Category: FUNERAL REPORTS

Our journalists present a unique and comprehensive review of the life of the deceased as well as burial rites.

September 7, 2022 0

VIDEO: St Elizabeth Family Buries Loved-One Who Escaped Tragic Death

Icilda Parker-Dunkley was among people singing her husband’s praise during his burial at New River in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth,…

August 26, 2022 0

VIDEO | Goodbye, Florence Ferguson

By Horace Mills

Retired educator Florence Spaulding-Ferguson has been laid to rest at Thetford Park Cemetery in Old Harbour, St Catherine. The 73-year-old…

July 2, 2022 0

VIDEO: Son Lauded At Funeral For Charlemont High Vice Principal

By Horace Mills

Despite the pain he feels in losing his mother Jennifer Gidden, 32-year-old Javil-Don Beason told hundreds of mourners that he…

June 13, 2022 0

Wife Recounts Final Moments | Bishop Percival Newell Gets Massive Funeral

By Horace Mills

Elitha Newell, flanked by some of her children, joined more than 1,000 mourners in sending off the mountain of a…

March 24, 2022 0

Evon Wilks Remembered For Kindness To Relatives He Left In Jamaica

By Horace Mills

A weeping Britannie Wilks laid her head on the top of her father’s coffin, still in disbelief that she has…

September 28, 2021 0

A Great Loss | Nathlee Jones, 89, remembered for elegance and service

By Jamaica Beacon

The passing of Nathlee Jones, due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has been described as a monumental loss especially to…

July 15, 2021 0

WHERE IS THE LOVE? Ewarton pastor makes appeal at burial of mob victim

By Horace Mills

A clergyman today appealed for an end to badmouthing and callousness; this as he addressed mourners at the burial of…

July 1, 2021 0

Alwayne Hyatt, 22, laid to rest in Linstead

By Horace Mills

ALWAYNE WINROY HYATT, who is said to have worn his ‘Cool Breeze’ alias like a hand in glove, has been…

June 7, 2021 0

Exclusive | Crash Victim buried amid grief, police order in Croft’s Hill

By Horace Mills

The police’s decision to abruptly stop a pre-burial ceremony for Dexton Brown, also called ‘Lloydie’, did not go down well…

May 6, 2021 0

Lluidas Vale resident, ‘Maxi’, remembered for peace and respect

By Horace Mills

The rainy weather aptly reflected the mood of mourners who gathered yesterday, May 5, to witness the interment of their…

January 13, 2021 0

Senior citizen laid to rest 5 months after being electrocuted in Lluidas Vale Division

By Horace Mills

Mabel Matthews-Chambers, better known as Miss May, has been celebrated as an epitome of kindness and a devout woman of…

December 20, 2020 0

Lluidas Vale | College student, shot while visiting friends, gets ‘Arsenal’ send-off amid tears

By Horace Mills

A mother’s bawl pierced the atmosphere yesterday at the funeral service for her 20-year-old son and football enthusiast, Mickayle Edward…

August 30, 2020 0

Fitz Bennett – The Deacon Who Shunned Fame

By Horace Mills

Fitz Albert Bennett, whose aliases included ‘Moses’, could have acquired enormous fortune and fame, but he was unwilling to pay…

July 31, 2020 0

BEHIND THE FLOWERS – Linstead family spends over $250K to decorate church for funeral

By Horace Mills

Carlton Hamilton was happy to again put his event planning skills to good use, albeit for a sad occasion –…

July 27, 2020 0

SHOT IN THE HEART – Parents join hundreds at burial of cop in Linstead

By Horace Mills

The atmosphere was saturated with glowing tributes on Saturday, July 25, when hundreds of people descended on the sun-drenched town…

July 21, 2020 0

LLUIDAS VALE: Woman who survives bullets speaks out at funeral of slain lover

By Horace Mills

Murder victim Christopher Frazer, better known as Bangs, was buried in his rural community of Lluidas Vale, St. Catherine, amid…

July 7, 2020 1

Linstead vendor laid to rest nearly 5 months after being slain in town centre

By Horace Mills

Several young people were among mourners in Linstead, St. Catherine, who bid farewell to 31-year-old handcart vendor Omar Anderson, better…

May 11, 2020 0

Super Woman, Mary Simms, Laid To Rest

By Horace Mills

On a day when many people were celebrating their mothers, 10 siblings were still grappling with the remnants of grief.…

March 9, 2020 0

EWARTON: Soldier in murder suicide buried; people told not to judge

By Horace Mills

Corporal Doran McKenzie, the soldier who committed a murder suicide in Portmore on January 12, was buried yesterday at his…

February 10, 2020 1

MOURNERS CLASH FOR ROSE

By Horace Mills

The funeral for Triston Rose on Saturday, February 8, descended into chaos caused by a massive crowd’s jostle to see…

February 4, 2020 1

Funeral: TRISTON ROSE

By Horace Mills

The family of the late Triston Rose, also called Palmer, 28, is getting ready to lay him to rest. It…

January 4, 2020 0

Men break down in tears for shoes vendor who died tragically

By Horace Mills

A number of men cried openly on Monday in Point Hill, St. Catherine, as they recalled being positively influenced by…

September 16, 2019 0

LLUIDAS VALE: Delores hailed for independence; man cries at her burial

By Horace Mills

Locked in the embrace of two female relatives, Cornel Brown, with tears streaming down his face, stood near the grave…

August 25, 2019 0

VIDEO: Linstead business icon buried beside husband after 32 years

By Horace Mills

By Horace Mills, Journalist Louise Mongol-Gunter’s influence in life cut across socioeconomic groups; a fact reflected in the makeup of…

August 5, 2019 0

KELLITS: Youth returned to where cop killed him

By Horace Mills

It’s a route they didn’t have to take, but they took it anyways. A group of pall-bearers on Saturday, August…

July 8, 2019 0

Stall to stores – Slain woman remembered for working harder than most men

By Horace Mills

People attending the funeral service for Janet Hardie, better known as Dian, on Saturday heard how the poverty-stricken ‘girl’ from…

July 8, 2019 0

VIDEO: Mom joins large crowd at funeral for slain businesswoman

By Horace Mills

A few hours before sunset on Saturday, Elaine Stephenson used the right hand to give a ‘goodbye’ wave as she…

June 23, 2019 0

LLUIDAS VALE: Residents attend local funeral for Mr Chin, who will be interred overseas

By Horace Mills

A number of residents yesterday morning descended on Saint Peter’s Anglican Church in Lluidas Vale, St Catherine, to show their…

May 5, 2019 0

Two in one | Oneil Brown buried with grandmother who raised him

By Horace Mills

Oneil Brown, who died feeling rejected as a result of a skin condition he suffered, has been buried with the…

April 30, 2019 0

Loved beyond words | Kevar buried with dark glasses and truck image

By Horace Mills

An energy-packed crowd descended on the Treadways area of Linstead, St Catherine, in an atmosphere filled with glowing tributes and…

VIDEO: Boy Buried Second Time In Days

VIDEO: Miguel Willis Sent Off With Football, Moving Tributes

VIDEO: Heartfelt Tributes For Jamaican Who Dies 11 Days After Reaching Cayman

Category: FUNERAL REPORTS

VIDEO: St Elizabeth Family Buries Loved-One Who Escaped Tragic Death

VIDEO | Goodbye, Florence Ferguson

VIDEO: Son Lauded At Funeral For Charlemont High Vice Principal

Wife Recounts Final Moments | Bishop Percival Newell Gets Massive Funeral

Evon Wilks Remembered For Kindness To Relatives He Left In Jamaica

A Great Loss | Nathlee Jones, 89, remembered for elegance and service

WHERE IS THE LOVE? Ewarton pastor makes appeal at burial of mob victim

Alwayne Hyatt, 22, laid to rest in Linstead

Exclusive | Crash Victim buried amid grief, police order in Croft’s Hill

Lluidas Vale resident, ‘Maxi’, remembered for peace and respect

Senior citizen laid to rest 5 months after being electrocuted in Lluidas Vale Division

Lluidas Vale | College student, shot while visiting friends, gets ‘Arsenal’ send-off amid tears

Fitz Bennett – The Deacon Who Shunned Fame

BEHIND THE FLOWERS – Linstead family spends over $250K to decorate church for funeral

SHOT IN THE HEART – Parents join hundreds at burial of cop in Linstead

LLUIDAS VALE: Woman who survives bullets speaks out at funeral of slain lover

Linstead vendor laid to rest nearly 5 months after being slain in town centre

Super Woman, Mary Simms, Laid To Rest

EWARTON: Soldier in murder suicide buried; people told not to judge

MOURNERS CLASH FOR ROSE

Funeral: TRISTON ROSE

Men break down in tears for shoes vendor who died tragically

LLUIDAS VALE: Delores hailed for independence; man cries at her burial

VIDEO: Linstead business icon buried beside husband after 32 years

KELLITS: Youth returned to where cop killed him

Stall to stores – Slain woman remembered for working harder than most men

VIDEO: Mom joins large crowd at funeral for slain businesswoman

LLUIDAS VALE: Residents attend local funeral for Mr Chin, who will be interred overseas

Two in one | Oneil Brown buried with grandmother who raised him

Loved beyond words | Kevar buried with dark glasses and truck image