Aged 63, entered into rest on Sunday May 3, 2026. Late of Lot 5 St. Barnabas Development, St. Michael; formerly of Edgecumbe, St. Philip.
Wife of William Layne.
Daughter of the late Elrita and Frederick Wason.
Mother of Angela Franklyn, Andrew and Andre Layne.
Grandmother of Leeann Mason, Shajahri Franklyn and Zane Brambles.
Great-grandmother of Krisianno Beckles, Shajere Franklyn.
Sister of Rosalind, Chesterfield, Hezekiah, Nigel, Glyne and Shyloh (USA) Franklyn (U.S.A.), Mitchell, Hendricks, Elvis and Junior Franklyn, Jacqueline Wason, Onel Griffith, Valentine Codrington, Carmen Campbell and the late Esther Campbell.
Aunt of Rita Evans and many others.
Cousin of many.
Sister-in-law of Sandra Layne-Burke.
Relative of the Brown, Rice, Kennedy, Pilgrim, Small, Jones, Newton and Carter families.
Friend of Mearl Harewood, George Proverbs, Patrick Clarke, Julia Hippolyte and many others
The funeral service of the late Marlese Elizabeth Layne née Franklin takes place on Thursday June 4, 2026, at the St. Philip’s Parish Church, Church Village St. Philip. Relatives and friends are asked to meet at 3:00 pm for the service followed by the interment in the church yard.
The body will repose in The Michael Bryan Memorial Chapel Belmont Road St. Michael on Wednesday June 3rd from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm and at the church on Thursday at 1:45 pm, from which time floral arrangements will be appreciated. The organist and choir are asked to attend.
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