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Violet Dest – Richardson.

   
 

Violet Dest – Richardson
Sunrise: August 18th, 1932
Sunset: June 29th, 2014

Violet Dest - Richardson leaves to mourn her loss:

Son:                 Edward Dest

Sisters:             Mavis Pressley & family
                        Monica Boyd & family
                        Virginia Boyd & family
                        La Luna Boyd & family
                        Joann Bass – Vlaun & family

Brothers:          Emmanuel Boyd & family
                        Tyron Boyd & family

Aunts:              Sarah "Sadie" Vlaun
                        Beatrice "Loonie" de Weever & family
                        Juliana Vlaun
                        Elaine Gumbs – Vlaun & family

Uncles:            Whitfield "Fielie" Vlaun & family
                        Reginald "Bobby" Vlaun & family

God Children:              Elaine Gumbs – Vlaun & family
                                    Kathleen Hodge – Bennett & family
                                    George Graaf & family
                                    John Muller & family
                                    Juliano Gumbs
                                    Reginald Vlaun Jr.

Close Cousin:              Olive Lovell
                                   Others too numerous to mention

Nieces and nephews too numerous to mention

Caretakers: Xiomara Freeman - Dickson and Osnel Jozil

Companions: Whoopy Too and Prince

Close Friends:  An Geerlings, Margareth Richardson, Niviela Daniel, Mildred Heyliger, Lawrie family and others too numerous to mention

Special thanks to: Dr. Mercuur and staff, White and Yellow Cross, Ambulance Department

She was related to the following families: Dest, Vlaun, Pressley, Muller, Richardson, Boyd, Lovell, Gumbs, Monkou, Wijdenbosch, Bruma, Brandon, Peterson, Stapleton, Hodge, Wathey, Apon, Wells.

The Funeral Service will be tomorrow, Friday, July 4th, 2014 at Emerald Funeral Home, Chapel.
Viewing and Tributes from 1:00 pm. - 2:00 pm. Service will commence at 2:00 pm.
Interment at the Cul-de-Sac Cemetery.

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

 

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