Dion Timothy Kemp

Dion Timothy Kemp Age 48 Years of #214 Market Street, 
delivered his final goods at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, May 04, 2025.

He was born at Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas on Friday, May 07, 1976 to 
Beverly Kemp and Timothy Edgecombe. After the passing of his mother, 
Dion would go on to be cared for by his aunt Deborah Munnings, and his uncle, 
Charles Munnings who was his active guardians throughout his young adult life.

In 1988, Dion attended Gambier Primary, where he stayed until transferring to H. O. Nash in 1994.

A man of many interests, Dion has had many service-based jobs throughout his life, 
all of which expressed his deep desire to be of help to others. He has worked as a tradesman 
in both construction and carpentry. From there he moved into working in household furnishing, 
after which he transitioned to the tourism industry where he stayed for many years.

Dion always held the dream of owning his own business. This is something he made a reality 
with opening Snack & Smack, a local convenience store where he served the Market Street community 
for almost a decade. He later branched out and started another successful business, Dion's Trucking. 
He thrived in these entrepreneurial endeavours and derived a great deal of joy from being his own boss.

Dion was always a caring, gentle, and loving man. These are the qualities that led his wife, 
Tewana (Tia) Butler-Kemp, to fall in love with him. They met in October 1994. Shortly after, 
they moved in with each other and have never left each other's side. They got married five years later 
on March 27th, 1999, and through every season of their marriage, remained each other's closest friends. 
The couple had a baby girl on August 5th, 1997. They named her Dion-Té Antoinette Havanna Kemp. 
This was one of the proudest moments of Dion's life and he was a committed and present father to her 
every day of his life. Dion-Té knew that there was nothing that she needed that her father would not provide.

On May 29th, 2023, Dion proudly walked his daughter down the aisle in celebration of marriage to his 
phenomenal son-in-law, Dwayne Weston Carridice. He welcomed his grandson Dwayne Weston "Deuce" 
Carridice, Jr. into the world on February 23rd, 2024. With each new chapter of his life as a family-centered man, 
his heart expanded even further to welcome more love into his home.

Dion unexpectedly took ill on Saturday, April 05, 2025. It was discovered that he had an aneurysm within his 
brain, that led to his hospitalization. He stayed in the Intensive Care Unit at the Princess Margaret Hospital 
for 28 days. In the afternoon of Sunday, May 04, 2025, he passed peacefully from this life into the arms of 
his Lord and Saviour. He will forever be missed.

Dion is preceded in death by his:
Father: Timothy Edgecombe;
Mother: Beverly Delorise Kemp-Hall;
Brother: Deroun Edgecombe;

The Radiance of this "Emerald of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of his:
Wife: Tewana Lavette Anika Butler-Kemp
Daughter: Dionte Antoinette H. Carridice (Dwayne); 
One Grandson: Dwayne Weston Carridice Jr.; 
One Brother: Elkino Beneby (Kristin); 
Four Sisters: Neketria Brown (Dino), Deanka Kemp, Lamantha Miller (Rodney) 
and Timmaka Moss (Christopher); 
Ten Nephews: Dinero Brown, LaClementino Edgecombe, Rudon Higgs, Elkiano and Eli Beneby, 
Jacovien Thompson, Carlencino Wallace, Kyle Bullard, Antonio and William Scantlebury;
Thirteen Nieces: Elliyah Miller, Dinae and Serenity Brown, Rosdesh and Romanta Miller, 
Nyria Thurston, Gabrielle Bastian (Wilton), Anyce Munroe, Carlyse Wallace, Syrai Butler, 
Tredia Smith, Tracey Brooks and Torquil Rolle;
Four Uncles: Philip (Ferline), Pastor Calvin (Minister Sandra), ASP Trevor Kemp (Cordina) 
and Rudolph Edgecombe (Sandra); 
Seven Aunts: Naomi Pinder (Douglas), Rebecca Rolle (Nigel), 
Minister Paulette Munnings (Suffragan Bishop Ezekiel), Elder Janice Lewis (Edmund), 
Deborah Munnings (Charles), Minister Sheniqua Roker (Scottie) and Patrice Kemp;
One Granduncle: Robert Newbold;
Three Grandnephews: Zhyon and Jamari Thompson and Mason McPhee;
One Grandniece: Israel Bastian;
Father-in-law: Hellarian Butler Sr.;
Mother-in-law: Elizabeth Antoinette Scantlebury;
Nine Brothers-in-law: William Scantlebury (Nina), Hellarian (Nerissa), Captain Randy (La Rona), 
Demetrius, Horatio (Dornell), Mario (Rochelle), Marco, Abasslum and Hellarian Butler;
Six Sister-in-laws: Glenelle, Zia and Gia Scantlebury, Lashan and Olivia Butler and 
Prophetess Shanar Petit-Frere (Corporal Bernish);
Other Loving Family and Friends Including: Marvin, Kerrecia, Kyle, Jeremy (Natonia) 
and Kareem Nairn, Donnel Johnson, Nadia Morris (Kinyada), Jasmine Lightbourne (Kenmario), 
Mandisa Pinder, Ethan Munnings (Javinique), Sabrina Newbold, Edwin and Edjuan Lewis, 
Chikara Pinder (Frank), Shanice McGregor (Edwin), Alyssa Coleby, Chad Huyler, WPC 4398 Calvernaire 
and Calvon Kemp, Japheal Williams, Latia Toote (Gregory), Nigia Rolle, Indianna Nelson (Randy), 
Phillippa Thompson, Allan, Jermaine, Jarell, Tavis, Tacori, Tremanni and Trevan Kemp (Ruby), 
Joi Butler (David), Scottasia and Scottie Roker Jr., Rolanda Albury (Shunto), Doris Thompson, 
Shana and Renardo Edgecombe, Larry, Gwendolyn, Tyrone, Michael and Daniel Sears, Jerome, 
Derek and Kiki Gardiner, Kelsey and Coramae Paul, Prescola Pratt, Steven Johnson, Warren Grant, 
Monique Davis, Inspector Kavoughn and Gwen Cleare, Anthony Bain, Wayne (Ryan) and Latoya Culmer, 
Demond and Trevon Thurston, Andrew Carey, Stephany Wallace, Elder Cynthia Taylor, Donna Neely-Smith, 
Associate Pastor Angela Neely, Beverly Cornish, Prescola Newbold, Gloria Bain, Cheryl Saunders, 
Shaunalee McKinney, Bridget Gibson, Georgian Rolle, Juliette and Sherelle Strachan, Shevonne and 
Monique Miller, Lisa Newbold, Rashad McPhee, Stephon Johnson, Laura Saunders, Patrice Cooper, 
Mildred Williams, Adrian Newbold, Arnold Newbold, Jason Huyler, Jennifer Huyler, Weston Carridice, 
Hattie Bethel, Pathina Cox, Donna Hanna, Kelsie Missick, Ronette Watkins, Latoya Neeley, Tamara Desmangles, 
Geneva Williams and their Families, Myah Hanna (Kameron), Mychal Bryan, Tia's Tips 'N' Toes, The Delaporte, 
Market Street and Gambier Communities, The House Wife's and their Families, H. O. Nash Class of 94, 
The Dames and Brooks Families.