Dedicated nurse laid to rest
It was a packed Mandeville New Testament Church of God last Saturday as scores of mourners turned out to pay their last respects to the late nurse Adina Tomlinson-Witter, who passed away suddenly on April 16.
Tomlinson-Witter, who was employed at the St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital at the time of her passing, was hailed as a wonderful woman by all who paid tribute to her at her thanksgiving service.
Tributes came in spoken word and song. Tomlinson-Witter was described as a wellrespected and true professional in her chosen career.
She was also described as a most jubilant and happy individual who was dedicated to both her church, the George’s Valley New Testament Church of God, and her workplace.
She was also seen as a woman of generosity who had touched many lives.
The Reverend Dr Osborne Fisher, while delivering the sermon, hailed TomlinsonWitter as a woman who was always in service, even to the day she died.
He said she did her work with joy and gladness while caring for others. In the eulogy, Tomlinson-Witter’s sisters, Flora Davy and Phoebe Tomlinson, described her as a woman who had a passion for nursing and dressmaking.
They shared that she loved family and co-workers and that she served both groups with distinction.
“While at the St Ann’s Bay Hospital, if a patient died, she would cry. She was called to care. Her calling came from God,” said Tomlinson, who also disclosed that her sister loved to read the book Gifted Hands written by well-known neurosurgeon Dr Ben Carson.
Mourners were told that TomlinsonWitter lived the contents of that book as a caregiver.
Davy and Tomlinson told the crowd that their sister had a passion for mathematics and track and field while she attended high school and said that she was always a winner.
Tomlinson-Witter, who was the ninth of 11 children born to Sydney and Evelyn Tomlinson on March 20, 1966, was married to Donald Witter. The union produced two children.
Tomlinson-Witter also leaves behind her mother Evelyn, two grandchildren, six brothers, four sisters, other relatives, and numerous friends.
She was interred at the Oaklawn Memorial Gardens at Dunsinane in Manchester following the thanksgiving service.
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