Vida Llewellyn Grace whipped up many tasty breakfast dishes for tourists staying at the then Holiday Inn Hotel and other hotels with aplomb. Her dedication to her role as breakfast cook earned her the respect of her peers and management. It brought tremendous...
Olga Boyce was born in Parris Village, St. Joseph. She was a pupil of St. Joseph’s Girls’ School. Like many girls in her era, Olga worked as a domestic in private homes across Barbados until she retired. Ms. Boyce was never married but had two children,...
Leroy Kitty Pitt was born in Glebe Land, Station Hill, St. Michael. She was educated at Hindsbury School to third standard. On leaving school, she worked in the Agricultural Section at the then Agriculture Department, now the National Conservation...
James Stuart was born at Ellerton, St. George and was educated at St. Luke’s Boys’ School. When he left school, James worked at the then Department of Public Works as a mason. Like many young men of this era, James joined the Barbados Regiment and fought in...
George McMalon Toppin was 23-years-old when he left Barbados and went to the United Kingdom to fight in World War II. Like many young Barbadians who left these shores for the battlefield, he was unaware of the dangers that were ahead. However, Mr....
George Elcock worked as an interior decorator and a real estate agent. He married his sweetheart Elsina in 1949 and that union produced one son. She predeceased him in 2016. He also had more than six grands and great-grands. In earlier days, he was...
