Erma Alladice Hutcheson-Hepburn

Erma Alladice Hutcheson-Hepburn Age 64 Years of #37 Wilson Tract Englerston 
went home to be with the Lord, at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, June 09, 1998.

Erma was born on Monday, October 09, 1933 in the settlement of Hatchet Bay, 
on the Island of Eleuthera, Bahamas. She was the last of ten children, born to the 
late (Rev. Albert Ernest Sr. and Alma Brown-Hutcheson).

Erma was a beautiful child and was well protected and loved. 
She was part of a large family of brothers and sisters, who regarded her as their baby sister. 
She was very intelligent and at the early age of thirteen years, was appointed a pupil teacher 
by her headmaster the Rev. P. A. Gibson. She succeeded her brother retired 
Chief Inspector of Police Cardinal Hutcheson.

In 1950, a young handsome Wireless Operator was appointed to be in charge 
of the Station at Alice Town. It did not take long, for this seventeen-year-old 
beautiful girl and a twenty-one-year-old handsome young man to grow in love, 
which resulted in marriage on Monday, September 11, 1950. This union was 
blessed with seven lovely children, five boys and two girls. (Quintin) predeceased 
her on Monday, December 09, 1996 which took a toll on her, but she soon regained her composure. 
She can be considered the glue that kept the family together. Not only in her home, 
but also the Hepburn, Hutcheson, Brown, Coakley and Dean Families.

Erma Alladice Hutcheson-Hepburn was a beautiful intellectual with a great sense of humor. 
She loved poetry, Literature, History and showed a keen interest in the Political Development of her Country. 
Sunday after Sunday, she presided over discussions and sometimes heated debates between 
her two brothers, Rev. Dr. A. E. Jr. and Cardinal Hutcheson. They both looked forward to her 
rulings and consequently, she was affectionately called "The Judge".

Finally, at a very early age, she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Saviour. 
She was a worshipper at St. Agnes Anglican Church.

The Radiance of this "Opal of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of her:
Husband: Roscoe W. Hepburn;
Three Sons: Glenn, Julian and Garth Hepburn;
Two Daughters: Melanie and Crystal Hepburn;
Three Grand Children: Quintin Jr., Julian Jr. and Richa Hepburn;
Two Brothers: Rev. Dr. Albert E. Jr. and Cardinal Hutcheson;
Three Sisters: Corene Thompson, Rhona Bethel of Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera and Almatha Hutcheson;
Five Aunts: Helen, Fredericka, Doriel, Bessie and Miriam Brown;
Numerous Nephews and Nieces Including: Archdeacon William, 
Gilbert and Dr. Phillip Thompson, Maria and Patrick Ferguson, Andrea Pinder, 
Nellie Strachan, Alma Adams, Ernestine Major, Alma Turnquest, Germaine, Janice, 
Leonard, Jerry, Victor, Janet, A. S. P. Kirkland, Sergeant James, Deacon Whitfield, 
Clementine and Lindbergh Hutcheson, Rosie Schmutz, Lizzie Butler, 
Norma Francis and Michael Hepburn;  
Daughter-in-law: Rochell Hepburn;
Three Brothers-in-law: Charles Bain, Mervin Hepburn and Deacon Claudius Bethel Sr., 
of Hatchet Bay Eleuthera;
Five Sisters-in-law: Elsie, Nathalie and Ruby Hutcheson, Leitha Hepburn and Barbara Bain;
Many other loving family and friends including: Elaine Butler, Madge Bowleg, Winnifred Williams, 
Terecita Carey, Janet Minus, Deany Johnson, Ruth DaCoasta, Winston Strachan, Blumfield Ferguson, 
Lorrine Miller, Clarita Brown, Rev. Dr. Levania Kemp-Stewart, Elaine Sands, Jesse, The Brown, Dean, 
Farrington, Johnson, Kemp, Coakley, Williams, St. Agnes Church and Hatchet Bay Eleuthera and their families.