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Mr. Simon Cyrene Wilson.

 

“The lord is my shepherd, I shall not want, he maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters......”
(Psalms 23)

We hereby announce the passing of our beloved Brother, Uncle,
Father, Grand Father and Great Grand Father & Friend

Mr. Simon Cyrene Wilson
Better known as
Soy or Mr. Wilson from Bush road #1,
Pensioneer of Customs Curacao

Sunrise: February 6th 1924 ~ Sunset: January 14th 2010
He left to mourn:

His Son: Lorenzo Emile Wilson bka Pablito

His Brothers: Charles Wilson b.k.a Nathan in Aruba and   
                        Leonard Burke b.k.a Boechie in Aruba

His Sister: Rosalie Burke in Aruba

His Grand Childeren: Remy, Emile and Albert Wilson in French Quarter, Yvonne, Vivian, Marie,                                             Altagracia, Jaqueline, Albert, Gilbert & Nelson Richardson in Holland,                                                        Curacao and the USA all with their respective families

His Great Grand Childeren: Zaid Mussington and Emilio Wilson

His Sisters in Law:   Delphine Hyman bka Ollet & Family in French Quarter & Guadaloupe
                                                Albertha Burke in Aruba and
                                                Meline Burke in Aruba

 

His Nieces:  Helmira Lloyd- Burke and family in SXM and Jeanette Burke in Aruba, Maritza, Sheritza bka Jenny and Jourella bka Jou or Joury Melfor & their families in SXM, Curacao & Holland, Ursula Kock-Thompson & faimily, Nelly Thompson, Sandra b.k.a Sandy Burke, Indira Burke and Amalia Burke and their families in Aruba

His Nieces in Law:               Jeanette-, Bernadine- and Jermaine Hodge and their families

His Nephews:                        Ricardo Dollison in Curacao and Lionel Dollison and family in Holland
                                                Erben-, Max-, Kenneth- and Francis Melfor & their families in Curacao,
                                                Nicio Thompson and family in Aruba, Conrad Thompson in Holland,
                                                Clyde, Ernie, & Sergio Burke in Aruba

His Cousins: Daniel Hanson & family b.k.a Danny or the shoe shine man, Daisy Bell-Hanson & family, Patricia Vlaun & family, Adela Wilson & family and many other cousins too numerous
 to mention

His God childeren: Richardo Patrick and family, Stephan Pemberton

His Care taker: Jaqueline Pemberton

Close Friends: Walter Plantz, Hubert Patrick, Franklin Carty, Jeffrey Richardson, Donavon Froston, Maisie Richardson, The Mens fellowship and all the members of the Philipsburg Methodist Church

He was related to the following families: Wilson, Burke, Melfor, Dollison, Menta, Richardson, Hyman, Panthoplet, Hodge, James, Thompson, Kock, Lloyd and Hanson in Aruba, Statia, Dom. Republic, Curacao, USA & Holland and many others too numerous to mention

Special thanks goes out to: Dr. Spencer, Dr. George, Dr. Counter, The White and Yellow Cross, The Nurses at the SMMC , The Staff of the Ambulance and Fire Departments, Mr. Franklin Carty and Mr. Dion Gumbs, Donavon Froston & Maisie Richardson

Funeral Services for the late Mr. Simon Wilson will be held on Wednesday, 20th January, 2010
Viewing of the body and tributes will be from 2:00 to 3:00 pm at the Methodist Church in Philipsburg. Service will start at 3:00 pm interment will take place at the Mount Plaisance Cemetery in Philipsburg thereafter.

The family seeks no calls of condolences after interment.

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

May His Soul Rest in Peace

 

 

 
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