Funeral Service for the late Rowena Welderene Sands, aged 88 of Gregory Town, Eleuthera will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 10th October 2026 at Wesley Methodist Church, Gregory Town, Eleuthera. Officiating will be Deacon Colin Moss, Pastor, Wesley Methodist Church, Gregory Town, Eleuthera and St. Mark’s Methodist Church, Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera assisted by other ministers of the Gospel. Interment will follow in Gregory Town Public Cemetery, Gregory Town, Eleuthera.
Mama was predeceased by her Husband: Edward Theodore Sands; Daughter: Bernadette ‘Bonnie’ Sands; Grandson: Vaughn Cash; Parents: Roland & Inez Thompson; Brother: Henry Wood; Sister: Jeraldine Wilson.
Left with precious memories to cherish her are her Sons: William Christopher Scavella (Wilma), Colin Scavella and Dwayne Sands; Daughters: Prescola Sarr (Lat), Portia Rolle (Harold), Sonia Sands and Evangeline Taylor (Alfred); Grandchildren: Christa and Ryan Scavella, Rynette Higgs, Tiffany Adderley, William Moss, Colin Jr., Terrence (Erin), Demitri and Deandra Scavella, Estena Saunders (Addison), Amina Moss (Keno), Jawann and Jameica Rolle, Jacinta Johnson (Tareco), Ian and Crystal Colebrook, Rakell Miller (Konto), Durchen Sands (Deandrea), Cyntyche Wilson, Xavier Rolle (Jessica), Alfred Trevell Taylor, Shantell, Sherice, Jerome and Andre Sands, Claudia Davis, Pete, Perry Chima, Rolithea, Angelo and Jamie Sands; Great grandchildren: Tianna Rose, Jamara & Janyiah Armbrister, Kamia Darville, Tierra Thompson, Tatiana Miller, Konto Miller Jr., Iesha and Tashawn Colebrook, Sanaj and Sarai Higgs, Ethan and Raina Scavella, Ryan and Amanda Dorsette, Esa and Ian Adderley, Shekinah, Huram-Abi, Terrence and Ezri Scavella, Danae Sands, Leila and Nina Moss, Dimitri Scavella Jr., Tareco Jr. and Tahj Johnson and Jawann Rolle Jr.; Adopted Children: Loran Bastian (Eulimae), Kevin Bastian (Wendy), Moriyah Adderley, Jessica & Genell Olince, Sherwin Emmanuel, Shanta Maurice and Hannah Nottage; Godchildren: Jeffrey Allen, Anastasia Delancy and Jolton Johnson; Sisters: Judy Johnson and Carmetta Rolle; Brother-in-Law: Livingston Wilson; Sister-in-Law: Agnes Bethel; Nephews: Perry, Kimble (Sherry) andLennis Wood (Keva), Dexter (Sherell), Gamin ‘Reno’ and Mitchelet Wilson (Tiffany), Rodney Jr., Vernal, Ian and Arthur Bethel, Lionel, Larry and Steven Fernander, Keith Sands, Dewitt, Hewitt, Harry and Shervin Fernander, Reverend Dr. Audley Hepburn; Nieces: Denise Wood, Sonya Hepburn (Jason), Tralinda Rolle (Hensel), Zhryvette Wood, Patty Johnson (Austin), Stephenie Culmer (Leonard), Shane Wilson, Gladys Thompson (Kevin Walkine), Tangela Mejias (Bicent), Peggy Williams, Hadassah ‘Koya’ Johnson, Damita Cornish, Dawnika Bethel, Danya Rolle, Patricia and Celestine Bethel, Sharan Petty, Olga Johnson, Sheila Calixte, Doreen Gardiner, Rosemary Curry, Delores Thompson, Marion & Mary Fernander, Veronica ‘Pearline’ Young (Joseph), Nita and Audrey Hepburn; Cousins: Theodore ‘Teddy’ Johnson and Family, Freida Cleare and Family, Willamae Gibson and Family, Annie Pinder and Family, Carolyn Scavella and Family, Charles Thompson and Family, Anita Clarke and Family, Lorna Sands, Michelle Sands and Family, Cenemae Sweeting and Family, Brenda Gaitor and Family, Dorothea Major and Family, Vernalee Miller (Father Bradley) and Family; Other Relatives and Friends Including: Ruth, Kelsie and Jennifer Sands, Ayshia Wallace and Family, Andre Sands Jr. and Family, Timothy Sweeting and Family, Kurran Sands, Bruno, Olga, Robert, Francis, Monica and Theola Thompson, Steven, Martin, Bradford, Ashton and Margarita Albury, Jennifer Johnson, Baron McDonald, Omarion and Ozaria Davis, Salathiel Lewis, Olivia Johnson, Judy Lightbourne of Sip Sip, Tristan Aaliyah Sands and Neva Sands, Tyeka Morley, Denero Conelly, Petra Sands, Peete Jr,. Peria and Perry Sands, Rosemae Hepburn and Family, Matilda McCartney and Family, Wilda Mather, Joyann Johnson, Hazel Darville and Family, George Greenslade & Family, Alphonso ‘Chicken’ Albury, Valerie, Angie and Rowena Albury, Pastor Hartley & Maria Thompson and Family, Sylvia Bodie and Family, Alvin Smith and Family, Pastor Eric Johnson and Family, Clifford ‘Butch’ Scavella and Family, Janet Burrows and Family, Bro. Michael Johnson and Family, Willy Maurice and Family, Evelyn Joseph, Troy Lewis, Kelly Kemp, Cheryl Pinder, The Family of the Late Mae Albury, Josephine Johnson and Family, Patrice and Gregory Bodie, Beverly Roberts and Family, Women’s Ministry of the Methodist Church, George Edwards and Family, Lonnie Rolle and Family, Neutie Seymour and Family, The Wesley Methodist Church Family and The Community of Gregory Town, Eleuthera.
We, the family, offer our sincerest apologies if your name was not mentioned, we appreciate all of your concerns and prayers during this difficult time.
May Her Soul Rest In Peace!
Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Morticians and Crematorium, #44a Nassau Street on Thursday (TODAY) 8th October 2026 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; at the church in Gregory Town, Eleuthera, on Friday 9th October 2026 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and on Saturday 10th October 2026 from 10:00 a.m. until service time.
