Susanna Delores Clark-Thompson

Susanna Delores Clark-Thompson Age 79 Years of Alice and Maude Streets, 
The Pond Stitched her last basket and created her final Straw Bag at the 
Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, October 29, 2011.

Susanna was born in the quiet village of the Pond Nassau, New Providence, 
The Bahamas on Sunday, May 01, 1932. She was so special to her parents, 
that she was given the name of her father's mother and her mother "Susanna Leanora". 
Tragedy soon began to hit this small family when she lost her mother at the tender age of 8 years. 
Her mother was only 24 years old. For the next 4 years she would enjoy a special bonding with her 
father who spoiled her rotten and affectionately called her his little "stinkins".

They could be seen everywhere over the island on his horse and buggy. She was so attach to 
him that at night she would pin(with clothes pins)her night gown to him because she learned 
that he checked the horses at night which meant that he left her alone. During this time they 
also travelled to the US to visit her grandmother Ma Susanna who lived to be 110 years. 
She would soon be seen playing on her Aunt Maggie's porch with her nephew of the same age as her. 
We think on this trip she caught a "travel bug".  Those fondest memories of her childhood came to an 
end when she lost her dad at the age of 12. After this she grew up with her maternal grandmother 
Maude Forbes along with the assistance of her uncle James Smith; they both considered Susanna 
as a replacement for the loss of their daughter and sister.

By her late teens she met and married Herbert Thompson of Nassau. This union produced 
their first child, a daughter Barbara Mae, but sadly she died on her sixth birthday. 
Susanna later had two sons Terrance and Anthony and finally she had another baby girl she 
named Thelma. Thereafter she became widowed.

Life became a challenge providing for 3 children, this led her to doing housekeeping work 
for numerous wealthy vacationers with her cousin Geraldine Darville on Cat Cay. She also 
spent many seasons working on Cable Beach. Susanna became very industrious, wherever 
she had a moment she found herself embroidering straw change purses and cluthes. 
This linked her with ladies like Marjorie Arnette and Sylvia Knowles She soon became 
self-employed in straw and souvenirs business.

Around 1957 she met Kay Fairweather, a missionary of Jehovah's Witnesses from Australia. 
Susanna began studying the bible and was soon seen going to the meetings on the back of the 
scooter (with the white hair lady). In 1960 she made her most important commitment to serve 
Jehovah God for the rest of her life and she was baptized where she joined in with the Centreville 
Congregation, preaching and teaching about Jehovah's promises to whomever would listen. 
She was always willing to offer up her home for Theocratic activities. She often talked about how 
the congregations had grown. She has enjoyed the loving fellowship of this worldwide Christian 
Brotherhood where she made many lifetime friendships .

Susanna also enjoyed providing for her family and others, she also could be seen sitting on her 
porch caressing her pets, there you saw her love for animals. Music was also an enjoyment for her, 
you could hear the music of all genres (especially classical music) echoing throughout her home on 
any given day. Yes Susanna did catch the travel bug. Throughout her life she found herself on the go, 
most times for work with friends like Millicent Hudson (deceased) or for pleasure to faraway places 
like Greece and turkey. Such trips like cruises, afforded her the opportunity to do other things she 
truly enjoyed like "Dressing Up", taking pictures, sightseeing and making jokes. She also enjoyed 
reading, entertaining and buying fine things.

Through it all, most of her life was troubled with many aliments and difficulties. 
The past few years especially became a daily challenge. She battled with pneumonia 
in 2007 and she was helped to overcome it; however, it severely hampered her memory 
and her mental sharpness for the past 4 years. But as she always said- "He who put his 
faith and trust in Jehovah will never be confounded".

Susanna preceded in death by her:
Husband: Herbert Albert Thompson;
Daughter: Barbara Mae;
Father: Thomas Alexander Clark;
Mother: Leonora Smith-Clark;

The Radiance of this "Emerald of A Gem" will always glow in the hearts of her:
Two Sons: Terrance Thompson and Anthony Finlayson (Valerie);
One Daughter: Thelma Veronica Thompson;
Two Grandsons: Theron Thompson (Leonie) and Mark Finlayson;
One Granddaughter: Terrinya Thompson;
One Great Granddaughter: Theronique Thompson;
Five Nephews: Harcourt Sr., Harcourt Jr., Theron and Vernon Clark and Luther;
One Niece: Agnes Cartwright;
One Aunt: Merlease Smith;
Cousins: Shelia Johnson, Geraldine Darville, Kaylinda Knowles, Icelyn Ferguson, Conrad Sweeting, 
Elva Minnis, Hazel Thompson, Patricia Cartwright, Villamae Smith-McKenzie, Basil Smith, Sylvia Bethell 
and their families, the families of the late James Smith, the late James Clark and the late William Sweeting Sr.;
Other loving family and friends including: Will Johnson, Miriam Ferguson, Keith Curry, Rudy Cooper, 
Melvin and Lil Mel Sweeting, The Nottage Family, The Floreus Family, The Pond community, 
a host of other relatives and friends and thousands of spiritual brothers and sister 
among the worldwide association of Jehovah's Witnesses (especially The Montague and the 
old Centreville congregations) far too numerous to mention.