Funeral Service For Arabella Rebecca Turnquest, 86 a resident of Colony Village East will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2023, 10:00 am. at St. George’s Anglican Church, Montrose Avenue. Officiating will be The Rev’d Laish Ž. Boyd Sr. assisted by Rev’d Fr. Andrew Toppin and Rev’d Fr. Ivan Eldon. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Gardens, Soldier Road.
She was predeceased by her husband: Godfrey Gabriel Turnquest; son: Nelson; and grandson: Christopher.
Left to keep her memory alive are her children: Debra Gibson (Wellington), Rochelle Basden (Gregory), Christine Turnquest-Knowles (Edward), Sandra Hudson (Nate). Dale Moxey (Brian), Joyann Turnquest (O’Brian), April Edomwonyi (Jude); grandchildren: Nicola, Nadia (Livingston), Theophilus, Ryan, Nico, Gabriel, Khalil, Rashad, Ariel, Daniel. Melody, Mary, Ilannah, Madison, Makayla, Luke, and Peter; great grandchildren: Celine, Tyler, Rome, Nyah. Nhallya, Savannah, Theerin, Lhale, Tyriq, Leah, Nariyah, Kingston; sister: Shirley Smith; brother: John (Maria) Burrows; brother-in-law: Preston Turnquest; sisters-in-law: Inez Burrows, Elva, Patsy and Sharon Turnquest; nephews: Eric (Ivy), McDonald (Judy). Theodore (Agnes), Daniel, Dwight, Mark (Dominique) and Sean Burrows; Philip, Norris, Adrian, Colin (Carla), Kevin (Lakera) Keno and Justin Turnquest. Fr. Richard (Nekita) Wood; Travis Thompson and John Gray; nieces: Joycelyn (Paul) Cartwright, Paula (Chris) Plakaris, Estelle (Anthony) Hepburn, Elizabeth Mackey, Marian and Illiana Smith, Michelle and Gidget Burrows; Lisa (Holland) Darville: Melissa (Chase) Taylor, Sheri Ann Wood, Kendra, Laura and Shantel Turnquest; and Deflerese Knowles, and a host of other relatives and friends, including: Sarahn Fowler, Asher Hepburn. O’Marion and O’Jay Adderley, Dr. John Neely, Dr. Leslie (Beverley) Calmer, Ruie Symonette. Rock Hudson, Phillip Johnson, Kendal Wright. Makendy Louis-Jean, Elhethel Mackey, the staff of Discount Distributors, Management and Staff of Omni Financial Group Ltd. and the Entire St. George’s Anglican Church Community
Relatives and Friends may pay their last respects at Butlers’ Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Ernest and York Streets on Friday, September 29, 2023 from 10:30 am to 12:30 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and at the church on Saturday, September 30, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. until service time.
