Memorial Service Announcement

Memorial service for Helen "Hellie" Lillet Dean , age 84, a resident of #17 Khayton Way off Joe Farrington Road, Nassau Bahamas and formerly of Pompey Bay, Acklins Bahamas, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday March 3, 2026, at Bethel Baptist Church, Meeting Street. Officiating will be Pastor Rev. A. Dewitt Hutcheson, assisted by other Ministers of the Gospel.

Left to cherish her memories are her daughters: Wanda James, Sharon Dean-Laing, Stephanie Dean (Marc Simoneau); grandchildren: Dr. Ramon (Cathy) James, Dr. Julio (Shankera) James, Chaz (Subhah) Dean; great-grandchildren : Rhys and Jaxon James, Myles, Mia and Zara James; brothers-in-law: Roy (Vivian) Dean, Freeman Dean; sister-in-law: Arlene Collie; nieces: Willamae (Ruylston) Knowles, Sheila Martin, Deborah Bootle (Rev. Samuel), Angel Collie, Kayla Smith, Erika Smith, Santonya Taylor; nephews: Kirkland (Ollimae) Tynes, Michael Tynes, Claudius (Denise) Collie, Deallo Collie, Keith Bain, Isiah and Joshua Collie, Dominique (Claudette) Collie, James Collie, Andrew Cumberbatch, Allen (Angela) Taylor, Jullian (Lashane) Taylor; other relatives and friends including: Margo Thompson and family, Florida Young and family, Dawn Knowles, Gwendolyn Johnson, Karen Turnquest, Paulette Mortimer and family, Dorothy and Don Major and family, Michelle Darling-Butler and family, Kelia Marshall, Lavern and Kevin Hanna, Sandra Mathes (of Baton Rouge, LA.), Idamae Williams and family, Laing family, Roselyn Mackey, Angela Ferguson and family, Carolyn Barry (of Atlanta Georgia), The Hanna's, Heastie, Tynes and Dean families, The Bethel Baptist Church family, Rev. A. Dewitt Hutcheson, Rev. Jevon Neely, The Lutheran Church family (of Nassau), Dr. Crispen Gomez, Dr. Ian Cartwright, Dr. Angreta Eneas-Carey; Caregivers: Barbera Griffith, Melita Shaw, Paulette Gunnis and a host of other relatives and friends.

Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Cedar Crest Funeral Home and Crematorium Ltd. , Robinson and Baillou Hill Roads on Monday from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.

Cremation Held Prior to Service.