Can't believe it's 3 years already! Continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord mami

Aunty Mary, may your soul continue to rest in the Lord.

A year has passed but you remain fondly in our hearts...... RIP

One year gone already but it still feels like today...your passing...sure time will heal the shock and pain, sure as well your memory will forever remain fresh with us, who loved you dearly, and shared so much happy and joyful times together...May your soul rest with The Lord.

Mum we all love and missing everyday.

Whereever you are have a happy birthday from all of us until we meet again .

Mum rest in peace.

Today you would have been a year older, celebrating with us. Knowing you are in a better place is our only consolation. Rest well Ma Mary!!!

Aunty Mary, you are gone but not forgotten. I will forever have you in my heart

Mami, you were and always will be mother whether here or beyond. Thank you for your wise words and may your soul rest in perfect peace as you watch over us from the world which awaits us for our next meeting.

Lord, lead her safely home.

Mami, so it is true that you're gone...!
Two months gone already when the news of your death came as a bombshell and it still seems like a dream to me. I can't imagine I will be seeing you in a couple of hours time for the last time in a strange cold house and not your very warm house, which made me always sleepy when visiting you. Mami, I can't imagine that I will see you and we'll not be able to "tori" as usual.
Though you didn't bring me into this world, you rendered a mother's shoulder to me when I needed one. I remember how we used to chat for hours, your words of wisdom, your jokes and all, I will forever miss.
"My Opsan meeting passenger", how will I be driving to meetings without you?
I will forever miss you Mami and thank you for everything.
Enjoy your sleep with the Lord. Adieu

Très Chère et Très Aimée Mami,

Que le Tout Puissant t'accueille en son sein et à la place des justes.

Nous pleurons ton départ, trop tôt, trop soudain, mais ton amour vivra en nous pour toujours.

Merci pour tout ce que tu as été.

Respectueusement,
Sylvain

May you rest with the peace of The Lord mama

Gone too soon..............
Ma Mary, I keep on hearing your voice saying "Ekaette, when are you going to cook my edikaikong soup". This you asked with a smile on your face. I kept on procastinating saying "soon , dont worry". I wish I could turn the hands of the clock back. You have left us physically but shall forever live in our hearts. At functions you are conspicuously missing, we all keep saying "you should be here". Adieu, rest peacefully in the bossom of our Lord...Amen.

Ma Mary, I have visited this memorial site on numerous occasions and have been reluctant to light a candle because even two months after your shocking departure to the world beyond, that fact has remained illusionary in my mind. Now that we of the Camreoon North-West Cultural Association (CNWCA-UK) have had two executive meetings and we’ve not seen you, the reality is sinking in with a lot of pain. Maybe the message of the inevitable was there but too clouded for us mortals to see, or else, how did it happen that a week before your passing on, as always I received my usual 3 o’clock reminder call from you that you were ready for the meeting and just waiting for me to pick you up. And of course at the meeting (27/4/2014) the unusual happened. For the first time we unexpectedly had eight bottles of your trade-mark drink ‘mateus’ and all of us were fighting over it. Hardly did we know that we were in fact celebrating your last meeting with us. We’ll miss your leadership, Mbanglum moves, your uplifting prayers, your counsel, the achu, the ‘kehti kehti’, and everything about you Ma Mary. For me in particular, the awkwardness of driving to the association meetings without you is something I am not looking forward to. Adieu Ma Mary! Let the Good Lord be gentle with your soul!

Dear Mami
Oh words cannot describe you, your smile and humour will always be remembered.
Mami it’s closed to two months that you have been gone, I still cannot get over this untimely departure. You have left us and the world to a greater and peaceful place, I feel void but can still feel your presence around. I hear you talking to me , calling me by ''Ndia Emma'', the jokes you made and some of the words you always use. I remember our last meal, 'achu and mateus rose’, Sunday a week before your untimely departure, it was our last super indeed. ''If man be fit live forever ii better'' ( Late Prince Nico Mbarga), unfortunately we cannot.You have now been called upon by our Heavenly Father , where you will find eternal peace.
Mami thanks for the support , advice and love showed to me, you are a mother who will be forever remembered and missed dearly.

'Ndia Emma Patcha'

Ma Mary you where a special Mum and daughter of the Bamendankwe village,you committed in maintaining the culture and did your best to pass it on to the younger generation. Little did we know your attendance of our last meeting in Basingstoke in March was to say good bye. Your memory will live on.

Forever Special

Friends and family took it for granted that there was something ready to eat, serving with joy that comes from above. Whether Achu , or pepper soup, it was seasoned with our aunty Mary’s love.

Some will say this, some will say that, but on these things we’ll have to agree:
Our aunty Mary was very lively, and wise, and very fun; she had shared hours of fun and laughter with us.

Her words to me: “My daughter Chimene, Be faithful and Strong to take good care of our family.”

So although we miss her voice for a while, Her prayers will echo through many years long.

Dear aunty Mary, Forever missing, Forever Special, May your Soul Rest in Peace!

Dear Auntie Mary,

It's difficult writing this because it is the first time I have been able to acknowledge you are no longer here in the flesh, despite the fact that I can still hear your voice in my head. I'm still expecting you to bound into the house at any moment and tell me to sit down so we can story! At least I know that all the heavens will be entertained for eternity.

Miss you so much Auntie xxxx

Dear Gran, I will always treasure the memories I have of you. From the days of me nagging you for chocolate as a child, to the days of me sitting with you and you making me laugh. I will deeply miss you and will hold these memories in my heart forever.Rest In Peace.

Que le confort de Dieu aide en cette période tres difficile.
Nos condoléances plus sincères.

So sad to hear of your passing Ma Mary. London scene is not going to be the same ever. I will miss you so much, your openness to offer advice was second to none. Your beautiful heart will be missed greatly. I am comforted to know you are resting in the bossom of our Lord and Saviour. RIP.

Mami, little did I know that you came to tell me your goodbye when we shared the last supper together. That last memoir with you and your very gentle voice keeps haunting me. Patrick is still waiting for the achu  Your bed is still waiting for you .Onome is also waiting for grandma to come visit. You will be forever missed.

Ma Mary you were indeed so special and we will miss you dearly. The love and concern you showed to us all reminds us every day of the treasure you were in our lives. May your soul rest in perfect peace.

Dearest Ma Mary, what can I say? What can we say? What can OPSA UK say now? You have shocked us so much with this sudden departure. We had our mateus wine ready for you at the gala, but you were very missing. The jokes, the laughs, your love of soukus and how you would twist your waist to the beat of the music during meetings, all the times you advised us at meetings and visits to your home or mine, we will so miss that now. All your funny Okoyong stories, from the famous 'niners' class, no one there now to pass these on. Rest in peace, as we all have to accept God's will for you and us. Pray for us there with Our Lady of the Rosary - until the day we meet to part no more. OPSA UK salutes you as our olderst member who has left us behind, but we will cherish the good memories we shared with you all these years. Farewell. Jacqui on behalf of OPSA UK.

Sister Mary, you left too soon but your memories will live on. Our family is one less because of your departure! The family at large and mine in particular will join the Angels in wishing you farewell. You will meet lots of our love ones who also "left too soon" and for that, we will stay in remembrance of your departed Souls!
Cousin, George Nwafor, San Jose, CA . USA

Mami Mary as she was fondly called, may you rest in perfect peace.
RIP

My Beloved Anti I know I'm going to miss you and you were such good mother to me. you always makes me smile when you come to the pub and we always have a little chad and always help me when there is occassion in the pub by washing up after cooking. I know how much you are a good Anti to me and now that you have gone there wil be no body to help me the way you do when you where alive.May your soul rest in peace in jesus name Amen.

'GRAN' - as you were affectionately called by me and the kids - you came into my life and left indelible footprints on my heart, and invaluable memories I will always be grateful for and forever cherish. Thanks for the unique privilege of knowing you...REST IN PERFECT PEACE! "Damirifa due..."

"I will always treasure all the fund memories I have of you. The love, dedication and devotion you have always shown to your family is amazing. You will be deeply missed. May your soul rest in the peace of our lord Jesus Christ" Amen

Dear Auntie Mary,
Our Hearts are heavy individually and collectively by your sudden departure.
Our heart grieves over what we’ve lost, but our spirit rejoices over all the good memories you’ve left behind.
For 7yrs during our time in Bamenda, Achu became our Sunday meal instead of Kwacoco and banga soup, even when you were unable to bring it yourself, you made sure someone brought it. This Achu was able to feed the entire family with left over’s for Monday. As far back as a little girl attending Gov’t school Up Station, to this day, I remember your warmth and kindness towards my family.
Your friendship to my family is a great testimony of what true friendship is. Even after we had left Bamenda, you made sure you stopped at our house in the south to say hello to your friend and his entire family during your visits to the area.
You were always around the family, when the grandchildren started popping up in London, surprise surprise you were also amongst the first to visit. You’ve have indeed gone too soon.
You’ll be missed and may the good Lord grant you eternal Rest.

Karen Lifanje - Ekontang On Behalf of the Lifanje’s Family

My dear sister, we never dreamed your death so near. The blow was hard, the shock severe, not only those who love can tell the pain of parting without farewell. God give us strength to face this blow, what it meant losing you, no one will know.
To hear your voice, to see your smile, to sit and talk with you awhile, to be together in the same old way would be our dearest wish today, but loving memories never die.
As days go by; in our hearts a memory is kept of the one we love and will never forget.

"Adieu Remme" (Nchang) as you always called me

My beloved Aunty Mary,

You have left a vacuum in our hearts but your legacy lives. May your soul rest in perfect peace my very loving and caring Aunty.

May the ground be soft on you mammy.
You may be gone but you'll forever live with us.
Miss you greatly

God is in control, and He knows everything. We know you are in His bosom until we meet again.

Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow.

You will be greatly missed.
Love Jackie

SPECIAL
People do not go away
they walk beside us
EVERY DAY.