EDITH M. COCKBURN's Obituary
Edith Menzie (O’Meally) Cockburn, 95, passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 14, 2021 in Sterling, Virginia. She was born to the late Solomon Edgerton and Charlotte (Murray) O’Meally on November 5, 1926 in Harewood, St. Catherine, Jamaica, West Indies. Named after her beloved late Aunt Edith Menzie Kerridge (O’Meally) of Panama.
In summer of 1958, she immigrated to Brooklyn, New York City, New York and married her late husband, Stanley Aloysius Cockburn also a native of Jamaica from Castleton, St. Andrew. They were married for 48 years and settled in St. Albans, Queens, New York where they raised their three daughters. She was loving and shared her wonderful God-given gifts throughout her life. Edith entered the elderly nursing field as a nursing aide and become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). For almost two decades, she worked and then retired from Windsor Park Nursing Home in Queens Village, New York.
In Jamaica, West Indes, Edith was a member of St. Saviour’s Anglican Church and The Order of the Daughters of the King. She and the family joined the congregation of St. Alban the Martyr Episcopal Church in St. Albans, New York where Edith was an active member of the Sunday School Breakfast Committee for many years.
In 2008, she relocated to Statham, Georgia and then Sterling, Virginia with her daughter Tregel. In her new home, she enjoyed making new friends and participating in the daily activities and being an active senior volunteer at the Senior Center at Cascades in Sterling, Virginia to keep her “young”.
Edith loved to sew and crochet! Making lots of clothes and granny-square blankets for her family and friends, including church confirmation, prom, and wedding dresses for her daughters. To many, she was a confidante, sounding board, and a shoulder to cry on. When visitors came to her home from abroad, there was always a warm welcome. Edith will be deeply missed by family and friends near and far. There are many stories and memories, too numerous to recount.
In addition to her parents and husband she was predeceased by her brothers Lionel, Philip and Durneif O’Meally and sisters, Daisy Davis, Hepzebah (HB) Johnson, Loris Rerrie, and Daphne Collins. Edith is survived by her daughters Diane Jellerette (Troy) of Norwalk, Connecticut, Sharon Tucker (Wayne) of Uniondale, New York and Tregel Amos (Michael) of Sterling, Virginia; Nana Edith’s cherished grandchildren Vaughn Tucker, Monica Tucker, Danielle Jellerette, Taylor Jellerette (Michelle), Alyssa Amos and Michael Amos, Jr.; Her loving sister Evelyn (O’Meally) Wedemier Salmon of Pembrooke Pines, Florida and her dear cousins Alvarene Molland (Murray) of Manhattan, New York and Lloyd O’Meally of Panama. She has left many nieces, nephews, cousins, sister friends, and adopted children who called her Mom Edith. We were all blessed to have had her in our lives.
An informal remembrance gathering will be held Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 from 10:30am to 1pm at 22066 Circle Drive (corner of East Maple Avenue) in Sterling, Virginia 20164. Contact info: 571-313-0018
Memorial contribution(s) can be made in Edith’s memory to:
Senior Center at Cascades, The Advisory Board, 21060 Whitfield Place, Sterling, VA 20165
Make check payable to: LCSCC Advisory Board
https://www.loudoun.gov/1145/Senior-Center-at-Cascades
Senior Center at Cascades Advisory Board is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
St. Alban the Martyr Episcopal Church, 116-42 Farmers Blvd., St. Albans, NY 11412
Attention: Rev. Voets or Sandra Hinds
https://www.satmqueens.org/
Make check payable: St. Albans the Martyr
Memo line: St. Albans Community Foundation
Online condolences may be made to the family at Loudoun Funeral Chapel: www.loudounfuneralchapel.com
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