Helena Mae Smith-Pinder

Helena Mae Smith-Pinder Age 58 Years of Queen's Highway, Hatchet Bay Eleuthera 
prepared her final meal at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, October 28, 2012.

She was born at Hatchet Bay Eleuthera, on Monday, May 17, 1954. Helena attended the 
Hatchet Bay All Aged School, now known as the P. A. Gibson Primary School, under the 
renowned educator the late Rev. Dr. P. A. Gibson. She left school at an early age as most did at that time.

"Auntie or Ling" as she was affectionately called, bloomed into a fine young lady. 
She assisted with the care of her younger siblings, Wanda and Collins. Being a devoted, 
loving and caring person that she was, she never completed school placing the nurturing 
and well being of her younger siblings at the forefront and making them her number one priority.

Helena later gained employment at Bailey's Taylor Shop on East Street, where she sewed uniforms 
for the Officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Being the hard working, industrious woman that 
she was, she later moved to Grand Bahama where she was gainfully employed as a house keeper. 
After moving back to Eleuthera she was employed at the Harrisville Company, until the time of its closure. 
Further down, she was employed at the Cove Eleuthera where she had a love for cooking and served 
in the capacity of cook, up until the time of her resignation. Her food was talked about throughout the 
entire Bahamas, for truly she was gifted by God in that particular field.

Helena was blessed with seven beautiful children, one of whom predeceased her Marco Johnson. 
She captured the eyes of a young man who decided that he would stop at nothing to make her his bride. 
This persistence paid off when she later married John Mack Pinder on Saturday, May 15, 1999. 
Helena loved her children and worked diligently to ensure that their needs as well as wants were met.

On the morning of Thursday, October 25, 2012 Helena was in her kitchen where she fell to the ground 
and her eldest son Marvin was there. He and Jason took her to the local Clinic where it was discovered 
that she had suffered a stroke. Due to inclement weather conditions brought on by the hurricane that 
was travelling, she wasn't able to be airlifted to Nassau until Saturday, October, 27, 2012. 
During her stay at Alice Town Clinic, the nurses there did their endevoured best to ensure that she was 
well taken care of. Upon her arrival in Nassau, she was admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital, 
where the doctor informed the family members that she had taken a turn for the worse. 
She is at rest with her mother, father, son, sisters and brother. "Oh what a reunion".

Helena is preceded in death by her:
Son: Marco Johnson;
Father: Alfred A. Smith;
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Johnson-Cleare;
Sisters: Esther Mae Cleare, Nurse Karen Dianne Smith-Pinder, Velda and Melicia Verlinica Carlin Smith;
Brother: Cedric Cleare;

The Radiance of this "Emerald of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of her:
Husband: John Mack Pinder;
Three Sons: Marvin Bethel, Jason West and Nakeino Johnson;
Three Daughters: Shurlunda Saunders, Shanique Johnson and Shekia Lucas;
One Stepson: Andrew Pinder;
Three Grandsons: Tasharo Johnson, Berneil Pinder Jr. and Jermaine Lucas Jr.;
Six Granddaughters: Ashanté Culmer, Jasmine Johnson, Marvinique Bethel, 
Shemia Lucas, Amelia Bastian and Shornae Gibson;
Nine Brothers: Bradford Dames, Deacon Harold Cleare, Pastor Collins Roberts, 
Hon. Alvin A. Smith former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Gary Sr., Darrell, 
Arthur, Keith Sr. and Landis Smith Sr.;
Three Sisters: Wanda Roberts, Susan Hanna and Lillard Elliot;
Stepmother: Mrs. Bernice Smith;
Ten Adopted Sisters: Jeraline and Carmetta Dean, Patsy and Merrell Johnson, 
Dorothy Bethel, Arneith Lee, Julietta Wilson, Felicia Thurston, Helena Babbs and Betty Farrington;
Thirty Nephews: Tyrone Roberts Jr., Richard, Johnny, Valentino and Fredrick Cleare, 
McFerris Jr. and Algericko Hanna, Kendrick, Mario, Dival, Gian, Deangelo, Gary Jr., Keith Jr., Landis Jr., 
Gino, Omar, Taj and Katanga Smith, Richard Dean, Elroy and Ferron Andrews, Vashard Rhaming, 
Donte Elliott, Dominic Turnquest, Navardo Farrington, Kavone and Tavonté, Matthew and Edward Carey;
Twenty Nieces: Shavone Turnquest, Cleo Farrington, Yuwanda, Tyrowanda, Collette and Ciara Roberts, 
Shernice Hanna, Meiko, Angel, Kimberly, Keyshana and Tenesha Smith, Tina, Tera and Faith Cleare, 
Darrette and Kayvanna Pinder, Rochelle and Shavone Dames and Kimberly Seymour;  
Three Sons-in-law: Stefen Saunders, Jermaine Lucas and Shorn Gibson;
One Daughter-in-law: Maggie Bethel;
Five Brothers-in-law: Tyrone Roberts Sr., Martin Elliott, John Smith, Ian and Gideon Pinder;
Eight Sisters-in-law: Lashonda Roberts, Arnette, Sheryl, Paula and Deidre Smith, Maxine Pinder-Bethel, 
Goldie and Ethlyn Pinder;
Seven Godchildren: Shungrea Bethel, Lashan Wilson, Shannie Storr, Larissa Rolle, 
William Jr. and Navardo Johnson and Johnny Saunders Jr.;
Numerous Cousins Including: Kenneth Kemp, Shawn, Darrell, Keon, Chad, Price, Charmaine, 
Ricky and Clay Dean, Donna, Berenis, Cherry, Claudius Jr., Jimmy, Elizabeth and Violet Bethel, 
Alexander, Charles, Tiffany, Dannia and Patrice Farrington, Katrina Durham, Laurel Pinder, 
Mena Ferguson, Latricia Cambridge, Addilee, Calsey, Steven, Dr. Earl and Raymond Johnson, 
Neutie and Don Seymour, Beatrice McQueen-Rolle, Menerva Delancey, Alicia Burrows, Shantell Alvarez, 
Nadia Pratt, Jerry, Ross. Danny, Inga, Ashton, Dixie, Sada, Kimery, Portia, Sonya, Quinton and their families;
Other Loving Family and Friends Including: Fran, Charmine, Norma Francis, Debbie, Lavern, Portia, 
David, Ann, Clara, Monique, Anita and Judy Johnson, Emily Davis, Loretta Jack, Laverne Saunders, 
Louise and Berneil Pinder Sr., Lavada Ingraham, Hazel Carey, Sulivia, Lorento and Prescola Fox, 
Rev. Lambert R. Farrington, Nicole and Janica McCardy, Amy Watson, Bernadette and Leteisha Brown, 
Nakita Bowleg, Tamara, Kia, Majorie Ranger, Rhoda McQueen, Lydia Ferguson, Verna Gibson and their families, 
Dr. Winston Churchill Rolle, children of the late Ena Davis and Rose Wood, St. Mark's Methodist Church family 
and the entire Hatchet Bay Community.
Special Thanks To: Doctor Smith from Rock Sound Clinic, Nurses Monique Cambridge, Colebrooke, 
Hassana, Scavella, Johnson and Smith, Mr. Michael Roberts, Clay Sweeting, Pineapple Air Pilots, The Doctors 
and Nurses at Princess Margaret Hospital Emergency Room and Female Medical #2 and the Pineapple Cove Staff.