Wilma Blackman
October 30, 1928 ~ January 17, 2015 (age 86) 86 Years OldShare using:
WATERBURY - Mrs. Wilma Blackman nee Elcock, age 86, widow of the late Arnold Fitzgerald Blackman and sister of the late Eileen Elcock of Barbados, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, January 17, 2015 at the Waterbury Hospital.
Mrs. Blackman was born in Barbados on October 30th, 1928. She is the daughter of the late Oscar Greaves and Violet Elcock. She was raised in St. George, Barbados and attended the St. George Secondary School in Barbados. She worked as a nurse’s aide and care giver. She took up residence with her daughter in Connecticut in 2005.
Wilma loved her children dearly. She was a caring, sensitive, self-sacrificing woman with strong disciplinarian qualities. She laid a firm foundation for her children to build upon. She was very creative and enjoyed cooking, sewing, knitting, ceramic crafts and trinquettes. Wilma also like gardening and was industrious and thrifty with money.
She was a member of the Black Rock Seventh Day Adventist Church Community Services Group in Barbados and the Dorcus Society which ministers to the those in need. Wilma was a woman of prayer and therefore was a member of the Prayer Warrior Group there.
She loved the Lord with all her heart from a child and accepted him as her personal savior and then later joined the Seventh Day Adventist Church in the 1970's. She became a strong pillar of faith and held very high standards of morality. On Saturday morning, January 17th at about 10:45 a.m. Wilma fell asleep in Jesus, but before she passed, she bore this testimony that she saw Jesus and subsequently, we believe that she will rise again on that great day of the resurrection morning. Let us be faithful that we might be re-united with her in the kingdom of God.
Mrs. Blackman is survived by her ten children; Peter Elcock and Margaret Elcock of Barbados, Linda Bovell and Angela Bullen-Martin of Connecticut, Rena Blackman, David Blackman, Jenny Clarke of Barbados, Judy Blackman, Michael Blackman of Connecticut, Mark Blackman of Canada; 23 grandchildren, 19 great- great grandchildren, two great- great- grand children and many sons and daughters in law, cousins and other relatives.
Wilma also leaves to mourn, Angela Bullen-Martin, Linda Bovell and Michael Blackman families of Connecticut, Natalie and Marcus Fox family of Connecticut, Michelle Maitland and family of Hartford, David Maloney and family of Boston, Wayana Greaves and family of Maryland and Barbados, the Blackman family of Barbados, Mark Blackman and Nicholas Bovell families of Canada, Karen Skeete and family of England, Elcock families of Barbados, Trinidad, Venezuela and Long Island, New York .She was best friend of Marcia Harper and family of Connecicut. She was a close friend of Khantel Summerville and the late Sister Hall and family of Connecticut, and her church family at the Shalom Seventh Day Adventist, and a friend of many.
Her funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 3 p.m. Visitation will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Shalom Seventh Day Adventist Church, 84 Crown Street, Waterbury. Burial will be held in St. Michael, Barbados. The Naugatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald-Zembruski Funeral Home, 240 North Main Street, Naugatuck, is assisting the family with arrangements. To send an online condolence, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemorial.com
