Ms. Carnetta Lenora "Kia" Bannister age 58 years of #16 Beneby Road, off St. Vincent Road and formerly of Tea Bay Cat Island will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 10am at Cedar's of Lebanon Baptist Cathedral Buttonwood Drive, Pinewood Gardens. Rev. Dr. Charles C. Rolle, Pastors Franklyn and Kelly McIntosh will officiate and burial will be in Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery, Soldier Road.
The Radiance of this "Bloodstone of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of her:
Three Daughters: Deloris Bannister, Angela Sands-Bowe and Sharon Williams;
Five Grand Sons: Deron, Kelsey and Darius Bannister, Shavano and Shavado Arthur;
Seven Grand Daughters: Jeffricka Bannister, Alexandria Pinder, Oneisha Stubbs, Anastacia Rahming, Antonique Williams, Kenia Dean and Kadejah Ellis;
Five Brothers: Ronald, Henry, John, Etric and McAllan Bannister;
Three Sisters: Ellamae and Neenah Rolle and Irene Bannister;
Three Uncles: Alfred Seymour, Collin Butler and Eltemon Moss;
Five Aunts: Lillis Thurston, Francis Deveaux, Cynthia Moss, Meryl Butler and Esmay Seymour;
One Son-in-law: Bradley Bowe;
Two Brothers-in-law: Hensel and Clyde Rolle;
Three Sisters-in-law: Linda, Elrena and Eloise Bannister;
Twenty Six Nephews: Darrel and D'han Rolle, Kejmar Thurston, Carl Thompson, Ronnie Jr., Marlon, Leslie, Arnold, Henry Jr., Gershan, Alexander, John Jr., Stevie, Clayton, Adrian, Jermaine, Avery, Ikie, Etric Jr., Deamandi, Allan Jr., Tyrese and Allando Bannister, Tyrone and Tenako Smith and Roger Wilson;
Seventeen Nieces: Arianna, Tancia, Glenda, Margo, Sarah and Sabrina Bannister, Nicola, Nadia, Donnicka and Krishna Rolle, Deidre Zonicle, Reba, Deidre Young, Tikita, and Tawana Thompson, Vanessa Ferguson;
God Children: Anya Romer, Patrick Gilbert and Tania Stubbs;
Special Friends: Margaret Middleton, Desiree Aranha, Veronica Swain, Nurse Alice Neymour, Nurse Collie, Carolyn Strachan, Ezra Davis, Pastor Frank and Kelly McIntosh, Elaine Seymour, Travis Deveaux, Inga Trotman, Sherryanne Heild, Judy and Tony, Cornie and Dennis, Juni and Denise, Donna and Peter, Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Farrington, Rosalind Bethel, Cordianne Higgs and their families;
Other loving family and friends including: Andraya Hanchell, Commissioner Ellison Greenslade, Administrator Charles King, Keva McKinney, Kenny Dean, Tony and Pam Armbrister, Christen Neely, Rosie and Teresa Lowe, Dereck and Sherry Colebrooke, Mark and Donna Keishler, Cordell Hunter, Lindy and Feonia Edwards, Lealand and Mildred Tunner, Telcine Turner Rolle, Edricka Forbes, Ushi Ingesol, Nadia Butler, Van and Jerry Oldham, Lillian Gibson, Jeffrey Evans, Danny Rahming, Rev. Caroll Johnson, Benjamin Pinder, Carlton Thompson, Delarese Stuart, Dedrie Davis, Malan Turnquest, Richard Cox (Abaco), Ernestine Haven, Sharon and Ray Sands (Abaco), Doris and Malcolm Culmer, Jan Fox, Karen Laing, Basil Johnson, Jason Cartwright, Godfrey Cunningham, Melva Flowers, Glenn Bannister, Zeke Taylor, Edgar and Cat Thurston, Daddy Lou, Basil Williams (Chicago), The Seymour's, Romers, Pratt, Poitier, Deveaux, Stevens, Strachan, Turners, Kings, Browns, Saunders, McKinney, Wilsons, Stubbs, Russell's, Rolles, Moncur's, Ramsey, McCoy, Bowes, Gilberts, Johnsons, Smiths, Dorsetts, Thurston's, Williams, Simmons, Forbes, Harris and McIntosh (Abaco);
Special Thanks: Rev. Charles C. Rolle, Cedar's of Lebanon Baptist Cathedral, Mr. Wendell G. Dean II Management and Staff of Emerald Ridge Mortuary, Woodlawn Gardens, The Nassau Florist, Bahamas Dutch Oven-Cafe Kalik (L.P.I.A), The Nassau Public Library, The General Post Office, C. R. Walker Senior High School, Female Medical and Surgical Wards and Oncology Clinic Princess Margaret Hospital.
Visitation will be in the "Sapphire Suite" Emerald Ridge Mortuary & Monument Company Ltd. #20 Claridge Road of Friday, October 21, 2011 from 1pm to 6pm and at Cedar's of Lebanon Baptist Cathedral, Buttonwood Drive Pinewood Gardens on Saturday, October 22, 2011 from 9:00am to service time.
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