Okell Cornell Cartwright
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Full Military Funeral Service for Retired Superintendent of the Royal Bahamas Police Force Okell Cornell Cartwright age 81 years of #121 Gladstone Road North and formerly of Lower Deadman’s Cay, Long Island, who died at his residence on Tuesday, 2nd May, 2017, will be held on Friday, 12th May, 2017, at 10:00 a.m., at The Church of The Most Holy Trinity, Trinity Way, Stapledon Gardens. Officiating will be The Venerable Archdeacon Mark Lindsay-Fox, assisted by Rev’d. Roderick Bain and Rev’d. Fr. John Kabiga. Interment will follow in Western Cemetery, Nassau Street. Cherished memories will remain in the hearts of his loving and devoted Wife: Elizabeth Belle; Children: Donna, Shelmerdine Sr., (Eula), McLeish Sr., and Egan; Grandchildren: Shelmerdine Jr., McLeish Jr., David, Shelmernique, Kristen, Yumecka, Laurel, Ashton and Morgan; Great Grandchild: Cleshea; Brothers: Cecil and Claris Cartwright (Ft. Lauderdale, FL.); Sisters: Oris (Lamark) Stillings (Tampa, FL.), Delores and Theresa Cartwright and Joy Whyms; Uncle: Allan Cartwright (Virginia, USA); Aunts: Nora Cartwright, Louise Fox, Gretel Ford and Emma Wells; Nephews: Christopher (Canada), Wayne, Cecil, Sheldon, Brendan, Chelsea, Dwight and Ron Cartwright, Todd Cole and Lamark Stillings (Tampa, FL.), Christopher Cartwright (Ft. Lauderdale, FL.) Lamont, Omar and Donovan Whyms; Nieces: Stephanie Hield, Constance McKinney, Michelle Johnson, Antoinette Moxey, Tranquilla Hindle (Padiham, England), Gia Devore (Tampa, FL.), Lolita Wright (Tampa, FL.), Tiffany Kitchens (Miami Lakes, FL.), Nadia and Dr. Samantha Cartwright, Alveta Knight (Kingston, Jamaica), Zaneta Burton (Turks & Caicos), and Kenisha Whyms; Brothers-in-law: Ovid, Landis, Rodney, Spence (Rosie), Okell (Gladys), Eddison and Plato (Diane) Thompson; Sisters-in-law: Lillith (Albury) Major, Shirley (Lester) Farrington, Jackie Pinder, Michelle (Rupert) Anderson; Godson: Anthony Major; Left to mourn his passing include: Commission of Police Ellison Greenslade, The Royal Bahamas Police Force and Members of the Retired Police Association; Numerous other relatives and friends include: The Turnquest, Darville, Carroll, Wells, Burrows, Thompson, Major, Farrington, Pinder and Hart families, Jane Adderley and family, Rosa Adderley and family, Willard Gibson and family, Father Addison Turnquest and family, Carlton Thompson and family, Gail Roberts, Venerable Mark R. Lindsay-Fox, Fr. Roderick Bain, Fr. John Kabiga, Officers and Members of The Church of The Most Holy Trinity, Officers and Members of St. John’s Anglican Church (Buckley’s, Long Island), the entire Lower Deadman’s Cay and Buckley’s Communities, Officers and Members of St. Bartholomew’s Lodge 1778, Susanna Sweeting, Dr. Lisa Rolle, Principal and Staff of A.F. Adderley Jr. High School, Staff of NAD, Staff of Flamingo Gardens Clinic and many well-wishers too numerous to mention. Relatives and friends may pay their last respects at The Paul H. Farquharson’s Conference Center, Police Headquarters, East Street (TODAY), Thursday 11th May, 2017, from 10:00 a.m., until 5:00 p.m.,, and at the church on Friday from 9:00 a.m., until service time.
