Ms. Millicent Violetta Joseph, affectionately known as Ashby, was born on the 2nd of February in 1921 to Adela Francis and James Joseph in Parham Town.
She spent a considerable part of her life in Seaview Farm and Freeman Village before moving to Tindale Road where she currently resides.
Ms. Joseph’s life is full of many achievements and moments of joy. She was a mother to ten children, Cyril Samuel, Dornell & Gloria Ferris, and one other whose name remains unknown. Unfortunately, all of them have passed away except for Victor Gore, Cordella Ferris Parker, Gweneth Ferris Pelle, Wilda Ferris Chatman, Rhona Ferris, and Sylvester Ferris.
For many years, Ms. Joseph worked on the loco line, cutting sugar. She was also a farmer and a woodcutter.
Her hardworking and dedicated personality was an inspiration to many other villagers.
Ms. Joseph is an active member of the Freeman’s Village Methodist Church and takes great pride in her faith.
She ensured that all her children attended church on Sundays and participated in various church activities. Her immense love for God and devotion to the church has been a guiding light for her family and the community.
Ms. Joseph is blessed with twenty-eight grandchildren, forty-five great-grandchildren, and five great-great-grandchildren.
She is a loving grandmother who has played a pivotal role in instilling values in her grandchildren.
Her favorite song is “What a friend we have in Jesus”, and she starts her day with prayers and thanking the creator for life.
When it comes to food, Ms. Joseph loves Fungi, Fish, and Cassava, which she enjoys with her family and friends. She is an excellent cook and has always been a generous host who loves to share her favorite dishes.
Ms. Joseph has been a caregiver for many people in the village, and her kindness and compassion have touched many lives.
She was also the life of the party and was usually the first on the dance floor. However, she was also a strict disciplinarian who gave specific instructions to her children and ensured that they followed them.
At the age of 102, Ms. Joseph is still going strong, surrounded by the love of her family and the community. Her remarkable journey and contributions to her family and village will always be cherished and remembered.
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ONE THOUGHT OR TWO
Congatulations on your 102 years of excellence!
Respect and honor Ms Millicent Violetta Joseph aka Ashby, SGOE (Senior Grandparent Order of Excellence)!
Your “children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him.”
Our native, venerable, noble Centenarians, descendants of our heroic, enslaved African ancestors had few and no choices within the economic and education systems of colonialism and slavery to earn a living: “Washing, cleaning, working in the canefield, picking cotton.”
Their labor produced the economic wealth and cultural benefits of our colonizers.
Our Centenarians survived by practicing the fundamental economic-survivor (scarcity) principle: “Eat a little, Save a little, Spend a little.”
Our Centenarians,with their African spirituality, internalized the hope of a better life, faith, while using the social benefits of the organized churches.
They are our survivors! We must include their life experiences in our youths’ teaching of Caribbean History!
The longevity of our Centenarians is headlines today and big business of scientific studies.
Our elderly and Centenarians, past and present, learned from our ancestors and observed from their ‘clinical trials’ that eating the traditional foods of “ground provisions, medicinal herbs, fruits, drinking water, physical activity (exercise), sleep provided the necessary mental and physical health benefits. We must grow our own food in our gardens!
“The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth and he that is wise will not abhor them.”
Let us interact with Humility, Grace, Honesty, Good Intentions!….Be nice to each other!
Save Our Humanity, Save our Youths, Save our Environment, Save our Soil!!!
Respect
I will like her to say if she knows anyone from willikies during the 50’s by name.
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