God in his unique way bestowed the gift of a beautiful baby girl, Delores “Lor” Cassandra Styles on the beautiful island of New Providence on February 20, 1939 to the proud parents of Charles and Beatrice Shepherd. She was the oldest child of seven siblings.
Delores received her early education from Eastern Junior School and moved on to Eastern Senior School. She grew up in the Hawkins Hill area then eventually moved to Peardale then Windsor Place.
On November 21, 1964, she was joined in holy matrimony to Neville Styles at Salem Baptist Church. From this union came Devane, Neville, Simone and Racquel where they lived out their family life in South Beach Estates.
Mother had a variety of jobs. She worked at Bahamasair which afforded her and daddy the opportunity of frequent travels. She also worked at FINCO and eventually retired from the College of The Bahamas in 1998. Retirement did not sit well with her as she was such a go-getter. So, she worked at The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institution (BTVI) for a few years.
Our precious mother was a loving, no nonsense mother. She was a God-fearing woman who instilled in her children Godly principles. Proverbs 31:30 is a verse that truly depicted her character. It states “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”
Delores was a woman with a heart of gold. She was known for her generous spirit and would give her last to her children, grandchildren or whomever needed assistance. She always wanted to ensure that everyone was doing okay. This is evident by the amount of calls she made to family members and friends just to check on them.
Husband: Neville Styles
Children: Devane (Chicken) Evans, Neville (Adrian) Styles, Simone Clarke, Racquel Chea
Siblings: Rosamond Kemp, Janet Dorsett, Irene, Shirlene, David, Lindsey, Anthony, and Richard Shepherd
Grandchildren: Donica (Resa) Dean, Natasha Gardiner, Shacara, Shannon and Adrian Jr. (AJ) Styles, Llando and Llanzita Chea, Cordell and Ivory Clarke
Great-Grandchildren: Caden and Joshua Francois, Karinthia Dean, Shyla Evans, Julia Mitchell, Chassidy Moss, Shiloh Thurston, Simeon Jr. (Sim J) and Natalie Gardiner
Brother–in-laws: Cecil Dorsett, Franklin Kemp
Sister-in-laws: Shelly and Patricia Shepherd
Son-in-law: Adrian Chea Daughter-in-law: Eleanor Evans
Nephews: Virgil, Demetrius, Romain, Elbert, Anthony, Theron, Desiline, Jermaine, Jonn, Jerome, Richard Jr., Rashad, Vanburg, Devon, Ivan, and Anton Shepherd, Trevor, Christopher, Richard, Robert, and Kevin Dorsett, Clinton Kemp, Lawrence, Gregory, Kevin, and Ethelbert Harrison, Eureston, Valentine, Prince and Lopez Huyler, Charles Major Jr., Tyrone Woods, Charles Brathwaite
Nieces: Raquel Smith, Anissa Shepherd, Leonette Kemp, Antoinette Dorsett, Lucinda Wilson, Dorothea Thompson, Sharon Lewis, Theodoris Huyler, Jacqueline Reckley, Sabrina Ramsey, Claudette Beal, Andray Charlow, Patricia Johnson, Arodeanna Stubbs, Yara Swain, Michelle McKenzie, Sibrion Johnson, Cutell Burrows, Kimberlena Gardiner, Ecarina Zepherin
Grandnephews: Ryan, Pharaoh, Tyquannie, Romain, Benoit, Fidel, Delano, Jeremiah, Joshua, Nishawn, Jamal, Don and Evan Shepherd, Cameron Kemp, Shumel and Norman Dames, Hiawatha Turnquest, Christopher Dorsett
Grandnieces: Meagan, Tyanne, Rasheeda, Shontee, Lashonda, Iesha, and Erica Shepherd, Ebony Bari, Ella Dorsett and other family members and friends too numerous to mention, especially her Abundant Life family.
