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Zelia (Zenia) Catherine Duncan.

 
 

“He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my step”- Psalms 40:2 (NKJV)

We would like to announce the home going of the most loving, vibrant, hard-working, determined and generous person we know:

Zelia (Zenia) Catherine Duncan
Owner of Barefeet Chiropdie

Born: May 14th, 1972 on the island of St. Lucia
Died: November 30th, 2014 on St. Maarten

She will be lovingly remembered by:

Father:                               Frederick (a.k.a. Gaston/Heban) Raphael - (St. Lucia)
Mother:                           Clemencia ( a.k.a. Merle) Duncan  (SXM)
Step-mother:                    Priscilla Priest (SXM)
Husband:                            Gerry Gabriel  (SXM)
Son:                                       Altorio ( aka “Mosi”) Duncan  (NL)
Brothers:                             Lester Hughes (SXM), Saricus Hughes (St. Lucia) & Joshua Hughes (NL)
Sister:                                   Tinisha Duncan Hassell – deceased
Nephews:                           Rehan Hughes (SXM) & Jaquin Hughes (St. Lucia)
Uncle:                                   Nicholas Anthony & Family  (USA)
Aunt:                                     Clarita Alcida & Family
Cousins:                               Too numerous to mention
Extended Family:            Austin & Family (USA)
Father -in-law:                  Paul Gabriel
Mother-in-law:                Elizabeth Gabriel
Sister-in-law:                    Veronica Gabriel & Family
Brother-in-law:                Charles Vidal & Family

Close Friend:                     Ife Badejo

Special Friends:                Joann Taj, Don Hughes, Drs. Linda Richardson, MP Cornelius de Weever, Peggy Ann Dros, Terry Peterson, MP Maurice Lake, Herbert “Prince” Martina, Amador Muller, Glenda Valecha, Rose Richardson, Marlyna Boston, Lambert Family, Dan, Brett & Staff of Dan’s Chocolate Factory, Ann Marlin, Ms. Joyce and all her clients of Barefeet Chiropdie.

Support:                              Raymond Smith
Person of Influence:      Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams
Loved Ones:                       Too many to mention in various parts of the world such as St. Maarten, the Netherlands, USA and St. Lucia

A wake will be held in the court-yard in front of Barefeet Chiropodie (her place of business) on Front Street on Sunday, December 7, 2014 from 3:00 to 7:00 pm.

The home going service of the late Zenia Duncan will take place on Monday, December 8, 2014 at the New Testament Baptist Church in Philipsburg, St. Maarten. Viewing and tributes from 
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Service begins at 2:00 pm. Interment Cul-de-Sac Cemetery.

After the funeral there will be no visits at home as the family will appreciate privacy in these moments of grief.

The Management and staff of Emerald Funeral Home would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved families.

 
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