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David Arnold Ojumiri John

Passed away in Koln, Germany, on Thursday June 1, 2023
Aged 90 years

He was a former teacher at the Methodist Boys' High School and Freetown Technical Institute;
 Broadcaster at SLBS, Press-Secretary to former President Siaka Stevens; Retired Head of English Service
Africa Desk at Radio Deutsche Welle.

Survived by his Children: Phylinda Woode (Wilfred) and Beverley Johnson (George).
Grandchildren: Delores, Devona , and Caitlin.

Siblings: Leonora Dakin-Davies, Patience Asgill, Edith Macauley, Femi Malamah-Thomas, 
Laurie Mason, and Mavis Fredson-Cole.

Several Cousins, Nieces, and Nephews.
Close Relatives:  The Levi John, Leopold, and Malamah-Thomas families. Anita John, Europa Wilson-Agwu,
The Gordon-Harris, Kita-Cole, Jarrett, Gooding, Ashwood, Koker, and Fisher Families.

Close Friends: Dr. DC Webber, Mavan Findlay, Otis Dieng, Arnold Gordon, Al Cox, Eddie Williams, 
Dr. CA Macauley, Rodney Ferguson-Williams, Ayodele Burney-Nicol, The Bailors, Findlays, 
Hollists, Bernard-Jones, Fitzjohn, and Caramba-Coker families.

Funeral Service:
On Friday June 30th, 2023, at 11:00 AM, at All Saints Church , Lindenallee 61
50968 Cologne-Marienburg, Germany

 Moses Bamidele Mason  
Passed away in Daytona Beach, Florida, on  Sunday May 28, 2023
Aged 76 years 

IN LOVING MEMORY

FREDERICA RUBY ESTHER WYSE (NEE PRATT)
MARCH 16, 1947 – MAY 12, 2023
Aged 76 years

Asher was born in New York City on December 5, 1969 to parents Ralph Sherman and Enid Fyle. At his christening at the former Metropolitan-Duane United Methodist Church, now Church of the Village where his mother was a parishioner. He was named Asher Bamidele Sherman.

He was a bright and gifted student since his kindergarten years, later attending Brooklyn Technical High School graduating at the top of his class. Asher then proceeded in 1987 to the University of Rochester in Rochester New York and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1991 with a Bachelors degree in Economics and a minor in psychology. He then set his eyes on a Law degree and was accepted in both Harvard and Yale Universities but selected Yale instead He would recount various business seminars he attended in New York City on many occasions. After a couple of years at Yale, he took a short break and went into teaching in Los Angeles, California with the hope of returning to Yale but because of illness, that did not happen. Asher had spent about two years during his primary school years in Sierra Leone where he learned the culture and mingled with relatives He always remembered that visit and talked about that experience all the time He always longed to get back there some day.

Asher was sociable and always loved serious discussions in business and in politics He was known around the lower east side of Manhattan where he grew up with twin step brothers, the Taylor brothers, Joseph and Paul Taylor. He loved pop music, arrangements by Pink Floyed, the Police, the Beatles, also African and Caribbean tunes. He would constantly ask family members in particular for old tapes and CD's of African music. He was much closer to family in the last few years of his life, telephoning them and becoming more active on social platforms.

He is survived by the Taylor step brothers, Mark, Joseph & Paul. Family including aunts, Edith Cole, Rosaline Pyle, Henrietta Palmer, Rose Fyle; Uncles, Clifton Fyle, Hilton Fyle; Cousins Glenis Cole, Shirley (Cole) Koroma, Dr. Clifford Fyle Jr., Desmond Fyle, Rachel (Fyle) Massimo, Roston Fyle, Nkcchi Fyle, Cecelia (Fyle) Jones-Asgill, Dr. Omolara Fyle-Thorpe, Caemi (Fyle) Mbayo, Chinwe (Fyle) Darbo, Chima Fyle, Chudi Fyle, Nguza Fyle, Nadia Fyle, Cashope Frazer and Clifford Shegun Hughes. Other family members; Dr. Mac-Sam Dixon Fyle, the Garber, Graham and Randall families. A host of friends including David Verdiiner, Alfredo Vidal, Anyikem Asong, Stephanie Watkins and Pete Georgitsis.

Asher was pre-deceased in death by his parents.

May He Rest in Perfect Peace.

Enid Olayemike Emilia Fyle-Taylor
Passed away in New York on July 27, 2022
Aged 86 years

Enid Olayemike Emelia Fyle-Taylor was born on September 9, 1935 at Soldier Street Freetown, Sierra Leone to Benoni Owen Fyle and Gwendoline Winifred Fyle.

Upon the completion of her primary school education, she attended the Saint Joseph's Convent Secondary School graduating with honors. She was indeed a brilliant student who was also engaged in most of the school's activities. After her graduation, she worked in the medical field for two years before proceeding to London, -England in September of 1955 at the early age of twenty years. She lived in England for three years attending College before travelling to Brooklyn, New. York in 1958.

In her early days in Brooklyn, Enid continued her education by attending Brooklyn College concentrating on accounting, an area she really enjoyed; she was good with figures. During that period, she simultaneously held accounting jobs to keep herself afloat. In 1968 she moved to the lower east side of Manhattan and was hired as an accountant at the Gouverneur Gardens housing complex, a job she held for many years and from which she later retired. At Gouverneur Gardens, she performed excellently and also had the pleasure and opportunity in helping many young Sierra Leoneans with housing problems. Enid was ecstatic when she gave birth, in December of 1969 to her only child, Asher, who grew up to be brilliant in school, later attending Yale University School of Law. Later in the late 1980's she married her love, Harry Taylor who predeceased her.

She was feisty, bold but friendly, and hardworking while raising a child as a single parent. She was stubborn, not allowing anyone to usurp her rights and the rights of those she loved. She was very eloquent and could rise up to any occasion to give a speech at the drop of a hat. Enid was family, oriented, assisting family members whenever she could and regularly mailing birthday goodies to the young ones far away. She loved to entertain friends in the New York diplomatic circle, also entertaining students from the neighboring Long Island University close to her Brooklyn home. She had a passion for cooking and baking from various recipes.

Enid was religious; since 1969 she was an active and an involved member at Duane United Methodist Church, now Church of the Village. She was President and later Treasurer of the Saint Joseph's Convent Alumni Association, New York Branch.

She has left behind a host of loving relatives and friends including: Son: Asher Sherman. Stepsons: Mark Taylor, Joseph Taylor and Paul Taylor. Sister: Edith Gwendoline Cole. Brothers: Clifton Fyle (Rosaline) and Hilton Fyle. A Sister-in-law: Rose Nelson Fyle. Several nieces and nephews, numerous cousins including her closest cousin, Henrietta Mosia Palmer.

The entire Fyle and Dixon-Fyle families, the Garber's, Graham's, Lynch Shyllon, Koso Thomas, Fraser, jones Asgill, Thorpe, Darboe, Mbayo, Cole, Koroma, Massimo and Randall families.

Close friends including Estina Adekule Kabia, Claudia Joko Macauley, Imodale Burnett, Patricia Taylor and Irene Ademu-John. She was predeceased in death by Brothers Clifford Nelson Fyle, Cecil Magbaily Fyle and Sister, Ethline Fyle. Sadly missed.

May She Rest In Peace

In Loving Memory of

In Memoriam

Melvin Collins Thompson

In Loving Memory Daddy

Benson Abiodun King
Passed away forty years ago, on September 30, 1982

Daphne "O.C." Riddle 
passed away in Virginia
on September 24, 2022.
 Aged 59 years

The Riddle family regrets to announce the death of Daphne Osainatu Riddle of Wellington Street, commonly known as O.C. 
She is survived by her mother Yvette Frazer; husband Winston Afolabi Riddle; children Juliana, Christian, Winston,
and Kelvin Riddle; siblings Claudia Iyamide Janneh, Monfort Cole, and Ramatu Smith; aunts Cynthia Kamara, 
Dovie Bowen-Wright, and Evelyn Whitfield; uncles Donald Lewis, Eku Frazer, Bonton Frazer, and Ladi Frazer; 
cousins Linda Spencer Walters, Ruby Kamara, Ayodele Lewis, Angela Lewis, Jacqueline Obrien-Coker, Cynthia King,
and Tobi; sister-in-laws Olive Johnson, and Kubra Cole; brother-in-laws Abdul Kareem Janneh, Desmond Riddle, 
Richard Riddle, and Christian Riddle; nieces and nephews Fatmata, Karimah, Sai, Nadia, Zarah, and Abdul Kareem 
Janneh, Tina Crook, Annie and Crystal Johnson, Walter Riddle, Emmanuel Riddle, Phillip Riddle, Godric Riddle; 
grandchildren Edward, Edwin, Cristin, Lerih, and Novah. Other relatives in the US, Freetown, and abroad include the Riddle,
Frazer, Janneh, Lewis, Cole, Johnson, During, Hunter, Campbell, Oldfield, Macaulay,
Whitefield, Nylander, Williams, and William-Roberts family.

Arthur Adekunle George Nylander,
 

    Mr. Samuel B. Cole

Fifteen Years Ago

Daphne Sawyerr-Dunn
Who passed away in Washington DC
on August 7, 2007

Nikkita R.V. Williams
of Silver Spring, Maryland passed away on
Wednesday July 6, 2022.
Aged 44 years

Nikkita Rochelle Vanessa Williams (nicknamed Nikki) entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 6th 2022, at her home in Silver Spring, 
Maryland. She was born on March 7, 1978 in Silver Spring, MD to Linda Williams (nee Archer-Davies) and the late Radclyffe V. Williams.

After graduating from Wheaton High School, Nikki attended the University of Maryland where she obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting in 2002. Nikki initially worked in Washington, DC and Bethesda, MD. In 2006, she relocated to Los Angeles, CA where she held several accounting positions. After the passing of her father with whom Nikki was very close, she returned to Maryland to stay with her mother in 2019. At the time of her death, Nikki was employed by KForce where she provided accounting services.

Nikki was smart, witty, kind, caring and extremely generous in spirit. She had an exceptional sense of humor and was gifted with the ability to always make people laugh—regardless of her own circumstances. Nikki was able to relate to everyone and to make people comfortable in her presence. Nikki had a beautiful and contagious smile! Most importantly, Nikki was a forthright person.

She is survived by her mother, Linda Williams; and sisters, Natasha Williams and Naddia Williams. Nikki is predeceased by her father, Mr. Radclyffe Williams.

Aunts and Uncles: Mr. & Mrs. Eefa (Gemina) Archer-Davies, Ms. Hilda Bernard, Dr. Onesia Bishop, Ms. Yvonne Archer-Davies, Mr. & Mrs. Tregson (Mariatu) Davies, Mr. & Mrs. Tilden (Charmin) Davies, and Ms. Victoria Bull.  Grand aunts: Mrs. Omolara Pratt, Mrs. Nellie Ajami, and Ms. Ola Kawaley.

Cousins: Lisa, Samantha, Regina Amira, Lenny, Dexter, Elijah, Georgia, Savon, Arima, Tarid, Tarrin, Taris, Archelia, and Victor. Nephew: Roosevelt (Trey).

Close relatives and family friends include: Archer-Davies, Nelson-Williams, Nelson-Streeter, Ajami, Amara, Coker-Lewis, Cline-Thomas, Thomas, Rose, Coleridge-Taylor, Harper, During, Allen, Metzger, King, Cole, Dixon, O’Reilly-Campbell, Hunter, Scott, Whitfield, Dove, Beckley, Val-Mudge, Fyle, Mseka, Buck & Bouma families.

Lt Col. (Rtd) Tom David Modupeh Davies-Granby
May 11th 2012-May 11th 2022

Sixteen Years Like Yesterday

Clifford Richmond Cole

By family and friends