Lena May Francis Obituary (1924

Lena May Francis, 88, of Poulsbo, WA passed away on December 8, 2012. Lena was born on August 15, 1924 in Breadnut Hill, Jamaica to George Ramsay and Lucretia Coombs. She married Oscar Francis on April 28, 1962 in St. Andrew, Jamaica. Lena worked for 15 years as a midwife at Idelmaud Nursing Home in Kingston, Jamaica and later as a housekeeper for 10 years at Martha and Mary Nursing Home. She was a member of Shortwood Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kingston, Jamaica and Poulsbo Seventh Day Adventist Church. Lena was an avid quilter and seamstress. She is preceded in death by her husband, Oscar and daughter, Marjorie Ramsay, but Lena's memory will live on with her sons, Esmond of Florida and Mario of Jamaica; daughters, Barbara Ramsay of New York, Sandra Facey of Poulsbo, Janet Green of Jamaica and Jacqueline Jackson of Poulsbo; sister, Sylvia Murphy of Florida; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A celebration of life service for Lena will be held on Sunday, December 23rd at 12:00pm at the Poulsbo Seventh Day Adventist Church. Inurnment will be private at Cherry Grove Memorial Park, Poulsbo, WA. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Poulsbo Seventh Day Adventist School 1700 NE Lincoln Rd Poulsbo, WA 98370-8549.