Funeral Service for the late Rev’d. Jerome Leslie Rolle, aged 90 years of Hillside Park Road will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday 26th September 2025 at Salem Baptist Church, Taylor Street Officiating will be Pastor Hueter Rolle assisted by other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in Ebenezer Church Cemetery, East Shirley Street.
His memory will live on in the hearts of His loving wife: Gloria Eliza Rolle; 5 Children: Lynnia Rolle, Gathnie (Walter) Chea, Kara Rolle-Sturrup, Hornsby (Sheran) Rolle, Jerome (Laurie) Rolle Jr.; 21 Grand-children: Sgt. Patrick Kemp, Arrendell Glinton, Leslie and Ebony Rolle, Charles Johnson, Asha (Inspector Carlos) Roberts, Kristin & Krystal Rolle, Kaymarra Strachan, Ashley, Austin, Felicia, Lesli and Morgan Rolle, Hornsby and Corey Rolle, Walter & Grace Chea, Eric, Sharrad and Daryus Smith; 25 Great-grandchildren: Kayshanique Rolle, Alicia Glinton, Patrick Jr., Shanell, Jonathan and Isaiah Kemp, Tanae Black, Clinique, Cavian, Cortez and Cameila Roberts, Desiree & Diory Pierre, Anejo Higgs, Mayvis and Jerome Rolle, Paris, Jermaine and Charlicia Johnson, Adrian Murray, Kiara, King, K’rhea, Kimaya, and K’Shawn Rolle; 2 Great-great-grandchildren: D’Kai Rolle and Sahara Black; 1 Brother: Harcourt “Rip” Rolle; 8 Nephews: Keith & Colin Rolle, Donald, Donzel & Doncott Aranah, Pierre Rolle, Jonathan & André Rahming; 10 Nieces: Janice Rolle, Marsha (Wilfred) Beneby, Kayla Rolle, Sandra (Haymish) Moxey, Natasha (Ellis) Bastian, Donjulie Aranah, Lisa Vaughn of Orlando, FL, Beverly (Thurman) Granville of Orlando, FL, Deborah Knowles, Georgette (Guion) Wallace; 1 Brother-in-law: Lorenzo “Donnie” (Zel) Lockhart; 4 Sisters-in-law: Edna Rolle of Orlando, FL, Julianne “Goldie” Aranha, Firstina Gibson and Marjorie Burton of Florida; Other Family and Friends including: Rev’d James and Cecelia Rahming and family, Rev’d. R. E. Cooper, Jr. and family and Mission Baptist Church family, the family of the late Enoch Backford Jr., Rev’d. Raymond Rolle & family, Rev’d. Garth Rolle & family, Rev’d. Heuter Rolle and family, Minister Valencia Huyler, the church family of Mt. Zion Union Baptist Church, Gambier, New Providence, the pastors, ministers and congregants of The Bahamas Baptist Union of Churches, Maria Bain, the descendants of the late Alpheus (Louise) Rolle, including the family of the late Warren L. Rolle, Helen, Ethel and Rhonda Rolle, Cleomi Deane and Emily Forbes; the descendants of the late Mabel (Charles) Green including Tony and Tamika McQuay, Beryl Gibbs; the descendants of the late Olive (Albert) Humes including Fr. Dwight (Nancy) Bowe, David, Jeffrey & Fr. Colin (Jamie) Humes, Keva & Brigitte Humes, Larry & Pastor George Bodie; the descendants of the late Simon (Mary) Rolle including Sislyn McIntosh and Ken Rolle of Inagua; Member of Parliament Mrs. Glenys Hanna-Martin, the family of the late Edwin & Edith Davis, Mark & Shandi Smith and family, Ronald and Preita Burnside and family, Mr. & Mrs. Ben Cunningham and family, Agnes Cooper & family, Shan Kelly-Cicelio, Grace Kelly-Cooper, Dr. Delton Farquharson, Dr. Eugene Gray, and many others too numerous to mention.
If we inadvertently excluded your name, please forgive us for the oversight. The family is truly grateful to all who shared their love and kindness with our beloved J. Leslie Rolle.
Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians and Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Thursday (Today) 25th September 2025 from 9:30 a.m.. to 5:30 p.m. and at the church on Friday 26th September 2025 from 9:00 a.m. until service time.
