Widow of Vernon Bancroft;

Mother of Lionel Small, Ruth Oliver, Yvonne and Beverley Bancroft, Idalia Bancroft-Ince (Insurance Advisor – Sagicor Life Inc.),   Wendy Franklin, the late Claretta Small and Mavis Walcott;

Grandmother of Malvina Gibson, Austin, Andrew, Hemel and Richard Small, Rodney, Jeffrey and Reginald Howell, Lois and Roderick Oliver,  Nicole, Sheena and Tiffany Bancroft, Kirk Walcott, Dr. Ramon Walcott, Rohan Sealy and Shomari Ince;

Adopted grandmother of  Shanice Larrier;

Great-grandmother of Erika Gibson, Crystal Inniss-Small, Diandre Alleyne, Ashley-Simone Bancroft, Ramaira Sealy, Jimmie-Ann McConney and twenty-three others;

Great-great-grandmother of twelve;

Sister of Everton Butcher, the late Lawson Small, Morjorie Lovell and Elma Quintyn;

Aunt of Jestine Gittens, Jennifer Forde, Wayne Lovell, Leila Stuart and many others;

Great-aunt of thirty;

Great-great-aunt of twenty-one;

Cousin of John Goddard, Carol Coppin and many others;

Mother-in-law of Clarence Ince and Trevor Franklin;

Relative of the Small, Inniss, Eastmond, Weekes, Watson, Bradshaw and Wood families;

Cherished friend and former employee of Keith and Sally Miller;

Friend of Cuthbert “Boo” Jordan, Nowell Bascombe, the Watson family (Thicketts, St. Philip) and many others.

A Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the life and work of Ordene Bancroft will take place on Friday October 06, 2023 at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, College Savannah, St. John where relatives and friends are asked to meet at 3.30 pm, with the interment immediately following in the Churchyard.

The Organist and members of the Church Choir are kindly asked to attend. 

Her body will repose for viewing on Thursday at Jo-Anne Jones Funeral Services from 3.30 pm until 5.30 pm and on Friday at the Church from 2.30 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 Friday from 3.15 pm on https://eternally-cherished.online/OrdeneBancroft 

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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