Obituary of the matriarch Olga Catherine Pesenti Higgs

Matriarch Olga “Stormy Weather” Catherine Pesenti Higgs

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Matriarch Olga Kathleen Percentie Higgs, 90, nicknamed “Stormy Weather,” a resident of Alice Street, Harbor Island, The Bahamas, died on Sunday, February 9. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Dunmore Street, Harbor Island. Rev. Mary Neely will officiate, assisted by Rev. Pascal Saunders and Bishop Anthony Dean, and burial will be in St. Catherine’s Cemetery, Harbor Island, The Bahamas.

Olga is preceded in death by her loving parents, the late Reverend Herman I and Rocky Pesenti; her husband: Thomas Higgs; her son: Alec Davis; her siblings and their spouses: Herman II and Elmira Pesenti, Anna and Jack Nixon, Henry Pesenti, Victor and Jacquelyn Pesenti, Duke and Gina Pesenti, Anthony Pesenti, Humphrey and Ruby Pesenti.

Happy memories will live forever in the hearts of her children and their families: Alex (deceased) (Irma) Davis: Melissa and Ben Bethel, Neil and Alexander, Sheta, Laun, Azora Davis, Benjamin Jr., Marley, Livingston, Sabria, Octavia, Cassidy, Azorian and Dona; Shelia Sanders: Corey Sanders, Shands and Gilshom, Bernard, Samantha, Patricia Edgecombe; Daphne (Kendall) Hepburn: Vivette and Vernon, Ciara and Brooklyn, Donald (Ellen) Higgs; Darnell, Belinda, Dionne and Lacaria Smith, Dino, LaToya, Donald and David, Dawn, Davonte, Dionne Jr., Dontae, Devine, Jefferson, Kayson, Sheri (Elijah) Brice:
Jamal and Shelby Brice, Jade, Jamie and Jazmyne Brice, Carol (Livingston) Stuart: Nicoya Jones, Nikeno Jones, Niquincia and Cory, Malkia Jones, Cortney, Malique, Aaren, Rayvan, Kamoi, Tahje, Abigail, Kori, Jonathan, Nathan , Latonya, Kamari, Kishno, Cathleen, Rayvon and Rebacca; Cindy (Hon. Ricky) Mackey: Kimberly, Tomaz, Kymia and Colliah, Alexandria, Troy Higgs: Troy Jr. and Frederica, Taija and T’lych Higgs, Sue Neff; Courtney Higgs: Cortney, Corey, Chelsey, Magen, Damia, Diamond, Shanae, Cody, Christin, Ciara,
Damian, Courtney, Carlo, Carlton, Noah, Dj and Keyman; special daughter: Ann (Reynolds) Major;
Adopted children: Christa Aranha, Rev. Pascale Saunders, Mikie Higgs,
Hermann Family:
Elvira Clark, Ann Russell, Bishop Steven Pesenti, Eloise Pesenti, Eloise Mac Knowles and family, Ena Sawyer and family, Leslie Sanders, Diane Pesenti and family, Lorena Tinker, Elmira, Wade, Sean, Quentin, Devin, Dave, Mario, Andy, Ashley and Claire and family, Martha and Patrice, LaPage, Ketura, Ruth, Coralie and Walberg, Vanessa, Vans, Vasco, Elliot, Wernick, Gail, Allison, Trudy, William, Omar and Johns, Michael, Ginger, Andrew
Anna’s Family:
Adopted sisters are Edith Cleare, Frank (Carla) Nixon, Emily Saunders, Lorna Major,
Larry, Lashay, Marcey, Caleb, Shervin, Nora, Patrice, Mackell, Brent and Shawn
Henry family: John Pesenti
Victor Family:
Rosalie McPhee, Jackswell and Zoanne, Brenda, Gwendolyn Holmes, Victor, Jr.
Richard and Levonne, Minister Naomi Fowler, Maurice, William and Catherine,
Lydia Durham, Lionel Pesenti, Kevin Johnson, Faith (Merlie), Tina, Richter,
Chanellia, Adell, Brittany, Ashley, Harry, Jackswell Jr. and Tiffany, Tony, Cadero,
Cindy and Vanessa, Monique,
Duke Clan:
Lund, Lantasha Adderley, Dear Darville, Artemus, Bishop Ali and Angela,
Dukie and Sherrey, Don, Gleanor, Marilee, Garland and Natasha, Floyd and Lisa
Cymonne and Chelsea, Raquel and Eric
Anthony Family:
Tony (Val), Cathy, Raymond, Sammy and Gloria, Peter, Bernice Johnson, Pamela
And Basil Moss, Romell, Novia, Mona, Tonya, Geraldo, Jermaine, Beriska, Paul,
Samantha, Pedra, John, Quincy, Olivia
Humphrey Family: (her adopted children)
Humphrey Jr., Dr. Lea (Lourdes), Elvis, Valerie, Nancy, Karen, Juanita, John and Ira;
Barbara Jean, Palette, Martin, Ferdinand, Amelia, Kenneth, Kendice, Kendria,
Dominic, Issa, Stoney, Tessa, Wanda, Ryan, Jonesca, JJ, Kenstantin, Germaine,
Christopher and Gale, Jamielee, Robin, Hannah, Omega, Ianthie, OJ and Kevanna Percentie

sisters-in-law: Millie Bowlege, Brenda Higgs, Theckla Higgs,
Children of the late Eugene Higgs, Carl Higgs, Norman Higgs and Leon Higgs.
Cousins: Stephanie Pratt, Olivia Parkinson, Genevieve Strachan, Angela Johnson
Special friends: Margaret Grant and family, Luann Sanders and family,
Harvey Roberts and his wife, Lachian Lewis, Chloe Mather, Joseph Saunders and his wife,
Nekia Higgs, HL Rolle and family

Other friends and family: Bishop Samuel and Bessie Higgs, Eleanor Clear and family, Cora Cash, Linda Albury, children of the late Mammon Roberts, children of the late Florine Major, children of the late Bernice and Rika Thompson, Mrs. Jessily McKee and family, Bishop Dudley and Ione Kelly, Christine Higgs, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thompson, Rev. Philip and Felicia Roberts and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Johnson, Sarah Woodside, Nora Albury, Oralee Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Vhaul Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Seth Mather, Mr. and Mrs. Glenroy Aranha and family, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Stubbs and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Hanna and family, the Brice family, the Hepburn family, Natalie Roberts, Ronald Rolle, the Stuart family, Marionette Cartwright and family, Mrs. Janita Mather and family, the late Simeon Higgs family, McDonald Major and family, Hon. Clay Sweeting and family, Hon. Perry Christie and family, Renee Lewis and family, Gary and Marie Cooper, Dr. Farrington and staff of the Island Clinic, Const. Pierre and his family. Pierre, Julien Tacuis, paramedics Merri Chery and Maureen Green, Faye Sawyer and family, Paulette Higgs and family, Barbara Woods and family, Bobby Saunders, children of the late Eunice Sweeting, family of the late Annie Sawyer, Delma Sawyer, Carol Gilbert and family, members of Lighthouse Church, Rev. Mark Fox and members of Holy Trinity Church, Rev. Mary Neely and members of Wesleyan Methodist Church, Karen Johnson, Eric and Lynn Gibson, Percival Summer Johnson and family, Penny Cleare and family, Hank Johnson and family, children of the late Eunice Sweeting, the Sanders family, the Roberts family, the late Hartman Sanders family, the Grant family, the late Mayfield Neely family, Lemmy and Richard Malcolm, William and Maxine Miller, Jesse Brooks, Doreen Albury and family, Patrice Barry and family, Donna Cleare, Rev. Antonios Johnson of Miami, Florida and family, Casper and Cheryl Johnson and family, Will Simmons, Karen Minnis and family, Mango Wilson, employees of Kmart, employees of John Bull and employees of JS Johnson & Co. Ltd. and the Harbor Island and North Eleuthera communities.

Friends and family may pay their last respects at the Chapel of Memory, New Federal Funeral Home, Independence Avenue, on Thursday (today) from 2:00 to 6:30 PM and at the church on Harbor Island on Friday from 4:00 PM until the time of service.