Cynthia Veira, also known as "Grandma Veira," of Estate Sion Farm died on Feb. 11. She was 78 years old.
She is survived by her husband, Samuel Veira; daughters: Valerie Williams, Ursula Jones, Cecile Veira-Allen, Lorna Francis, Florina Veira- Corbett, Judianna Freeman, Mishka Barnes and Suden Graham; sons: Israel Veira, Maxwell Veira, E. Fitzgarald Veira and Julian Veira; 45 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; three daughters-in-law; eight sons- in-law; one sister; three brothers; special friends: the Church family at Church of the Nazarene, Edith Maynard, Angela Gabrial, Vernette Richardson and family, Mrs. Thomas, Glenda Michaud; and other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.
A viewing will take place at 11 a.m. followed by a funeral service at noon on Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Christiansted Church of the Nazarene, Goldenrock. Interment will be at Kingshill Cemetery.
Professional Funeral Services are entrusted to James Memorial Funeral Home Inc. Located at 6 AA La Grande Princesse, Christiansted. Telephone: 718-8663/Fax: 718-8661