Ms. Eunice Petrona Sands age 69 years of #4 Kafer Road and Mt. Tabor Drive, Pinewood Gardens and formerly of Deep Creek Eleuthera, will on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 10am at New Lively Hope Baptist Church, Jerome Avenue and Chesapeake Road. Rev. Dr. A. Shelton Higgs, assisted by Rev. James Pennerman and Rev. Hilbert Flowers will officiate and burial will be in Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery, Soldier Road.
She is preceded in death by her parents Calvin and Kathleen Louise Sands "Nee Goodman" brother Timothy Sands, sisters Martha, Irene, Jane, Uleata, Lillymae and Marion Sands and Shirley Miller, nephews Leon Calvin Sands and Thomas Benjamin McKinney and grandnephew Hugo Ferguson.
The Radiance of this "Garnet of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of her:
Two Sisters: Lucy Sands and Olga Thompson of Deep Creek Eleuthera;
Eleven Nephews: Douglas, Bernal, Kendal, Garvin, Glen and Julian Thompson, Terrel Butler, Cleo and Timothy Clear, Albert and Gary Sands;
Nineteen Nieces: Vanderlyn and Leteria Anderson, Rochelle Adderley, Sandra, Lorrie, and Sheilamae Sands, Brendalee Clarke, Pretina Lockhart, Carmena Miller, Harriet Butler, Roslyn and Rosemary Clear, Cheryl and Dedrie Thompson, Eulamae Lawrence, Melvina Pratt, Thilicia Duplan, Shannon Mackey and Shanequa Munnings;
Numerous Grand Nephews Including: Quacy Pinder, Quincy Sr., Kevin, Jamaal and Duriko McKinney;
Numerous Grand Nieces Including: Patrice of Pompano Beach Florida, Erica, Paulamae Sands, Joanette Pinder, Georginna, Roshanda and Rosezandra Thompson, Claudette Munnings, Rodesha and Precious Brown, Antoinette Smith, Desire Clarke, Shonelle Oliver, Faye, Tiffany, Thomeya and Thomara McKinney;
Forty Great Grand Nephews and Nieces Including: Ronald Jr., Ronnard, Ryan, Riana and Ronnario Oliver, Teaja and Terrell Pinder, Quincy Jr., Hugniqua, Donisha, Hugquel, Shaniah, Kavana and Hugnisha McKinney;
Nine Nephews-in-law: Cyril and Wade Anderson, Lee Adderley, Roland Clarke, Elroy Lockhart, Alonzo Pratt, Victor Mackey, Wadner Duplan and Joseph Munnings;
Four Nieces-in-law: Betsy Cleare, Barbara, Yvette and Sharon Thompson;
One God Child: Tom-Tom;
Numerous Cousins including: Obadiah, Clifford, Richie and George Goodman, Barbra Anderson, Earlin Sands, Ellen Smith, Junior Pratt, Richard Ferguson and their Families;
Other loving family and friends including: Rev. Dr. A Shelton Higgs and First Lady Higgs, Rev. Hilbert and Evangelist Flowers, Rev. James and Mrs. Pennerman, Mervin Sweeting, Shirley Small, Mr. and Mrs. Oral Pinder, Paul McKinney, Miss Cash, Shirlee Woods, Elvia and Marina Simmons, Iris Thompson, Hazel Cha, Terah, Diana Rolle, Bursel, Donnalee and Burnell Miller, Mother Lillian Ward, Selleen Bowe, Veronica Clarke, Colin Taylor and their families.
Special Thanks to: The Staff of The University of Miami Hospital, Gregg L. Mason Funeral Home Miami Shores, Florida and Mr. Wendell G. Dean II and Staff of Emerald Ridge Mortuary.
Visitation will be in the "Emerald Suite" Emerald Ridge Mortuary & Monument Company Ltd. #20 Claridge Road of Friday, January 27, 2012 from 1pm to 6pm and at New Lively Hope Baptist Church, Jerome Avenue and Chesapeake Road on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 9am.
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