By Minister Cecil Knowels
Copyright thenassauguardian
Gloria Saunders-Rolle 92 yrs
Of Christopher Street, Farrington Road, will be held at
The Church Of God Of Prophecy Tabernacle, East street on Saturday 20th September at 9:00am. Officating will be Bishop Hulan A. Hanna assisted by Minister Cecil Knowels Jr. Interment will follow in The Lakeview Memorial Gardens & Cremetorium JFK Drive & Gladstone Road.
Gloria Saunders-Rolle will live on in the memories of her children: Anita and Pastor Philip Beneby of Eleuthera; Betty M. Rolle, Mercia and Dr. Orreth Case, and Etta and Michael Hornsteiner of Georgia.; Grandchildren: George and Jilbert “Jonathan” Waite, and Denise and Joshua Wallace of Georgia; Bianca and Dr. Dedrick Bowe of Indiana; Captain Andrew and Alleyne Beneby; Alex and Jane Case, and Gabrielle and Elizabeth Case of Georgia; Great-grandchildren: Zipporah and Lola Gloria Wallace; Arielle and Peter Bowe; Sky Amelia Beneby, and Noah Case; Adoptive Daughters: Jeannie Gibson, Dr. Anita Dean, Nicola Farquharson, Lisa Sands, Yvonne Moss, Stephanie Clarke, and Bridgette Armbrister; Caregiver: Cheryl Uter-Edgecombe; Godchildren: Van Wilson, Gregory Wilson, Donna Peet of Grand Bahama, Pastor Edward Virgil Jr, and Latoya Hanna-Albury; The family of the late Dorothy McPhee: Doyle and Charlene Bethel and family, Deidrick and Audrey Bethel and family, Donita and Gregory Pickering and family, Antonya Bethel and family, and Samuel Bethel Jr. and family; A host of cousins, namely, The offspring of Virginia Cartwright, including Philip Cartwright and family, Claudine and Constantine Johnson and family, The offspring of Francis and Deltis Saunders, including James Saunders and family, Virginia Minus and family, Mercianna Saunders and family, The offspring of John Henry and Sarah Saunders, including Ena Knowles, Barbara and Vincent Saunders and their families, Lillian “Polly” Rigby and family; family of the late Philip Saunders; and family of the late Wendel and Sarah Saunders. Other relatives, including Betty and Stephen Cartwright and family; Nellie Marshall and Isadora Maynard and their families; and Vernon Lockhart and Monique Lockhart and family, The offspring of Philip “Buddy” and Joanna Coakley of Calabash Bay, Andros, including Sister Janis Coakley, Max, George, Philip, Peter, and Anthony Coakley and their families; Hyacinth Burnside and family; Ellen Serville and family; Renee Tucker and family, The offspring of Edna Moss, including Maybell Rolle, Patricia Rolle, Catherine Marie Hepburn RN, Melanie Carroll, and Allison and Whitney Moss, The offspring of Gladys Hepburn, including Joyce Hepburn and Lawrence, Wilton and Roy Hepburn, and the children of the late Albertha “Bea” Fowler, The offspring of Nathaniel and Maybell Wilson of Miami, Florida, including Nathaniel Wilson Jr, James Wilson, and Paula Stafford and their families, The offspring of Albertha Flowers, including Lorraine Flowers and Maxine Bastian, The offspring of Edwin Wilson, including Margo Wilson and Bernice Wilson and Their families. Betty and Stephen Cartwright and family; Nellie Marshall and Isadora Maynard and their families; and Vernon Lockhart and Monique Lockhart and family, The congregation of the Church of God of Prophecy Meadow Street, including Bishop Hulan A. and Valerie Hanna and family; Barbara Dorsett and family, Leona Dean and family, Elizabeth Ferguson and family, Dorothy Butler and family, Ronald and Lillian Johnson, Delores Sinclair and family, Sylvia Butler and family; the children of the late Clayton and Rosabell Wilson; Mackeva Dean and family; Tommy Johnson and family; and Minister Elsaida Beneby and Lifeline Outreach Ministry, Members of the Church of God of Prophecy throughout The Bahamas, including Pastor Stephen and Jancy Greene, Minister Barbara Moss and family, Edward Virgil Sr and family, Pastor Ghaly and Angela Swann, Michael Swann, Sammy Johnson and family, and family of the late Laura and Levi Wilson, RBC Retirees Group, including Joyann Taylor, Ginger Bowe, Joy Kahn, Rose Johnson, and Jen Sturrup, Loving friends and neighbours, including lifelong friends Dorcas Cox and family and Ethel Claridge and family; Sherwood and Charlene Fernander and family; Felix and Thelma Beneby and family, David and Catherine Beneby and family, Nathaniel and Eulease Beneby and family, Bishop Dr. Shelton and Shelly Beneby and family, Deacon Felton and Eldora Beneby and family, Norman and Paulette Beneby and family, Stephen and Renée Beneby and family, Vincent and Bernadette Beneby and family, and Ann Taylor and family; Merle Case of Georgia; Hon. Madam Justice Joyann Ferguson; Ernest “EJ” and Bernice Bowe and family; Avis Gibson and family; Attorney Kendolyn Cartwright; Pastor Derek and Terry Benjamin and family; Keith Pennerman and family; Andrea Moss and family; Rosemanie Botelus, Simon Veronat and Welkeny Verona; Wayne and Tammy Ferguson and family; Daron Malcolm; Christine Green; Timothy Moore Sr.; Burlington Strachan and family; the community of Christopher Street and Johnson Park, including Vincent Gardiner, Nellie Dean, Larry Johnson, Portia Bethel, Tina Carey, Chantell Johnson, Jeanise Ville, and Eulamae Nairn and family; Portia Henfield; Woodley and Rhonda Carroll; Ruth Brown and family, Keith and Stephanie Pratt of Grand Bahama; Jeremy Delancy; Melony Woodside and Shelly Sargent; Karen Kemp and family and Tracy Munroe and family; Frances Deleveaux and family, Sisters of St Martin Convent; Denise Ferguson Dean, Blynthia and Malcolm Hall, Carla Davis, and Ranka Vojnic Zelic of Georgia, and her many Facebook. Even
more relatives and friends, too numerous to mention. Beloved Pets
Xena II, Mama, M’Lady, Petra, and Monkey Face.
Friends may pay their last respects at Rock of Ages Funeral Chapel & Crematorium Wulff & Pinedale Road from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Friday 19th September 2025 and at the church on Saturday, 20th September, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. until service time.
