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 Sylvester A. Wennie
Sunrise: September 17, 1968 – Sunset: July 30, 2021
The Wennie, Dixon and Polson families announce, with profound sadness and regrets, the untimely death of their husband, father, son, brother, uncle, nephew, Sylvester A. Wennie. This sad event occurred on Friday, July 30, 2021, at the Geisinger Medical Center in Dansville, PA after a brief illness. He was born on September 17, 1968, in Liberia, West Africa, the son of Hilary Wennie and Bilikula Polson.
Sylvester was very lively, was very funny, and loved to be around people. He loved to play soccer and was a “Soccer Dad.” He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Athens. Sylvester was President of the Salala District Citizens Union (SADCUA) in America, Inc. He was a member of the Liberian Men Association of Indiana.
He is predeceased by his father Hilary Wennie.
Sylvester is survived by: In USA: Iyee Dixon-Wennie, his beloved wife whom he married on December 28, 2009, his children: Gustine, Miatta, Bilikula, Sianeh, and Arke and his mother-in-law, Joyce Dixon. In Liberia: His mother, Bilikula Polson, step-father, Jerry Gbassah. Brothers: Jerry, Emmanuel, Augustine, and Morris. Sisters: Musu, Cecelia, and Theresa, as well as numerous aunts and uncles, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins both in the USA and Liberia.
He was a God-fearing father, a loving husband and kindhearted family man and a dependable friend who touched many lives and will be dearly missed by a host of family members and friends.
A time of visitation will be held on Saturday, August 14, 2021, from 9am-10am at the Calvary Baptist Church, 701 West Pine Street, Athens, PA. Funeral Services will follow at the church at 10am with the Rev. Mark Cox officiating. The family is being cared for by Lowery-Urban Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., Athens, PA.
Committal services and burial will follow at Orange Hill Cemetery, Athens, PA.
Memorial donations may be made in Sylvester’s’ memory to Calvary Baptist Church, 701 West Pine Street, Athens, PA 18810.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Sylvester A. Wennie, please visit
www.loweryfuneralhome.com and click on “Obituary” section.
For more information, please contact the following individuals:
USA
1. Iyee Dixon-Wennie: 317-522-3407
2. Richard Natee: 703-582-8728
3. Evelyn Russell: 267-621-8376
4. Jerry Mwah Polson: 916-202-1328
Liberia
1. Thomas Polson: 088-643-3221
2. Selena Polson-Mappy: 088-652-3692
3. Emmanuel Wennie: 088-665-5083 |
