Funeral Service for the late Patricia Marie Jervis, 92 years of Dannottage Estates, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 19th, 2022, at Holy Cross Anglican Church, Regency Park, off Soldier Road. Officiating will be Canon Peter Scott assisted by Deacon Cameron Saunders. Interment will follow in the Eastern Cemetery, Dowdeswell Street.
Due to current Government regulations in respect of Covid-19, masks and physical distancing are required.
Affectionately called all the names as follows as she served her community:
- Mama J/ The mint Lady – Church Community
- Lady J/ The soup and macaroni Lady – 60 recipients
- Godie Pat – 27 God children
- Condom Grammy – HIV/AIDS Resource Committee
- Ms. J. – Stapledon School Community
- Lou/ The Banker – Asue (The Association) Participants
Left to cherish Patricia’s memories are her Daughters: Lena Jervis & Marva Jervis, (Marva, retired Director, HIV/AIDS Programme, Ministry of Health); Sons: Leonard A. Jervis (Who predeceased her), Anthony “Tony” Jervis, (Well-known Architect, President of Architects Association) & Michael Jervis (A retired Manager for Ministry of Tourism); Adopted Sons: Canon Norman Lightborne, Lowell Mortimer, Gurth Knowles Jr., George Sweeting, Martin Kemp, Arondale Kelly, & Jonathan Pratt; Adopted Daughters: Deborah Knowles & Valarie Johnson (Devoted & Beloved), Ruth Adderley, Patricia Babb, Margaret Dillet, Sharon Jackson-Waterman, Madlyn Gardiner, Marsha James, Sandra Major, Beatrice Cartwright, Nickie Ferguson-Johnson & Mariette Newry; Daughter-In-Law: Karen Heastie-Jervis; Grand Children: Lennox Smith-Jervis, Theodore Jervis, Patrick Jervis, Kaylen Jervis, Germaine Jervis, Carlin Jervis, Kenyon Jervis, Jovan Jervis, Jermery Jervis, Samuel Jervis, Iona Jervis, Lynette Jervis, & Afton Jervis; 16 Great Grands; Siblings: Eleanor Elliot (Robert Elliott), Rosaline Johnson, Anita Cooper (Paul Cooper), and Clifford Knowles, Gurth Knowles Sr., Delores Sherman & Dorothy Rodgers (Who predeceased her); Nieces: Michelle Elliott-Cargill (Godwin Cargill), Christine Van Der Linde (Martin Van Der Linde), Theresa Cooper-Gomez (Aaron Gomez), Valarie Johnson, Deborah Knowles, Jaqueline Rodgers-Davis, Ginger Rodgers-Grant, Jill Rodgers, Gina Rodgers, Lindell Rodgers (her sweet girl), Ruth Coakley, & Rose Coakley; Nephews: Christopher Sherman (Mynez Sherman), Lee Johnson (Willish Johnson), Gurth Knowles, Keith Knowles (Nicky Knowles), Paul Cooper Jr., Kevin Cooper (Seanette Cooper), Geoffrey Watkins, Leo Rodgers, Sidney Rodgers, Terrance Rodgers, Don Rodgers, & Michael Rodgers; 27 Godchildren to include: Stephanie Mackey Saunders, Anne Pratt-Moss, Berchadette Moss, Patricia Babb, Denise Huyler, Nicky Huyler, Kenneth Huyler Jr. and Russell Caroll; Cousins: Dollie Pople of Freeport, Grand Bahama, Hester and Thomas Hall Jr. of Fort Lauderdale, Williamae Hepburn and Family, Patrick and Una Edwards, Hortense Harris-Smith, and Ginett Gardiner; Families of the Late: Carolyn Edwards, Hubert Jervis, Orient Murphy, Doris Fritzgerald, Gelita Bain, Gus and Louise Major, Allan Jackson, Alma Coakley, Yvonne Blondell, Coral and Kenneth Huyler, Irene Smith, Josephine Simon, Neville Bethel, Fanny Rutherford, Lovely Forbes-Allen, Dan Knowles, Lionel Symonette, Charlie Grant, Lucy Johnson, Dorothy Moncur, Bertrum Fraizer, Kathleen Coakley, Nora Mackey, & Prince Pratt; Special Friends and Family: Gwendolyn McDeigan, Eva Hilton, Katie Warren, Ruthie Adderley, Sidney Godet, Rita Sweeting, Lillian Smith, Hilda Pratt, Lawrence Simms, Jean Hill, Naomi Lockhart, Andrew Conliffe, Linda Sawyer, Mary Harding, Leoni Hamilton-Lockhart, Dr. and Mrs. Perry Gomez, Charles Wallace, Althea Neely, Edmond Stubbs, Esther, Gail Newbold, Florida Young, Rosie Bowleg-Minus, Rosa Mae Bain, Sisters of St. Martin’s Convent, Beverly Whitfield-Wallace, Marilyn Knowles, Eric Butler, Katherine Sands, Mandy Moncur, Raquel Newbold, Winifred Ferguson & Betty Simms; Caregivers: Martha Smith, Nurse Sandra Bullard, Dellarese Hepburn, Theresa Williams, Marva Jervis & Samuel Jervis; Esteemed and Dedicated Physicians: Dr. Herbert Orlander, Dr. Keith Rivers, & Dr. Susan Williams-Lockhart.
The Dannottage Estates Residents, The Holy Cross Church Community, The HIV/ AIDS Resource Committee/ The National HIV/AIDS Programme, The Retiree’s Club, Stapledon School Family, & The Sutton Street and Nassau Street Family’s.
Patricia had so many relatives and friends that we were not able to include in this listing, however, please be assured of our heartfelt gratitude and thanks for the love shown to Patricia and the Family.
May Her Soul Rest in Peace!
Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians & Crematorium, #44 Nassau Street on Friday March 18th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There will be no viewing at the church.
In lieu of floral tributes donations may be made to the Holy Cross Church Stain Glass Window project in Patricia Jervis’s memory.
