Fahie, Beryl

January 17th 1931
to
March 6th 2015
FUNERAL SERVICE:
Wesley Methodist Church
Mo,nday March 23rd, 2015
Tutu, St. Thomas U.S.VI.
VIEWING:
9:00 a. m. - 11 :00 a. m.
SERVICE:
11:00 a.m.
OFFICIATING MINISTERS:
Rev. Bonnie Buryon
ORGANISTS:
Howard ]ones
INTERNMENT
Western Cemetry #1
HUSBAND
Ebenezer Zephaniah Fahie
FATHER
Abraham Blyden (dec)
MOTHER
Hettielinda Fahie (dec)
SONS
Berchel Fahie
Vern Fahie
Ethien Fahie
DAUGHTERS
Erminie Fahie
Elma Fahie
STEPSONS
Elroy Fahie
Prince Fahie
Clifton Fahie
Bernard Fahie
Joel Fahie
STEP DAUGHTERS
Jemmeil Fahie
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DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW
Judith Fahie
Juliet Fahie
Pauline Fahie
AUNT
Anesta Capo (Nessie)
UNCLE
Justin Fahie
SISTERS
Mera Lettsome
Una Scatliffe
Estelle Wheatley
BROTHERS
Basil Blyden
Darwin Blyden
Rudolph Blyden
Elmo Blyden
GRAND CHILDREN
Deneta & Kyle Fahie
Nathon & Brandon Fahie
Jevaughn & Kayriah Fahie
Shenika, Shermaine, Shakieme Freeman
Loron Henley
:JVIonetell Fahie
GREAT GRAND CHILDREN
Brooke & Anaiya Fahie
Reign & Romauni Fleming
GRAND-DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW
Kiristen Fahie
Whitney Fahie
SISTER-IN-LAW
Gladys Fahie
Ina Blyden
Rose Hedrington
Thelma Blyden
Janet Blyden
Lynette Fahie
Delita Blyden
Mildred Smith
Alfreda Phillip
BROTHER-IN-LAW
Glaston, Kiplin
Odean Fahie
Sttn/ivors
SPECIAL NIECES
Debrah Wade
Joyce Lettsome-Jones
Micah Hedrington
Yolanda Paul
Angela and Andrea Hedrington
NIECES
Angela, Micah, Andrea Hedrington
Jasmine & Deborah Blyden
Yolanda Paul
Carmen & Sharlene Fahie
Marilyn, Maude, Muriel, Majorie
Gwendlie Fahie, Girlitte Fahie-Meeks
Sheila, Edith & Linda Blyden
Wilma Blyden-Davis
Elsa Louise Penn
Theresa & Teshia Blyden
Roxanne & Cassandra Scatliffe
Mona Donovan
Almira Smith
Joyce Lettsome-Jones
Blanche Roundtree
May Lettsome
Alda Benjamin
Dawn Blyden
Sylvia George
Vivian, Beverly, Lucia Donovan
SPECIAL COUSINS
Ethel Fahie Hodge
Dinah Rabsatt
SPECIAL FRIENDS
Warren Foy
DereckFreeman
Berniece Freeman
Berniece Leerdam
Henry Smith
Delita Parson
PALLBEARERS
Vern, Berchel, Ethien Fahie
Nathan, Jevaughn, Brandon Fahie
Loron Henley
NEPHEWS
Peter, Cecil, Stanley, Luta Hedrington
Alrick Blyden
Albato (Bato /Fox)
Alcedo Fahie
Lovie H. Wayne
Austin Blyden Jr.
Kevin Fahie
Raymond & Aaron Lettsome
Ronald Benjamin
Ulric Benj amin Jr.
Brian Blyden
Bernard Blyden
Arnold, Winston, Franklin, Ashley
Clarence & Melvin Donovan
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
Honorary Pallbearers
Ebenezer Zephaniah Fahie
Franklin Donovan
UnilSmith
Gerald Fleming
Alphonso Smith
USHER
Andrea Hendrington
Mona Donovan
Almira Smith
Ileta Lettsome
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Eulogy
On March 6, 2015 our Lord and Savior laid to rest Mrs. Beryl Fahie an extraordinary,
proud, strong, hardworking, sociable, friendly, beautiful, family-oriented Woman of
God.
This earth has been blessed for 84 years to have such a wonderful individual as herself
who spread positivity and created long lasting memories in all who she encountered.
Beryl was born on January 17, 1929 on Tortola, one of the nature islands in the British
Virgin Islands to Hettie Linda Fahie and Abraham Blyden. She grew up in Hope Estate
and was the fourth child of six children.
Beryl acquired many talents from her mother to include cooking, baking, sewing, crocheting and gardening. As a young woman Beryl soon met and fell in love with a tall,
handsome fellow also from Hope Estate named Ebenezer Z. Fahie who at the time
was working between Tortola and St. Thomas. They decided to start their life together
and were wed on September 2, 1958 in Christ Church Methodist on St. Thomas. Out
of their union they had six children. In life, circumstances arise that test or highlight
our strengths and again Beryl was a mighty woman. She later moved back to Tortola
to be close to her mother to raise at that time her eldest three children, while Ebenezer
remained in St. Thomas to work and provide for his family across the water.
Eventually Mr. and Mrs. Fahie settled in St. Thomas and continued growing and raising
their family. Opportunities arise without warning and one can either rise to the occasion or allow it to pass them by. Beryl never let anything great pass her by. She started as
a janitor at the Ivanna Eudora Kean high school and one day the opportunity to cook
presented itself and you can easily guess, her talent spoke for itself. From that moment
she became the cook in the kitchen and retired several years after as such and she was
respectfully known as "Mrs. Big B" by the students and staf£ This prime example of
her life represents that it's not how you start, but how you finish.
Beryl was blessed with the gift to rub and people from near and far would travel to
her Tutu home to have bones set or fixed and their body rubbed. She was active in the
Methodist church as an Alto singer in the 11 am choir and she was also a m ember of
the Women's League. Beryl was the core of her family. She was the "go to person," the
glue, the voice of reason, the big mama, the prayer warrior. She was even monumental
in raising her grand and great-grand children. Her life was filled and was nothing short
lived. As a woman of God she has now gone home to rest peacefully with her sweet
mother Hettie Linda, smiling, awaiting the day that we will all be reunited in the Kingdom of H eaven.
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