Mary Elizabeth Johnson-Cleare

Mary Elizabeth Johnson-Cleare Age 71 Years of Hatchet Bay Eleuthera, Bahamas 
went home to be with the Lord at her residence on Thursday, January 01, 1998.

Mary was born on Saturday, March 06, 1926 in the tranquil and picturesque settlement 
of Hatchet Bay, on the Island of Eleuthera, Bahamas. Lil May or Lil Mary as she was fondly called, 
received her education at the Hatchet Bay Primary School, now called the P. A. Gibson All-age School.

She later met and married Cleophas Cleare Sr. This union was blessed with four children 
one of whom has preceded her in death. Mary being the striving and hard-working woman
that she was, gained employment at the Harrisville Plantation.

She was also a very active member of St. Mark's Methodist Church and the Eastern Star Lodge. 
Mary was a kind and loving person who turned no one away from her door.

Mary is also preceded in death by her:
Husband: Cleophas Cleare Sr.;
Father: Richard Johnson;
Mother: Dorothy Kemp-Johnson;

The Radiance of this "Bloodstone of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of her:
Four Sons: Bradford Dames, Harold and Cedric Cleare and Collins Roberts;
Three Daughters: Esther-Mae Cleare, Helena Smith and Wanda Roberts;
Twenty-Seven Grand Children: Faith, Tina, Tero, Richard and Johnny Cleare, Marvin, 
Jason, Shurlunda, Kenio, Shaniqua, Shekia, Shavonne, Cleo, Tyrone, Yuwanda, Tyrowanda, 
Frederick, Tavares, Rick and Collette Roberts, Elroy, Abigail and Furron Andrews, Rochelle 
and Shavonn Dames, Kimberely and Felix Smith;
Eighteen: Great Grand Children;
Two Sisters: Bertha Kemp and Agnes Farrington;
Eighteen Nephews: Kenneth Kemp, Shawn Dean, Rosevelt, Barklett, Geoffery, Jimmy, 
Harrison, Rev. Kirklyn, Claudius and Harcourt Bethel, Ramon, Earl, Calsey, Addie-lee, 
Steven and Erwin Johnson, Alexander and Elliot Farrington;
Seventeen Nieces: Geraldine and Carmetta Dean, Rosetta Sherman, Patsy Johnson, Elizabeth, 
Noraline and Sylvia Bethel, Catrina Durham, Mena Ferguson, Laurell and June Pinder, Beatrice Rolle, 
Minerva Delancey, Donna Marshall, Sherry Major, Lorna Kemp and Newty Seymour;
Two Sons-in-law: John Smith and Tyrone Roberts;
Two Daughters-in-law: Bloneva Cleare and Paula Roberts;
One Brother-in-law: Bridge Bethel;
Many other loving family and friends including: Richard and William Dean, Rosemary Hepburn, 
Penny Seymour, James Andrews, Florence, Sandy, Lyda and Nurse Priscilla Scavella, Andrew Clarke, 
Edna Symonette of Bimini, Edith, Wendy, Susan and Bernadette Hanna, Rowena Sands, Nurse Karen and 
Louise Pinder, Loretta Jack, Philip and Dorothy Bethel, Henry Wood, Hon. Alvin Smith M. P. North Eleuthera, 
Wellington Cambridge, Eric and Shelly Johnson, Beryl Rolle, Mavis Humes, Barbara Cox, 
St. Mark's Methodist Church, the Hatchet Bay Community and their families.
Special Thanks To: Dr. Bacchus and Nurse Woodside of Nassau.