He is survived by his spouse, Mary M. Leonce; daughters: Portia and Devi-Ann Leonce, and Michelle Leonce Coker; sons: Raymond S. Leonce, and Phillip and Ian Herman; grandchildren: St. Clair, Sean and Shane Welcome, Shawn Herman, Taj and Ayanna Herman, Maya Hosein, Marlena Coker, Makalia Leonce; daughter-in-law, Agatha Herman; son-in-law, Anthony Coker; sisters: Rosetta Emilaire, Celina Fenelon (Tiadu), Agnitta Hilda, Leah Ambrose, Sylvia Sydney of St. Lucia, and Julia Dominique and Agnes Verhoff of St. Croix; and brothers: Leonard Leonce, Francis John (Fantelio) and Thomas Matthurin (Fanno) of St. Lucia.
He is also survived by nieces: Lisa Stines of St Croix, Sarah V. Verhoff of North Carolina, Andrina Gardiner of Massachusetts, Jeanne Beausoliel, Tesa Leonce of Canada, Pamela Ambrose, Patricia Louis-Fernand, Livia and Nelma Leonce of St. Lucia, and Annette Cenac of California; nephews: Edward Dominique, Jonas Verhoff of St. Croix; Derrick Dominique of Massachusetts. Gene Dominique of Florida, Jason Verhoff of Ohio, Cyril Cenac of New Jersey, Julian, Peter, Raymond Fenelon, and Anthony Jr. and Leonard Jr. Leonce of St. Lucia
He is also survived by brothers-in-law: Francois Dominique, Deacon James Verhoff, Paul and Evans Herman, Martin, Joseph and David Herman; sisters-in-law: Olive Leonce and Helen Emmanuel; special friends: Deacon Conrad Williams and family, Deacon Neville Charles Deacon Guillermo Huertas and family, Dosha Christopher, the Boniface Family, John C. Tifrere, the St. Joseph’s Church family, the staff of Floor Specialist & Tropical Plumbing; as well as many other cousins and other relatives too numerous to 9 a.m. mention.
There will be a viewing held at 9 a.m. and a funeral service at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 19, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Kingshill Cemetery.
All arrangements are by James Memorial Funeral Home Inc.
