Rosealyn Pinney
Services will be held Friday for Rosealyn Pinney, also known as Rosie, who died May 8, 2013, at the age of 48 at her residence.
The first viewing is from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Davis Funeral Home Chapel.
The second viewing is at 9 a.m. Friday at Christchurch Methodist, Market Square, with the service at 10 a.m. at the same location.
Burial will follow at Eastern Cemetery.
She is survived by her daughter, Michelle Magras; grandchildren, Sinclair Magras Jr., Monica Magras, Mekhi Magras; mother, Maelora Arthurton; stepfather, Harris Arthurton; sisters, Sylvia Duvelssaint, Isilma Martin; brothers, Ray Browne, Dexter Arthurton, Deon Arthurton and Kenneth Nesbitt; her significant other, Anthony Ward; and many other relatives and friends.
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Henrietta D. Parris
Services will be held Wednesday for Henrietta D. Parris, who died May 8, 2013, at the age of 93 at Schneider Regional Medical Center.
The viewing is at 9 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, with the service at 10 a.m. at the same location.
Burial will follow in Western Cemetery No. 3.
She is survived by her daughters, Frances Penn, Iona Vanterpool, Lorraine Parris, Loretta Parris Williams, Linda Carty and Idaline Parris; sister, Dorcha Henry; sons-in-law, Roy Vanterpool, Alphonso Carty and Kenneth Williams; 18 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends.
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Jerome Nathanael Huggins
Services will be held Saturday for Jerome Nathanael Huggins of Anguilla, better known as Milwaukee or The Mighty Thunder, who died May 10, 2013, at Schneider Hospital.
The first viewing is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Turnbull's Funeral Home, St. Thomas.
The second veiwing is from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Two Sons Funeral Home in Anguilla.
The third viewing is from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Central Baptist Church in Rey Hill, Anguilla. The service will follow the viewing.
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Services will be held Saturday, May 11, 2013, for Elmo A. David, 62, who died April 23 in Puerto Rico.
The first viewing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Davis Funeral Home Chapel.
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Services will be held Friday, May 10, 2013, for Malcolm Francis Jr., 51, also known as Caffrey, who died on April 21 at Schneider Hospital on St. Thomas.
The first viewing is from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Davis Funeral Home Chapel.
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Eldeanna Elizabeth Herbert
A viewing will be held Thursday for Eldeanna Elizabeth Herbert, 67, who died April 29, 2013, at Schneider Hospital on St. Thomas.
The viewingin will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at Davis Funeral Home Chapel with interment following at 11 a.m. in Eastern Cemetery.
Eldeanna Elizabeth Herbert was born on April 11, 1946, in Salem Village on the island of Montserrat, British West Indies. At the age of 12 she moved to New York City in the United States where she attended junior high and high school. Upon graduation she worked for Irving Trust Bank on Wall Street where she became an Executive Secretary, a position that she held for 19 years. In 1983 she moved to St. Thomas with her son Michel where she continued her work as a secretary, first at H. Stern Jewelers and later at the Best Western Emerald Beach Resort. She was a gentle woman with a generous heart of gold who did everything to give her son the resources that he needed to succeed in life. She passed away on April 29th on St. Thomas. She will be sorely missed by family and friends alike. She will always be loved and never be forgotten.
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Services will be held Friday for Joseph Alexander Clement, 87, also known as Joe, of Estate St. George, who died April 30, 2013, at Luis Hospital on St. Croix.
The viewing will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at St. John's Episcopal Church in Christiansted with services at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at the St. John's Private Cemetery in Christiansted.
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Services will be held Monday for Dianne V. James, 53, of Estate Calquohoun, who died April 28, 2013, at Luis Hospital on St. Croix.
The viewing will be at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Luke A.M.E. Church in Estate Grove Place, with the service following at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at the Kingshill Cemetery.
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Services will be held Monday for Christian E. Thompson, 68, also known as "Te," of Mahogany Welcome, who died April 25, 2013.
The viewing will take place at 9 a.m, at service St. John's Anglican Church with the service following at 10 a.m. Interment will follow at Kingshill Cemetery.
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Edward A. Wardwell, a longtime resident of St. Thomas, passed away peacefully at his home on April 24, 2013. He was 79.
A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, all things marine seemed to run in his veins including being on the USS Skate, the first submarine to surface through the polar ice cap at the North Pole.
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Services will be held Friday for Stefon Wilson, better known as "Demel," who died on April 25, 2013, at Kentucky Medical Hospital.
The first viewing will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Davis Funeral Home.
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Lillian A. Malone
Services will be held Saturday in Tortola, BVI, for Lillian A. Malone, who died on April 27, 2013.
The first viewing is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Turnbull's Funeral Home.
The second viewing is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, with the service at 11 a.m. at the same location. Burial is at Cane Garden Bay Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Elton C. Malone; sisters, Mavis Henley, Ethel Trotman-Thomas, Mary Lucille Marbenborough, Jeany Hodge, Adelle Belle Barry; brothers, Calvin D. Clyne, Darrell "Freddy" Clyne; daughters, Beverly Pollard, Patricia Malone-Smith, Anita M. Malone; grandchildren, Amber Serrano, Crystal Serrano; sons-in-law, Cornelius Pollard, Creighton Smith; brothers-in-law, Walter Malone, Winston Malone, Edward Francis, Austin Hodge, Dennis Barry, Arnold Smith, Stephen Varlack; sisters-in-law, Marion Smith, Esme Rabsatt, Rosalie Henley, Leona Varlack, Sonia Malone and Glorice Malone; and many beloved nieces, nephews and cousins too numerous to mention.
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Celia Torres Garcia Maldonado
Services will be held Friday for Celia "Cielo" Torres Garcia Maldonado of Estate Peter's Rest, St. Croix, who died April 18, 2013, at Luis Hospital.
The viewing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the St. Croix Majorettes Headquarters in Peter's Rest.
Services will be held Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Christiansted with viewing at 9:15 a.m., service at 10:15 a.m. and interment following at Christiansted Cemetery.
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Dennis Dorhan Francis
Services will be held Thursday for Dennis Dorhan Francis, better known as Benny, 70, of Estate La Grande Princesse, St. Croix, who died April 20, 2013.
The viewing is at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at James Memorial Funeral Chapel, with the service at 10:30 a.m. at the same location.
Burial will be at Kingshill Cemetery.
He is survived by his mother, Keturah Francis; daughters, Elizabeth A. Francis and Denise P. Francis; sons, Jamel O. Francis, Hassan Ail Francis, Caler Francis and Sallahdrin Francis; sisters, Josephine Francis, Doris Francis and Turah Francis; brothers, Alfred A. Francis, Ishmael Francis Jr. and Ted Francis; nieces, Moreen Francis, Sandra Francis, Colleen Francis-Carter and Regina Edwards; nephews, Adrian Edwards and Al Edwards; great-nieces, Symone Carter and Syrena Carter; special friends, MiMi Sam Williams, Elroy Williams and Lincoln Williams; and other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
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Luther L. Christopher
Services will be held Saturday for Luther L. Christopher, better known as Tou or Blacks, who died April 26, 2013, at Schneider Hospital.
The first viewing is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m Friday at Turnbull's Funeral Home.
The second viewing is at 8 a.m. Saturday at Turnbull's Funeral Home, with services at 9 a.m. at the same location.
He is survived by his sisters, Leisa Christopher-Wells, Tammy Christopher-Bryan and Nolene Brinson; brothers, St. Clair Joseph and Devon Christopher; special nephew, Jamal Haynes and his colleagues at Cost-U-Less on St. Thomas where he was employed for many years.
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David Leonard Browne Sr.
Services will be held Saturday for David Leonard Browne Sr., 68, of Estate Mary's Fancy, who died April 18, 2013, at his residence.
The viewing is at 10 a.m. Saturday at Sunny Isle Baptist Church, with tributes at 10:30 a.m., and the service at 11 a.m. at the same location.
Burial will be at Kingshill Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Diana Browne; daughter, Donna Browne; sons, Marcus Browne (Texas), Eric Browne (Texas) and David Browne Jr.; grandchildren, Markeith Saunders (Texas), Davina, Daniel, Danisia, Ziah and Micah Browne and Alanna Lawrence; sisters-in-law, Patsy Williams, Noreen Scott and Isola Williams; brothers--in-law, George, Charles and Lyder Corke (STV); daughters-in-law, Tameisha Browne (Texas) and Gizelle Browne; sisters, Adelle (N.Y.), Patricia (Md.), Mary (Trinidad) and Antonio (Trinidad); brothers, Anthony (Can), Robbie (Trinidad), Vernon Scott (STV) and Keith (Trinidad); nieces, Marva (VA), Roxanne (STV), Cye (N.Y.), Rosalind (Dominica), Cora Kamara (N.Y.) and Toya (N.Y.); nephews, Kenny (STV), Neil (N.Y.), Lance (N.Y.) and Larry (N.Y.); special friends, Dr. Charles Perez, Father Richard and Mary V. Abbott and family, Pastor Ken Butler and family, Pam Powell and family, Eldon and Ursula Providence, Pastor Gardinier and family, Sunny Isle Baptist Church family, Oakland Benjamin and family, Beatrice McMahon and family (Ms. Mac), Verona Jones, Elroy Williams, Pastor Noel and Lucille Maynard and family, the Rev. Gustave Petersen and family, Rudy and Edna Abrahmson, George Byam, Edmond Anthony, Cammie Daniel, Alvin G., Pastor Benjamin and family, Janasee Sinclair, the Gidean family, Pastor Harrigan and family, his Strawberry and Mary's Fancy neighbors, Peter Richards (FL), Greata, Eugene Walwyn, John Liburd, the Caribbean Cinemas family, the Sunny Isle Shopping Center family, Helen M. Shirley; and other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
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Dennis Dorhan Francis
Services will be held Thursday for Dennis Dorhan Francis, 70, also known as Benny, of Estate La Grande Princesse, who died April 20, 2013.
The viewing is at 9:30 a.m Thursday at James Memorial Funeral Chapel, with the service at 10:30 a.m. at the same location.
Burial will be at Kingshill Cemetery.
He is survived by his mother, Keturah Francis; daughters, Elizabeth A. Francis and Denise P. Francis; sons, Jamel O. Francis, Hassan Ail Francis, Caler Francis and Sallahdrin Francis; sisters, Josephine Francis, Doris Francis and Turah Francis; brothers, Alfred A. Francis, Ishmael Francis Jr. and Ted Francis; nieces, Moreen Francis, Sandra Francis, Colleen Francis-Carter and Regina
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Andrew Glass
Andrew Glass, 90, editor and publisher of "Here's How," the oldest guide book in the U.S. Virgin Islands, died April 18, 2013, in Wheeling, W. Va.
He operated the guide book from 1967 until 1994, when he retired to West Virginia with his wife, Jane, who died in 2005.
In his years on St. Thomas, he was an active member and a president of the Rotary Club of St. Thomas.
Jonathon Glass, one of his eight children, was a Virgin Islands Daily News reporter on St. Thomas in the mid-1980s and is now an attorney in New York City.
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Kenneth M. Hansen
Services will be held Thursday for Kenneth M. Hansen, 91, of Lyndhurst, Ohio, who died April 12, 2013.
The viewing is at 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Castle Coakley, with the service at 10 a.m. at the same location.
Burial will be at Christiansted Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Bettye R. Hansen; daughters, Sandra Satterfield and Claude Hansen; grandchildren, Sofia and Desiree Satterfield, Shawn Parris, and Joshua Tucker; son-in-law, Sylvester Satterfield; stepdaughter, Joan Greene; stepson-in-law, Joseph Greene Jr.; step-grandchildren, Joseph Greene III, MD, and Brandy Greene; sister, Valborg Hansen; nieces, Shirley O'Reilly, Dorothy Horsford, Delita M. Civil, Glenda Hansen, Sonia Joseph, Claudette Philameno, Sandra Hansen-Day; nephews, Morris D. Moorehead, Warren D. Briscoe, MD, Maurice Doyle, Wesley Jr., Robert, Richard, Chris, Gene, Eddy, Henry, and Niels Hansen; great-nieces, Michelle and Cheryl O'Reilly, Sandra and Nicole Horsford, Emma-Lisa M. Clarke, Tresa M. Civil, Aileen, Kalila and Monique Moorehead, Patrice Hooper and Denise Simmons, Cehara Briscoe, Denise Towers-Meyers, Lisa Towers and Valencia Towers-Randle; great-nephews, Terrance, Glen Jr., Michael, Tyrone, Shomari and Jarel Moorehead, Richard Horsford, Kalek, Karim and Ajhi Briscoe, Hiram Jr., Elvis, Fabian, Shawn and Michael Towers, Leroy and Lenny Williams; and other family members and friends too numerous to mention.
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Corey Alexis Lynch
Services will be held Thursday for Corey Alexis Lynch, who died April 16, 2013, at the age of 33 in Washington, D.C.
Tributes will be given at 9 a.m. Thursday at Nisky Moravian Church, with the service at 10 a.m. at the same location.
Burial will be at Western Cemetery No. 1.
Corey attended Ss. Peter and Paul School, then continued his education at Antilles School where he graduated in the class of 1997. He attended Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., graduating with a degree in economics.
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Rudolph Nathaniel Welsh
Services will be held Saturday, May 4, 2013, for Rudolph Nathaniel Welsh, better known as "Pretty Boy" or "Little Man," who died on April 17, 2013, at the age of 70 at the Roy Schneider Hospital on St. Thomas.
The first viewing will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Davis Funeral Home Chapel. The second viewing will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Apostolic Faith Church on St. Croix with the service following at 11 a.m. Interment will be in Kings Hill Cemetery on St. Croix.
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Irene Justina Gumbs-Thomas
Services will be held Thursday, May 2, 2013, for Irene Justina Gumbs-Thomas, who died April 13, 2013.
The viewing is from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Turnbull's Funeral Home.
The service is at 9 a.m. Thursday at All Saints Cathedral Church on Garden Street on St. Thomas.
Burial is at Smith Bay Eastern Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by her son, Ivan Alton Gumbs-Kean; and her brother, George Gumbs.
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Celia Torres Garcia Maldonado
Services will be held Friday, May 3, 2013, for Celia "Cielo" Torres Garcia Maldonado of Estate Peter's Rest, St. Croi, who died April 18 at Juan Luis Hospital.
The viewing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the St Croix Majorettes Headquarters in Peter's Rest. Funeral services will be held Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Christiansted with viewing at 9:15 a.m., service at 10:15 a.m. and interment following at Christiansted Cemetery.
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Zillah M. Daniel
Services will be held Wednesday, May 1, 2013, for Zillah M. Daniel, better known as Rosetta, who died April 9, 2013.
The first viewing is from 5 to 7 p.m. April 30 at Turnbull's Funeral Home.
The second viewing is at 9 a.m. May 1, with a service at 10 a.m. at Zion Assembly Church in Lindbergh Bay, St. Thomas.
Burial is at Western Cemetery II.
She was preceded in death by her grandson, Claude Daniel.
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Maximo Rodriguez
Services will be held Monday for veteran Maximo Rodriguez, 47, also known as Max, who died April 13, 2013, at his residence.
The viewing is at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, St. Croix, with the service at 10 a.m. at the same location.
Burial will be in the veterans' section of Kingshill Cemetery.
He is survived by his mother, Vicenta Monell; daughter, Maritza Michelle Rodriguez; son-in-law, Jermaine Moffat; sisters, Maria Acosta, Elo Rodriguez and Bienvenida Rodriguez-Beatty; brother, Enrique Rodriguez-Monell; nieces, Kaysteine Beatty Briggs, Adriana C. Beatty, Arlen Rodriguez, Melania Rodriguez, Virgen Maria Rodriguez, Angie Rodriguez; nephews, Enrique Rodriguez Sr., Armando Rodriguez, Joel Rodriguez, Javiel Rodriguez, Benny Rodriguez, John L. Beatty Jr.; aunt, Isabel Monell; uncles, Gabino Monell and Ignacio Monell; special friends, Felipe (Titito) Torres Jr., Emilio Perez III ( Chingy); cousins and other relatives, Avelino Romero, Carmen L. Romero and Carmen Monell; and other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
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Novell 'Auckland' Sylvester Charles
Services will be held Monday for Novell Sylvester Charles, also known as Auckland Charles, who died April 16, 2013, at his residence.
The viewing is at 10 a.m. Monday at Peter's Rest Seventh-day Adventist Church, with the service at 11 a.m. at the same location.
Burial will follow at the Kingshill Cemetery, St. Croix.
He is survived by his spouse, Geraldine Genevieve Charles; daughters, Arlene McCoy, Lisa Charles, Linda Charles-Brown and Lydia Charles-DeFour; sons, Hugh James and Glenmore "Darkie" Charles; grandchildren, Dwayne James, Joshua James, Tyrique Evans, Chancellor Halbert, Channon Harris, Samantha James, Ashley Pruitt, Kimeko McCoy, Nyssa McCoy, Asabi Charles, Micheal, Alysia and Jaheem Charles, Chelsea Walter and Chesnie Brown; great-grandchild, Sage Phillips; daughter-in-law, Felicia James; sons-in-law, Rodney McCoy, Luke DeFour Jr. and Andrew Dave Brown; sister, Fernella Daniel; brother, Ralston Charles; nieces, Nalda Hazlewood, Melissa Sylvester, Yvette Charles, Eulynis Browne, Annetta Weaver, Lucia Weaver, Debbie Benjamin Charles, Roslyn Joseph, Sheila Weaver Walker, Laverne Charles, Joan Glasford, Valerie Sibily, Zenar Joshua, Patricia Pennyfeather, Doreen Bowery, Hyacinth Weatherwill, Merle Richards and Gretlyn Charles; nephews, Denise Charles, Orson Charles, Oscar Charles, Bert Daniel, Joel Daniel, Jerome Frederick, Lynroy Frederick, Allan Gomes, Austin Hazlewood Jr., Claude Weaver, Ralph Hazlewood, Elsworth Weaver, Evert Weaver Sr., Vere Weaver, Patrick Weaver, Hensworth Weaver, Winston Carr and Collie Gardner; great-nieces and nephews too numerous to mention; uncle, David Charles; special friends, Pastor Henry and Margaret Peters, Phillip and Winna Anthony, the Lansiquot family, Stedman and Ava Hughes, Herman and Angeline Ravariere, Analita Boatswain, Alva and Mildred James, the Javois family; and other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
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