Carolyn Dorothea Correa-Dean

Carolyn Dorothea Correa-Dean Age: 73 Years of Hatchet Bay Eleuthera, The Bahamas 
was called to a fuller life at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

Carolyn was born at Hatchet bay Eleuthera, The Bahamas on Tuesday, January 24, 1950.
Carolyn was the fourth surviving offspring of Hayward and Ruth Dean. 

A Time To Learn 
She was educated at Hatchet Bay All Age School, later renamed P.A Gibson Primary School. 
She furthered her education through evening classes and correspondence courses with 
Cambridge University in London. She was an avid reader and enjoyed learning about 
anything that was new or interesting.

A Time To Grow 
Carolyn was employed as a postal clerk in Hatchet Bay. Her penmanship and 
meticulous bookkeeping skills brought her much recognition and commendations. 

Growing up in Hatchet Bay was an exciting and opportune time for her. 
She was always involved in church and community affairs. She loved gardening 
and used it as her past and therapeutic time. A time when she could commune with God.

Family, the elderly, and children meant so much to her. She would walk to the end of the earth 
if necessary, to assist someone in need. Hers was a Ministry of Helps. You didn't have to ask for 
her assistance with anything. Once she felt you needed help, she was quick to offer it. 
She was generous and compassionate, caring, kindhearted, jovial, and a generally 
giggly and bubbly soul.

However, it didn't take her long to set you straight if you offended her. She would say, 
"I is tell ya in ya HAT! J and I finish with it…. I don't bother anyone so don't mess with me!!" 
Nonetheless, she never held grudges, which was the beautiful part of her.

She was a stickler for neatness and organization, a perfectionist for that matter. 
She would work hard to attend after her home and was marked with a true sense 
of pride and gratefulness for everything she had been blessed with in her life.

The Entrepreneur 
Carolyn began her entrepreneurial career selling clothing in a boutique in Hatchet Bay. 
She was known for her charitable spirit. This unending generosity was passed down 
from her own mother, as she would often give more than she would sell.

A Time To Marry 
During the seventies she met and married Wilfredo "Freddie" Correa of New York. 
That union was blessed with one beautiful and devoted daughter whom they named 
Cheaka Madupa Odiz Correa, a son-in-law Tamal Burise, and two lovely granddaughters 
Chloé and Juliana Burise. Her marriage required her migration to New Finland Canada 
and later to the United States. 

Life in the U.S. 
Moving to the United States she would live in Norfolk, Virginia, for much of her time there. 
She retired from Lake Taylor Hospital and later relocated to Smyrna, Georgia, with her 
daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren, beloved Chloé and Juliana Burise. 
She never gave up on her entrepreneurial endeavors, selling Avon and most recently Mary Kay. 
She enjoyed bringing out the beauty in others, inside-and-out.

Carolyn would decide to spend as much time as possible in Hatchet Bay, as this gave her the 
opportunity to improve her health, give back to her community, and enjoy retirement.

Here she reconnected with her home church and occasionally joined the crocheting 
club during her visits to Hatchet Bay.

A Time to Smile 
"Smilie Kaye", as she was called, could find the positive in anything you could throw at her. 
Her trust in God never wavered and allowed her to live life with a smile on her face even 
through the worst periods.

The Encourager 
If you were ever feeling discouraged, Carolyn would always have the words to remind you 
to have faith in the Lord and would guide you to Him for all your needs. She always saw 
the brighter side and would make sure you would see it too.

The Mother and Grandmother 
Carolyn poured immeasurable love into her only child, Cheaka. She would say, 
"It's me and you." She would work night and day to make sure her daughter was 
provided for and set the foundation for her to achieve her goals. Once Carolyn 
was blessed with her two twin granddaughters, it was "my three girls AND my son". 
While she doted on her girls, she wanted her son-in-law, Tamal, to know that he 
was her son, the only one. Some of her final words would be to Juliana and Chloé: 
"Tell them Grandma is so very proud of them and loves them so much. 
Keep safe and take care. God's blessings and favor are always on them… Tell my darling 
girls Grandma loves them and misses them so much."

The Departure 
On Sunday, November 12, 2023, while attending The Pastor's anniversary service 
she would appear to be ill but would recover by the end of the service. 

The following day several family and friends would try contacting her unsuccessfully. 
Concerned, her sister, Mattie reached out to Rev. Johnson asking for his assistance in 
checking on her. She was found incapacitated and airlifted to Princess Margaret Hospital 
in New Providence where she transitioned to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, November 14, 2023.

Carolyn is preceded in death by her:
Father: Hayward Laclane Dean;
Mother: Ruth Louise Kemp-Dean;
Grandfather: George Henry Dean;
Grandmother: Remona Curlene Bethel-Dean; 
Brother: Hayward Laclain "Clanka" Dean;

The Radiance of this "Garnet of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of her:
One Daughter: Cheaka Burise {Tamal};
Two Granddaughters: Juliana and Chloé Burise;
Two Brothers: Larry Sr. and Randy Dean Sr. {Bonnie};  
Four Sisters: Vernell Harmon {Larry}, Mattie McDonald, Delma Miller and Patricia Dean; 
Fifteen Nephews: Previn and Taris Harmon {Kyra}, Desmond McDonald {Natasha}, 
Randy Jr., Keno, Randio, Randolph, Larry Jr., Alonzo, Minister Clayton {Cynthia}, Minister Chad, 
Ricardo and Price Dean, Ta'Shad Lewis {Tyvanna} and TaSean Miller {Asteria};
Eight Nieces: DeAdra and Dale McDonald, Charmaine Watson {Wayde}, Tanyeka Miller {Roderick}, 
Takia Spencer {Peter}, Randrea and Marcia Dean and Dr. Toniya Lewis; 
Two Uncles: Anthony "Tony," {Bertha} and Nathaniel "Skipper D" Dean {Vernita}; 
Aunts: Edith Hanna of Hatchet Bay Eleuthera, The Bahamas and Rosa Eberhart of Miami, Florida
and Linda Dean;
Seven Grandnephews: Reginald Wood, Clayton Jr. and Ricarno Dean, Darius McDonald, 
Rasheed Watson, Kason and Kollin Harmon;
Four Grandnieces: Crystal and Clayshar Dean, Tashae McDonald and Wayshonda Watson;
Godson: Dexter Cambridge; 
Goddaughters: Yvonne Miller and Keva Roberts; 
Other Loving Family and Friends Including: 
The Offspring of Edith Hanna: Wendy Conley {Patrick}, Terry, Deborah, 
Derek {Josiane} and Gilvitney Hanna, Keith Harris, Charmaine Odam {Walter} 
and Shain Wilkerson {Gershwyn};
The Offspring of Anthony "Tony" Dean: Marva Dorsett {Tyrone}, 
Marvin and Melpert Dean {Vernida} and Giavanna Smith {Gian};
The Offspring of Wendell Verona Dean I: Doreth Curlene Campbell {Pastor Ronald}, 
Elder Wendell G. II {Rosemarie} Dwaling D. O. I {Natasha} and Prisca "Trennie" Dean and Vanessa; 
The Offspring of Audley "Step light" Sr.: Elizabeth Chester, Aubrey, Audley {Bernadette} and Yvette Dean;
The Offspring of Shedreck Campbell "Sugar Boy" Dean: Gillian Bethel, Cletis George {Kayla}, 
Juanita Joe, Dino, Kino, Tammy and Stacy Dean;
The Offspring of Nathanial "Skipper D" Dean: Chrislyn, Nathania and Nathan Dean, 
Latoya Burrows, Monique Clarke and Sterling Cartwright;
Fred Correa, Barbara Burise, Jamal {Tiffany} of Columbia, Maryland, Honorable Alvin Smith, 
Pastor Eric and Muriel Johnson, Prescola Fox, Gilbert Kemp, Abraham Stubbs, James Miller, 
Tony Lewis, Claudis Bethel, Rev. Bessie Dean, Shanta King, Jena Kent and their families, 
the offspring of Hazel Carey, the offspring of Charles Kemp, Portia Robinson, Charles Kemp, Jr., 
the offspring of Sonny Dean, the offspring of Tiny Lewis: Elijah Lewis, Lucille Davis, 
Eleanor Steele and Emily Hall, the offspring of Estelle Zonical, the offspring of Eugie Bell, 
the offspring of Louise Stuart of Miami, FL, the offspring of Rev. Lewis and Clarance Pinder, 
the offspring of Eurla King and Irene Dean, the offspring of Rev. Cladwell Farrington, 
the offspring of Olive Cambridge, Nurse Cargill, Carmetta Dean and Patsy Johnson, 
Carol Pinder, Vernita Gray and Audrey Farrington (walking partners), Susan McCardy, 
Fredrick Ferguson, Peter Davis, Dennis and Arlene Johnson, Deloise Porter of Georgia, 
Teresa Hamlet of Virginia, Renee and Keisha Robinson, and the entire community of 
Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera and in the United States.