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Marie Tonge Dies at 77

Marie Tonge

Marie Tonge of Estate Mt. Pleasant died on April 20. She was 77 years old.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Eliza Gumbs; brother, Stanley Hodge; and nephew, Marcel Vluan.

She is survived by her daughters: Brenda Maynard, Patricia Rogers, Kysheema Williams and Makysha Williams; sons: George M. Brooks, Ronald Williams, Shard R. Williams and Mervin Mills; and grandchildren: Ashana Williams, Lauren Brooks, Arneshia Brooks, Alyrick King, Jahtera King and Mhakeda Shillingford.

He is also survived by sisters: Suzette Vluan-Barry, Therese Romeo-Gumbs and Evelyn Gumbs; brother, Evans Gumbs; nieces: Delia Gumbs, Helen Cristina Romeo and Rosemarie Romero; nephews: Stanley Vluan, Mark Vluan, Clive Gumbs, Aphonso Gumbs, Alfred Romeo and Ernest Romeo; and great nieces: Chalmarie Vluan, Anishka Romeo and Maureen Vluan.

Other survivors include great nephews too numerous to mention; daughters-in-law: Sharon A. Williams and Debra A. Brooks; special friends: the whole congregation of Southside Pentecostal Church, also the Virgin Islands School Crossing Guards; special friends: Elsie Sandy, Monica Alexander, Ms. Durant and Montique Roberts; as well as other relatives and friends too numerous to mention.

The viewing will be held at 10 a.m. followed by a funeral service at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 4, at Southside United Pentecostal Church. Interment will follow at Kingshill Cemetery.

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