Daughter of the late Jerome and Edwina Brathwaite;

Wife of the late Reuben Burke;

Loving mother of Sharon Burke-Callender (USA), Michael Burke and the late Wayne Brathwaite;

Adoptive mother of Sharon Brathwaite;

Grandmother of Shana Burke, Chemeka Jones, Sosha and Sadé Callender;

Great-grandmother of Jordayn, Skylah, Kendyl and Solei;

Sister of Naomi Murrell, Carlton, Michael and Keith Brathwaite, the late Velda Dash, Cynthia Spooner, Cleo Belgrave, Dalton Squires, Harold Brathwaite and Lola Adams;

Aunt of many;

Daughter-in-law of the late Fred and Odessa Clarke;

Mother-in-law of Junior Callender;

Sister-in-law of Olga and Basil Callender, Charmaine and O’Neal Clarke, June and Marlin Brathwaite and the late Lincoln Burke;

Spiritual mother to Sonia Boyce, Jennifer Johnson, Marnese McIntosh and Susie Alleyne;

Special friend of Yvonne, Ucline and Delores Nurse, Shaheera and Ramesh.

A Service of Worship and Praise celebrating the life and work of Meta Irene Burke will take place on Thursday February 05, 2026 at the Chapel of Coral Ridge, The Ridge, Christ Church where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 2.00 pm with the interment immediately following in the Chapel Lawns.

Her body will repose for viewing on Wednesday at Jo-Anne Jones Funeral Services from 3.30 pm to 5.30 pm and on Thursday at the Chapel of Coral Ridge from 1.00 pm until the start of the service, during which time floral tributes will be gratefully accepted.

The service and interment will be streamed live on Thursday from 1.45 p.m. on https://eternally-cherished.online/MetaBurke

If desired, e-mails of condolence or tributes may be directed to the family to jojonesfuneral@gmail.com or by phone to (246) 418-0879 or 262-8745.

FINAL ARRANGEMENTS ARE IN THE CARE AND TRUST OF JO-ANNE JONES FUNERAL SERVICES AND PRE-ARRANGEMENT CENTRE LTD., “CLOVELLY”, WELCHES, CHRIST CHURCH.

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