- Local Adventist
Bahamian News for January 2008
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George Darrell Dies |
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George Leroy Darrell
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condolences to Velinda and Edie Rolle and family at
mothernatureshealth at
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George Leroy Darrell, age 72, the father
of Velinda Rolle, and resident of Central Andros, died at the
Princes Margaret Hospital on Friday, January 18, 2008 after a long
battle with epilepsy. George and his wife Edith moved from
their native home of Bermuda four years ago to live with their
daughter Velinda and son-in-law Eddie Rolle, in the quiet and serene
Central Andros. George was an active local elder at the
Southampton Seventh-day Adventist Church, Bermuda, for many
years. He was affectionately called Elder Leroy Derrell by
many. George and his wife Edith, were active members of
the Lowe Sounds Seventh-day Adventist Church, North Andros.
They would travel almost fifty miles each Sabbath from their home in
Central Andros to worship with the members
He was hospitalized at Princess Margaret
Hospital for eight weeks before he fell asleep in Jesus. The
funeral service will be held on Sunday, February 3, 2008, at the
South Hampton Seventh-day Adventist Church, Bermuda. Viewing
of the body will be in Nassau on Wednesday, January 23, 2008, from
6:00 p.m. at Fealy Demeritte Funeral Home, Mackey Street.
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Dr. Curtis McMillan
Dies
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Dr.
Curtis McMillan standing with his niece, Dr. Cheryl Rolle, and
his youngest brother, Dr. Wendell McMillan, in January 2005 |
Funeral service for Dr. Curtis McMillan will
be on Monday, January 21, 2008, at 11:00 a.m., at the Hillview Seventh-day
Adventist Church, Tonique Williams-Darling Highway, Nassau.
Officiating will be Pastor Hugh Roach.
The Adventist family in The Bahamas is saddened
by the sudden passing of Dr. Curtis McMillian, 76, the eldest son Sis. Pearl
McMillan (age 99) and the late Daniel McMillan. He died suddenly on Sunday,
January 13, 2008. Dr. Curtis McMillan was a semi-retired dentist and
president of MedDentCo,
parent company of Med Plan and Dent Plan serving The Bahamas. He is the
brother to Cyril (building contractor), Daniel, Leslie (former president of
the Bahamas Conference), and Wendell McMillan (field secretary of the West
Indies Union Conference).
Dr. Curtis McMillan, a former student of
Bahamas Academy, was the first Bahamian to graduate from Northern Caribbean
University (then West Indies College), and the first Bahamian to become vice
principal at Bahamas Academy. He also attended Pacific Union College,
California, and earned his dentistry degree at Harvard University. He also
served as a member of parliament and Minister of Health for the Government
of The Bahamas. He is survived by his loving wife, Thelma; three children,
Curtis, Jr., Shelly, and Joey; and grandchildren. Funeral announcements will
be coming shortly. Send your condolences to the McMillan family to
medplan@batelnet.bs
Rahming and Johnson to Wed in July
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Pastor
Leonard Rahming and Miss Paulyn Johnson to wed on July 25, 2008 |
Pastor Leonardo Rahming and Miss Paulyn Johnson
were engaged on Saturday night, January 12, 2008. The couple
will be joined in Holy Matrimony on Sunday, July 27, 2008.
Paulyn is a teacher at Grand Bahama Academy.
Pastor Leonardo Rahming is the district pastor for South Abaco and will be
transferring to Nassau (The Bahamas Conference) at the end of January 2008
to serve as a district pastor.
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