Obituary of retired Defence Force Chief Petty Officer Leroy McFarlane Whylly

Retired Defence Force Chief Petty Officer Leroy McFarlane Whylly

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A semi-military funeral service for retired Defence Force Chief Petty Officer Leroy McFarlane Whylly, 62, of York Street, will be held at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, East Shirley and Church Streets, at 10:00am on Friday, March 6, 2020. Officiating will be the Reverend Crosley Walkine, assisted by Defence Force Chaplain Prince O. Bodie and Reverend Byrton Ward. Interment will follow in St. Matthew’s Church Cemetery, Church Street.

He was preceded in death by his parents, McFarland and Dorothy Wylie, and his brother, Reginald Wylie.

Leroy McFarlane Whylly’s legacy will live on in the hearts of his children: son Denzel and daughter Natasja; sister-in-law Joann Marie Whylly, widow of his beloved brother Reggie, whom he considered a sister; niece Shhneka and her husband Jeron Rekley; nephews Reinaldo and Chrisbon; and grandnieces Tarae and Rielle

Adopted brothers: Keith (Cher) Strachan, Alphonso (Ruth) Munroe; adopted nephews: Travano and Milon Strachan; adopted nieces: – Keiarra Strachan and T’Shae Sherman-Cooper; godsons: Ahmad and Keyshawn Strachan

Other relatives and friends: Idris and Gwen Reid and family, Father Joseph and Mary Micklethwaite and family, Edward and Gloria Strachan and family, Lorraine Strachan and family, Freda Rohr and family, Michelle and Joseph family, Brian Pennaman
Desiree Ferguson and family, AGR Group Inc.

Dorothy will be lovingly remembered by her brothers and sisters: Predeceased by: Elizabeth and Drexel Armbrister, Edward and Inez Allen, James and Lucy Allen
Hubert and Catherine Allen (Inagua), Milton and Hazel Allen, Philip and Ethel Allen, Cecil and Winifred Allen.

Extended Family: Reverend and Mrs. Crossley Walkney; Father Chester Burton; Archdeacon James Palacis and family, St. Matthew Parish Church members; St. Matthew Church Ushers Committee; the entire Pond family; the White family, the Crawford family, RM Bailey Class of 1976; Royal Bahamas Defence Force, Warrant Officers and Senior Officers; the Sea Cadet family, Monique Forbes and family, Christine Wong and family; Nichelle Sweeting and family; Henry and Persis Crawford and family; Diane Knowles and family; Devin Micklewhite; Wellington Carey and family; Barbara Rogers and family; Cynthia Wells and family; Martha Bain and family…and so many others whose lives were impacted by our brother, Chief Petty Officer Leroy “Stretch” McFarland Wylie.

Family and friends may pay their last respects at the Butler Funeral Home and Crematory, Ernest and York Streets, on Thursday, March 5, 2020, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at the church on Friday, March 6, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service.