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Sylvester Price Dies at 97

The long and productive life of Sylvester Price, also known as Greene, came to an end on June 20, 2025 at the age of 97.

Sylvester Price

Mr. Price (Greene) originally from Antigua and Barbuda, W.I has been a resident of St. Thomas Virgin Islands since the early 1950s. He was a carpenter/joiner who initially worked at the West Indian Company and who went on to help in the building of many structures in the St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, including the receptionist area of various hotels and the construction of the Federal Building.

He is survived by his 7 children, (Icilma Price Harrigan, Lestroy Price, Valerie Price Jones, Dr. Vanessa K. Price, Sandra Price Blyden, Shawn Price, and June Pryce), 6 grandchildren (Shakir Francis, Ajani Corneiro, Tiffani Davis, Tianna Davis, Ashaan Price, and Adonnis Price) and one great grandchild Aiden Corneiro. His wife, Ernestine Price, passed on before him.

Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. at Turnbull’s Funeral Home.

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