Lorine Marie Poitier-Gomez
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Funeral Service for Lorine Marie Poitier-Gomez, age 51 years of Hollywood Subdivision off Cowpen Road, formerly of Stevenson, Cat Island, will be held at New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Independence Highway on Saturday April 11th, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Everette Brown assisted by Apostle Shantell Young-Dyer, Rev. Dr. Ranford A. Patterson, Min. Sheila Brown, Min. Christine Brown and other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Solider Road.
Left to cherish funny, loving, and irreplaceable memories of our beloved Lorine are her husband of 28 years: Sidney D. Gomez; her son: Cedric L. Poitier Sr.; her daughters: Roseanna K. Poitier and Darnell S. Gomez-Neely; her grandchildren: Cedric L. Poitier Jr. and Bria Grace Lorine Neely; her mother: Hannah Poitier of Stevenson, Cat Island; Adopted Mother: Mitylene Johnson; adopted sister: Kelley Knowles of Glenwood, IL; her adopted son: Anthony Knowles Jr. of Glenwood, Illinois; adopted grandchildren: Paige Forbes and Demron Sands; brothers: Harcourt “Coins”, Retired Asp. Edward, Trevor of Memphis, TN and Gereno Poitier; sisters: Margaret Pennerman, Deserina Forbes, Willamae Rolle, Ethelmae Poitier, Barbara Duncombe, Susan Cartwright, Cynthia, Min. Althea and Irene Poitier; son-in-law: Brian Neely; daughter-in-law: Brenetta Denise Poitier; brothers-in-law: Rev. James Pennerman, Winston Duncombe, Clifford Cartwright, Walton Rolle, Tracey and Travis Hart; sisters-in-law: Beryl of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Verle, Min. Ivy, Adrianne Poitier of Memphis, TN and Lexie Knowles; uncles: Cyril Stubbs, Stanley Martin and Joseph Martin; aunts: Carnetta Nixon, Shirley Smith, Eunice Occident of New York, NY and Dorothy Sands; nephews: Maurice and Adrian Forbes, Jefton and Dwight Arthur, Ramon, Dr. Myles, Pairo, Jamal, Deshorn, Darron, Devon, Drew, Gerard and Sabatha Poitier, Rico Connelly, William Wilson, Brent and Winston Duncombe, Lavardo Knowles and Lefandieu Charlotin; nieces: Amanda and Matrice Arthur, Claudine Poitier-Joseph, Tanya and Cenita Duncombe, Rhona Daxon, Gwen Burrows, Melissa, Tranae and Genique Poitier, Monique Culmer, Wendy Huyler, Patty Miller, Michelle, Audrey, Charlene and Paula Poitier, Sigma Rolle, Ketress Knowles and Walternett Campbell; godmother: Florine Poitier-Bain; godfather: Bennett “Slice” Seymour; godsister: Dr. Charmaine Bodie; godbrother: Denton Bain; cousins including: Andrea Bethel, Stephen McPhee and family, Jenetta Strachan and family, Melanie Knowles and family, Carousel Johnson and family, Linda Barr and family, Sandra Gordon and family, Berthamae Woodside and family, Slone Benson and family, Edward Cox, Joseph Cox and family, Antonio Cox, Erica Stubbs and family, Violet Clarke and family, Randy and Sharon Gordon, Doria Poitier and family, Debbie Poitier and family, Helena Poitier and family, Patsy Gaitor and family, Margaret, Michelle and Elizabeth Gordon and the descendants of Clarence and Alice Gordon; other relatives and friends including: Hon. Philip “Brave” Davis, Edward and Hon. Loretta Butler-Turner, Samuel Arthur, the Gordon, Poitier Family, Wilson, Ramsey, Seymour, McCoy, Moncur, Russell, Gilbert, King, Hepburn, Stubbs, Bannister, Bonimy and Rahming families, Jemia Pratt and family, Miss Ellen, the descendants of Mitylene Johnson, Rev. Clifton Hepburn and family, Alexander Cooper and family, Paulette Rolle-Gibson and family, Sherene Coakley and family, Olive Gaitor and family, Luther “Happy Day” Humes, Monique Brown, Kathleen Rahming and family, the descendants of Olive Martin, Maria Carey and family, Michelle McGregor and family, Jeffrey and Nicole Major, Edward and Paula Carey and family, Mr. Lee Penn, Ruth Collie and family, Kevin and Ola Richardson and family, Shandese Woodside and family, Jenae Knowles and family, Vivian and Rodger Bethel, the descendants of Joyce Bonaby, George and Uchenna Ijeoma-Delva and Family, Emile and Davine Rolle, Rev. Hester B. Johnson and family, Mr. Christopher Lloyd and family, Michelle Henson and family, Nicole Martin, Olivia Mortimer, Ronnie Armbrister, Dee Dee Armbrister, Basil Smith and family, the Lassie Do Boys, Christine Gibson, Denise Ellis, Stephanie Fowler, JaVaughn Johnson, Tyreno Pratt, Deanne Bastian, Verlica Pennerman, Racquel Burrows, Dellareese Simms, Bora Hunt, Elizabeth Curry, Elaine Griffin, Janice Ash, Gregory Larramore, Shantosh Brown, Rosie Moxey, Kephia Robins, Denise Kerr, Simona Fox, The Bimini Road Restaurant Family, The Management, Patrons & Staff of The Same Ole Place Restaurant, The Club Med, Paradise Island family, Apostle Shantell Young-Dyer and the Diamond Faith Global Ministries family, Pastor Kelly McIntosh and the Joyful Sounds Ministry family, Pastor Jeffrey Delevaux and family, Followers of the former Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church, Nassau Village, Hollywood Subdivision, Black Village and John Road communities, the entire community of Cat Island, especially the settlements of Stevenson, the Cove and Arthurs Town.
Special Thanks to: Dr. Raleigh Butler, Dr. Halliday, Dr. Farquharson, the staff of the Oncology Unit and the Gynae Ward of P.M.H., Dr. David D. Deutsch of Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago IL and the Cancer Society of the Bahamas,
Friends may pay their last respects at Butlers’ Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Ernest and York Streets, on Friday April 10th, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and at the church on Saturday April 11th, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. until service time.
