Obituary of retired ASP Herman Ezra Coleby

Retired ASP Herman Ezra Coleby

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A semi-military funeral service for the late retired ASP Herman Ezra Coleby, 75, of Meadows Blvd., formerly of Nichols Township, will be held at Grace Community Church in Palmetto Village on Friday, March 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Senior Pastor Lyall Bethel, with assistant pastors being Pastor Stuart Kelly, Pastor Carlyle Peart, Pastor Marcel Lightbourne, Pastor Stephen Davies, and Pastor Neil Nairn. Burial will be held at Woodlawn Gardens on Soldiers Road.
He was preceded in death by his beloved daughter, Ava, and son, Clayton Coleby.

Left to cherish his fond memories are his loving wife: Dorothy Colby; children: retired Chief Master Sergeant Desmond (Roslyn) Colby, Finn Stacy, Tovar, Tracy and Indira Colby; grandchildren: Lavado (Kivune) Colby, LaToya, Leah, Lazario, Logan, Iansi and Savannah; great-grandchildren: Ravi, LaVary Colby and Mia Smith; sisters-in-law: Hazel and Pemulla Colby, Meryl McKee, Mary Ann and Lorraine Rolle; brothers: Bartholomew Ballage, John Woodside, Kirk, Clyde and Ishmael Rolle; aunts and uncles: Bernard and Gloria Evans; nephews and nieces from the Coleby family: Ricardo, Mary, Helen, Vanria, Penal, Shenia, Patrice, Patricia Barone, Rossano, and many more. Sr., Rocco, Derek, Robin, Rosita, Rhonda, Vincentia, Gail, Karen, Fr. Nairn, Ray, Rochelle, Jenai, Greg, Karen, Loran, Edwina, Cherely, Kendrick, Rendall, Dennis, Lennox, Elcott, Dwight, Carson, Elscene, Ricky, Wayde, Tony, Cynteche, Judith, Andrew, Ava, Richard, Charles, Veldia, Vanessa, Alginal, Kevin, Sophia, Anethera, Helen, Branford, Angela, Lynette, Lawrence Jr., Vivian, Sandy, Shandrice and Athyia; nieces and nephews of the Evans family: Donald and Neville Evans, Christopher, Andrea, Faye Oliver, Van and LaToya McKee, the children of the younger uncles, Baxter, Jeremy, Gabriel and Ariel Rolle, Donovan Rolle, Antonio, Lavano, Lavonia and LaTonya Rolle, Dominic Evans, Anslanique Mather and Jacquequin Rolle; numerous great-nieces and nephews; godchildren: Tamika Evans and Pilara Russell; other relatives and friends include: Benjamin Rahming, Anne and Edwin Lightbourne, Iris Russell and family, Peter and Sandra Russell and family, Pat Butler and family, Rosalie Minas and family. Minus, Sylvestre George and Walking Buddies, Clara Evans and family, Thomas Evans QC and family, Harris Evans and family, Milton Evans and family, Anthony Evans and family, Derry Evans and family, Maisie Evans and family, Shannel Evans and family, Senior Reverend Lyall Bethell and family, Honorary Senior Reverend Rex Major, Elder Cyril Peet and family, Reverend Stuart Kelly and family, Reverend Carlyle Peet and family.Peart and family, Elder Andy Knowles and family, Cardinal McCardy and family, Elder Dave Hanna and family, Allison Kelly and Grace Ushers Ministry, Grace Hospital Prayer Group, Grace Men’s Prayer Group, Sumner family, McDonald family, Richard Evans family, Nicolltown Association, Dr. Dion Dames-Lamine, Dr. Graham Cates, Burke family, Kerr family, Stubbs family, Bostwick family, Clear family, Yvette Treco family, Valerie Basden family, Yvonne Bannister family, Sandra and Yorick Evans, Eddie Francis and Naomi Brown, Delina Poitier, Janet Nixon, Velma Carter Wright, Virginia Knowles, Gwendolyn Stewart, Cheryl Lightbourne Debbie Bain, Beverly Simonette, Barbara Dorsett, Clara McPhee, Helen Thompson, Joanna Colby and Olga Wilson, Ruby Hepburn, members of the senior choristers of All Saints Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Women, Rev. Sebastian Campbell and family, Fr. Stephen Davis and family, and Fr. Berkeley Smith and family. We apologize to those friends and family who loved Herman dearly, though their names are not mentioned. We want you to know that this was not intentionally forgotten.

Friends may pay their last respects at Bethel Brothers Funeral Home and Crematory, 44 Nassau Street, on Thursday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM or at the church on Friday from 9:00 AM until the time of services.