She was predeceased by her; Parents: Samuel Russell, Jr and Emma Smith; Son: Emmanuel Watkins; Sister :  Hollis Smith,  and Brothers :  Clyde Bethell and Michael Bowleg.

She is survived by her four children: Yvette Romain (Tony), Andre Seymour (Cheryl), Ronnie Seymour (Athena) and Lisa Knowles; Stepchildren: Helen Bhagwandin (Surace), Diane Rolle, Tony Watkins; Ten Grandchildren: Daemon Gutter, Taeva, Raisa & Russell Romain, Andre Jr & Ivanna Seymour, Aaron & Ashley Seymour, Candice & Cameron Knowles; Two Great-grandchildren: Elijah & Olivia Romain; Three Sisters: Sonia Smith, Josephine Bowleg; Brenda Martin (Staten Island, NY); one Brother: Philip Bowleg; One Sister-in-law: Meta Bethell; Nieces & Nephews: Craig & Earl Bethell, Melanie Munnings, Albertha, Vonique, Ellen & Bill Bowleg, Diane & Barry Smith, Chantel Moss & Dion Smith, Debbie Martin & Hazel Watkins; Other Relatives & Friends: Miriam McDonald-Simmons, Jane Wolfe, Dorolyn Dean, Ena Pintard, Portia Lightbourne, The Seymour Family, Angela Cleare and The Symonette Family, The Kerr, Russell and Smith Families, The Romain Family (Brooklyn, NY); Other Friends & the Families: Mrs. Ruby Murdoch-Hill, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Barnett, the late Joseph B. Carroll, Wayne & Allison Nortjé, Dr. Barry & Missy Russell, Mrs. Yvonne Bethell, Mrs. Yvonne Stuart, Eva Mortimer, Vernita Johnson, Kendal & Ruby Nottage, Paula Cartwright, Deborah & Cecile Johnson, Vernetta Miller, Vanrea Bullard, Ivis Curtis, Melvera Wong, Alma Cox, John & Daphne Delaney; Tommy & Shawn Turnquest, Dudley Pratt, Mr. & Mrs. Ronnie Stevenson, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Adams, Philip & Brigitte Smith, Pastor Timothy & Mrs. Sharon Stewart, Sergeant 2191 Alfred Chery, Alice Garland, Ruth Tynes and Carol Lightbourne, Richard & Rose Dickinson, Ethlyn Bowe, Antoinette Bowe, Albertha Byer, Carnetta Burrows, Carolyn Bartlett, Ruby Clarke, Linda Adderley, Gwen Mcdeigan, William & Persis Hepburn, Janet Lightbourne, Edward & Patricia Bethell, Antonio Knowles & Hilda McDonald, Mr. & Mrs. Carl Bethell, Mrs. Firstina Hepburn, Mason's Addition Families:  The O'Brien, McCartney, Cooper, Johnson, Lockhart, Sands, Maycock, Hall, Thompson, Wilkinson & Carey Families, Oakes Field Families: Chase, Brennen, Bowe, Francis, Cartwright, Cooper, Mortimer, Claridge, Turner & Davis Families, Westridge Families: The Lockharts, Sands, Adams, Burrows & Gaskins Families, St Agnes Anglican Church Family: especially the Wednesday midday mass participants and All Souls Chapel Family; Holy Trinity Church Family: especially the ACW; Her Beloved Pet: "Ziggy"; Special thanks to: The Staff of Princess Margaret Hospital, including the teams of Patient Relations, Dr. Raleigh Butler & Dr. Christine Chin; Dr. Tonya Roker-Davis of Family Medicine Center; Dr. Jones & Nurse Forbes of Gambier Clinic, as well as the Management & Staff of Cedar Crest & Yager Funeral Home & Crematorium;  Special thanks also to her Caregivers: Rosemarie Gooding, Philesia Morley, Roel Regondola, Evette Roach, Bea Singzon, Dyon Huggins and Magielyn Ng.