On June 4th, 1962, Alphonso& Manekerbell Canter gave birth to a beautiful bouncing baby girl. Theynamed her Coralee Rosalie Canter.
Coralee attended Oakes FieldPrimary and completed her secondary education at T.A. Thompson High School.Upon completing high school, Coralee worked at a Security firm for severalyears of her life. Coralee then decided to pursue her dream of becoming anurse. She moved to Ocala, Florida where she would’ve worked in a Nursing homebefore owning her very own, while in University. Coralee lived in Florida for22 years. While on family vacation, she found out that she was an expected Grandmotherfor the very first time so she then made the decision to move back to Nassauwhere she would be closer to her Granddaughter. Coralee then started working atDoctor’s Hospital as a Patient Care Technician up until the time that Godcalled her home.
Faith would have it thatCoralee would have met her love Ralph while exercising. Coralee & Ralphwould have fallen deeply in love & decided that they wanted to spend therest of their lives together. On January 18th, 2020, she got married to Ralphand they both started their life together as newlyweds.
In the early hours of August7th, 2021, Coralee started to experience shortness of breath and was soon afterrushed to Doctor’s Hospital where she was then admitted. Coralee would’ve spentthree (3) months in hospital and then was later released on November 10th,2021. During this time, Coralee seemed to would’ve been getting better for afew weeks; up until Coralee started to have an intense pain in her stomachagain on the 23rd of December, 2021. The ambulance had to be called and againCoralee was admitted into Doctor’s Hospital. Prayers were prayed for Coralee’sfast recovery and return but the Sovereign God had other plans. On TuesdayJanuary 18th, 2022, Coralee breathe her final breath and was taken into eternalrest.
Predeceased by her father:Alphonso Canter
Left to cherish her memoriesare her Husband: Burl Ralph Hepburn;Children: Monique Arnett(Claudwell), Dereck Culer II (Gimel), Raquel Culmer; Step-children: Ralph Hepburn, Averil White & Monalisa Culmer; Grandchildren: Claudia, Claude &Nevaeh Arnett, Dericka, Solliah, Akira & Dereck Culmer IV; Mother: Manekerbell Canter; Adopted Mother: Deaconess SylviaGaitor; Mother-in-law: SheilaHepburn; Brothers-in-law: Dwayne& Donnovan Dorsett; Sisters:Emeritta Alexis, Susimae Canter, Janetta Pratt, Ivarene Murphy, EleameaseWilliamson, Mary-Ann (Alex) Woodside, Vivian (Ricky) Liang, Sheila Capron,Monica Gaitor; Brothers: Alphonso II(Valderine) Canter, Berkley Canter, Samuel, Vincent & Brian Gaitor; Nieces & Nephews: Anthony(Michelle) & Oriel Sampson, Anishka, Vashti, Alphonso III Canter, KerklinII & Jania Pratt, Dario Canter, Adriana, Franklin & Vincent Ellis; Aunts: Geneva, Bernice & BerthaCanter; Sister-in-law: Sophia Hall; Uncle: Samuel Canter; Numerous cousins including: EllamaeHall, Ettamae McKenzie, Dale Rolle, Thaddius Rahming (Carmen), Lionel (Cynthia)Johnson, Sandra Miller & Jennifer Moss; Close friends & relatives: Maxine Cooke & family, MoniqueClarke & family, Deka Rolle & family, Ricardo & Tanya Laing &family, Doctor’s Hospital family, Donald’s Furniture family, Arnett family,Hepburn family, Petrie Francis, special Thanks to Doctor’s Hospital ICU doctors& nurses, Pastor Timothy Johnson, Church family at My Baillou Hill Road,Pastor T.G. Morrison, Church family at Zion East & Shirley Street.
