“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
Agatha Applewhaite
Aged 94
Of #1 Yearwood’s Road Development
Black Rock, St. Michael
Daughter of the late Samuel Ward and Ethel Howell
Wife of the late Garvey Applewhaite
Mother of Norma Warner, Angella, Marcia and Pedrekah Applewhaite;
and the late Vasco, Trevor and Winston Welch, and Deborah Foster
Grandmother of Julian Foster, Juli-Anne, Pedro and Petra Welch, and Jalisa Husbands
Great-grandmother of Jaylan Foster
Sister of Edwin Howell, Bishop St. Clair Howell, Monica Howell-Stowe;
and the late Evon Nicholas, Emmerson Welch and Ophelia Jackman
Mother-in-law of Hal Warner, Paul Foster and Glendeane Welch
Sister-in-law of Pamela and Rosetta Howell, Olga Welch and the late Dennis Stowe
Aunt of Nadine Timmons, Ricardo Howell, Sophia Williams, and Carl Jackman (all of the
USA); Deborah Deane, Sonia Boyce, Marion Todd, Stephen Welch, Dwaine Stowe,
Owen, Sylvester, Winslow, and Stephen Jackman
Cousin of Wilton Ward (UK)
Friend of Lorrenda Clarke, Vanda Leacock and many others
Relative of the Howell, Welch and Jackman families.
The Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Agatha Applewhaite takes place on Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 10 a.m. at Mount Olive United Holy Church, Grosvenor’s Road, Carrington Village, St. Michael; followed by the interment at Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens.
Wreaths may be sent to Downes and Wilson Funeral Home, on Saturday, June 6, 2026 no later than 7:30 a.m.
Relatives and friends may pay their respects at Downes and Wilson Funeral Home, Eagle Hall, St. Michael on Friday, June 5, 2026, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Live Streaming via Downes and Wilson Funeral Home YouTube channel
Condolences may be sent to: www.downesandwilson.com






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