Celebration of life for

Linton nee Forde – Rita Arletta, aged 73 late of Sandford St Philip, Retired Currency Officer at The Central Bank of Barbados.

Daughter of the late Richard & Duchess Forde (St. Kitts),

Widow of the late Hutson R. Linton Esq,

Beloved Mother of Kim C. Linton (Youth Commissioner- Min. of Youth, Sports & Community Empowerment),

Sister of the late Jane Rosetta Richards (Curacao),

Aunt of Violet, Ivy, Bronte, Carlton, George, Juliet, Cenaida & Marva all of the Netherlands, Curacao & Aruba, Eric Gibson, Shernelle Broomes – Carter, Safiya Broomes – Graham(Canada), Lynda Weekes Taylor, Juliette Bascom (USA) & many others,

Niece of Eugene, Carlton, Edward, Seymour & Courtney Forde,

Dearest Cousin of Myrtle Layne, Cobin Hinds, Sonia Nurse, Bernard Cumberbatch, Coleen Pitt (UK), Joan Zimmerli, Angela & Brenda Forde and many more.

Mother in Law of Benita Linton (Olga Millar Nursery),

Sister in Law of Henderson, Sherville (Fonnie), Roy (Ritchie), the late Tyson Linton, Pamela Samuel, the late Judith Broomes & others.

Daughter in Law of the Late Carlton & Lorraine Linton of Lucas Street, St Philip,

Godmother of Kara Newsam (Sagicor Life Inc), Gail Bascom (NYC) & Deborah Cave,

 Relative of the Forde, Richards, Roach, Hutchenson, Panneflek, Williams, Winklaar, Maduro & Edgehill, families,

 Cherished Friend of Juliette Fenty, Coral Antrobus, Octavia Gibson, Muriel Lovell, the late Cordel Holder & others too numerous to mention.

The funeral of the late Rita Arletta Linton nee Forde leaves L E Smith Funeral Home on Tuesday, November 9th at 1:15 pm for the St. Philip Parish Church where invited relatives and friends are asked to meet at 3:00 pm for a service of thanksgiving followed by the interment in the churchyard.

Floral tributes should be delivered to the funeral home no later than 1:00pm on Tuesday.

The body will be reposed for viewing at the Grande Salle, Central Bank of Barbados, Church Village, St. Michael on Monday, November 8th 2021 from 3 until 5:00 p.m.

Please be advised that all Covid-19 protocols are in effect.

Condolences may be sent to [email protected]

Join the family via live stream at https://lesmithfunerals.live/RitaLinton