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Ashur Antonio Friday.

 

Psalms 23:1 The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Son, Brother, Nephew, Cousin and Friend;

 Ashur Antonio Friday

Sunrise: 26 May 1980 ~ Sunset: 5 July 2012
He was the son of Raphael A. Friday (deceased)

He leaves to mourn:
Mother:  Patricia Friday-Bell
Sisters: Tanya Friday
                Melissa Friday
Aunts:   Lurdez Bell & Fam.
Marva Bell & Fam.
Brenda Pantophlet Bell & Fam.
Cynthia Friday & Fam. (USA)
Leonora Richardson & Fam.
               
Uncles:                 Chester Bell & Fam. (USA)
Samuel Friday & Fam. (USA),
Leonidas Friday & Fam. (SXM)
Arthur Richardson & Fam. (AUX)
Johnnie Richardson & Fam.
David Richardson &Fam. (Dukie)

Close Cousins:  Natassja Bell, Cyria, Nigel &Sharon Paul , Charleen Bell, Samantha Elson-Beaton, Orlando Elson, Martin & Lenore Bell, Deidre &Phedra Thomson,  Johnnie, Jason & Fabiana Richardson, Colin & Culmore Bell, David  & Danzell Richardson, Sekou Friday, Christian Richardson ,Jamila,Shadira & Michel Arrindell, James Hughes and many other cousins too numerous to mention.
Friends :  Joel Duzong ,Gerard Richardson, Franklyn Brown, RuebenThompson, Andrew Rombley, Chester, Danny, David, Jevon, Deidrick, Naldo, Rosendo, Teza, Nettie & Chrissie and others too numerous to mention.

He was related to the Todman, Friday, Bell, Thomson, Richardson, Paul, Elson, Hodge, Pantophlet, Jean Baptiste families
 The wake will be held at the family home on Wednesday July 11th 2012 evening at Waterfront Street 16 Colebay from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.

The service of Thanksgiving for the late Ashur Antonio Friday will be held on Thursday, July 12th at the Praise Tabernacle Church in Cole Bay. Viewing and tributes: 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Service: 3:00pm. Interment: Cape Bay cemetery.
The family sincerely apologizes if in our time of sorrow any family names have not been mentioned.
The family kindly requests no visitors at the home after the funeral service.
The Management and staff of Emerald Funeral Home would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the bereaved families.

May His Soul Rest in Eternal Peace

 


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