs. Yvette Bethell, Norman Gardiner and Family, Ernest “Pipey” McPhee, Llewelyn Culmer and Family, Sandra and Dawn Knowles, Philip, Patrick, Edward, Simeon, Ellis and Stephen Major, Paulette Bain, Una Kemp, Mavis Culmer, Mrs. Brenda Barry, Royal Bahamas Defence Force Acting Commissioner Tellis Bethell and Family, Ms. Faye Ritchie, Everette “Evie” and Sharli Knowles, Lauren and Sue Knowles, Don and Dian Knowles, Elmo and Laura Kirkindoll, Lenfield Newman and Family, Abbie Newman and Family, Doddrige and Rosena Hunt, Mrs. Brenda Hunt, Katie Hunt and Timothy Quant, Cindy Turnquest and Family, John Hunt Jr. and Tameka Hunt, Dewitt (DBoy) and Monique Hunt, Alethea Hunt-Burrows and family, Whitmore Turnquest and Family, Harold Turnquest and Family, Dominic Turnquest and Family, Orlando and Barbara Turnquest, Rydell Turnquest, Tex Turnquest, Dot Isaacs, John “Tookie” Cartwright and Family, Ellsworth “Doe” and Barbara “Val” Turnquest, Gary and Liz Ritchie, Claudius and Patricia Anderson, Drucilla, Samuel and Patrick Knowles, Endal and Lucy Adderley, Philip and Rosie Cartwright, Jerry and Crystal Cartwright, Louis and Marjorie Cartwright, the Honorable Mrs. Loretta Butler Turner, M.P. and Family, Senator The Honorable Jude Knowles and Family, Chief Councilor Ian Knowles and Family, Edgar Burrows and Family, Allan and Sylvia Knowles, Peter Burrows, Doc, Henry, Daniel, Eric and Billy Cartwright, Chris and Frances Knowles, Emile and Claudette Knowles, Dwayne and Samantha Knowles, Elvis Knowles, Mark and Laurie Knowles, Cheryl Hall, Sean and Lauryn Cartwright, Ms. Jacqueline Ritchie and Family, Gladstone Taylor and Family, Mrs. Brenda Taylor and Family, Lynmore Wells and Family, Godfrey and Melissa Cartwright, Mrs. Amarylis Knowles and Family, Clara Thompson, Tony and Margaret Burrows, Larry and Ann Cartwright, Gary Cartwright, Cheryl Wells, Willis Harding and Family, John and Bernie Cartwright, all of her former typing students, especially Chavanne Turnquest-Knowles, Mazel and Eddrin Turnquest, Dr. Munir Rashad, Sylvia Scriven, Ena Major and Family, Val Wells and Family, Annie Turnquest, Ferne Miller, Suzette Knowles and Claudia Knowles-Cartwright, Rex Major and Family, Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and Mrs. Delores Ingraham, Cornelius A. Smith, Frank Watson, Leroy Dames, Alia Coley and Almeka Cates, Corrine Harris-Sinclair, Mornette Curtis, Neil Marshall, Dr. Valron Grimes, Shawn Forbes, Allan Jones, Rionda Lawrence, Rayanne Josey, Brittany Wilson, Davonya Dean, Shakera Smith, Sonita Sands, Rain Bethell, Bea Burrows and Family, The Staff of BTC Deadman’s Cay, The Staff of Scotiabank Deadman’s Cay, Isabelle Knowles and the ACW of St. John’s Anglican Church - Buckley’s, the Staff and Students of The NGM Major High School, Dr. Mousli, Nurse Iris Fernander and Family, the Cartwright Families, the Fox Families, the Ritchie Families, the Burrows Families, the Harding Families, the Adderley Families, the Smith Families, the Turnquest Families, the Wells Families, the Knowles Families, the Watson Families, the Moree Family, the Major Families, the Darville Families, the Taylor Families, the Constantakis Families, the faithful customers of The Dew Drop Inn, the entire community of Long Island and other friends in Nassau, Freeport and throughout the world that are too numerous to mention.
Acknowledgements and Special Thanks: Archdeacon Keith Cartwright, Fr. Alvardo Adderley, Acrhdeacon G. Kingsley Knowles, Canon Basil Tynes, Canon Harry Ward, Catechist Maxwell Knowles and the congregation of St. John’s Anglican Church – Buckley’s, Dr. Yvette Carter, Nurse Singh, The Cancer Society of The Bahamas – Long Island Branch, The Staff of the Oncology Center of The Bahamas especially Dr. Tracy Roberts, Dr. Theodore Turnquest, Dr. Duvughn Curling, Dr. Locksley Munroe, the lovely ladies at the Oncology Center Reception Desk, Nurse Sister Williams, Nurse Hanna, Iris Pinder and Nurse Barbara of The Cancer Society of Long Island, Gay Darville and the Staff of Southern Air in Deadman’s Cay and Nassau, Jennifer Smith and the staff of Bahamasair in Deadman’s Cay and Nassau. The Doctors and Staff of the Princess Margaret Hospital laboratory and radiology departments.
We humbly apologize if we have inadvertently omitted naming anyone.
At Ronnie’s request, please refrain from wearing black. If possible, all in attendance are asked to wear denim (jean or jean skirts) and white shirts/blouses in her honor. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Cancer Society of The Bahamas to support air transportation of cancer patients in Long Island in the memory of Ronnie Wells.
Friends may pay their last respects at St. John’s Anglican Church, Buckley’s, Long Island on Friday April 28, 2017 from 5:00p.m to 7:00p.m. and on Saturday April 29, 2017 from 9:00a.m.until service time.
