Funeral service for Gerard Orlando Cartwright, 29 of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, January 13, 2024, 10:00am at First Baptist Church, Columbus Dr & Nansen Avenue, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Officiating will be Rev. Keith Russell. Interment will follow at Le Pavillion & Mausoleum. He was predeceased by his mother: Christine Cartwright. He is survived by his father: Godfrey Edgecombe; adopted parents/ caretakers: Patricia & Stanley Hepburn; adopted grandmother: Minister Sheila Parker; brother: Garris Edgecombe; adopted brothers: Stanecko, Gabriel Hepburn, Omari Wilson; sisters: Genika, Genair, Godfrenique; brothers-in-law: Lennis Pinder, Anthony Hepburn, Quintyn Law; nieces: Lennessa, Somorae, Aaleah; nephews: Anthony Jr., Latrell, Amiar; aunts: Norma Dean, Agnes, Marion, Nicole Edgecombe Rhonda, Marilyn (Herbert Clarke) Nora (Osbourne Cooper), Kayla (Reina Predelus), Carol (Joel Roberts), Sylvia Cartwright, Angela Cartwright; adopted aunts: Donna Cornish, Brenda, Deidre Parker; uncles: Julian, Wendell, Alvin, Douglas, Patrick, Clement Edgecombe, Patrick (Willacine) Cartwright, Quinton Curry, Autrey Newbold, Gene Vincent Fountain, Maurice Tynes, Cecil Smith; adopted uncles: Craig Cornish, Jason Parker; cousins: Roquel, Jill, Tony, Candice, Manda, Douglas Jr., Nathan, Mia, Anthony, Brent, Martin Dean, Julias, Justin, Wendell Jr., Ashley, Deangelo, Clemson, Yvette, Christio, Alvin Jr., Kencka Woodside; adopted cousins: Felicia & Craig Bethel, Rickel Johnson, Charliyah Jones, Brianna, Brenae & Bruce Williams, Heiress Borrows, Anthony Hepburn and a host of other relatives and friends too numerous to mention. Viewing will be held in the “Chapel of Eternal Rest” at Westside Memorial Mortuary, Hanna Hill Eight Mile Rock on Friday, January 12, 2024 from 12:00noon to 6:00pm.
