Ms.
Susanna M. Toomey
With
love and immense thanksgiving to God, The Cooper-Farhat,
Griffiths, Toomey, Davis, Dixon and Cummings
families announce that our Mother, Grandmother,
Great Grandmother, Sister, Prayer Warrior, Aunt,
Cousin, and Friend, Ms. Susanna M. Toomey, “Mama”
“Suzie-Pookie” “Ma Sue”
“Grandma” passed away peacefully at
home with her family. She fought a courageous
five month battle after a sudden and acute stroke.
God
allowed her to finally rest on December 22,
2009, at home in Bowie, Maryland.
Ms.
Susanna M. Toomey was born on January 10, 1923,
in Cape Palmas, Liberia to Mr. Horatio Wah Toomey
and Mrs. Sophia Wha Tabla Woart Toomey.
We
are thankful to God for the eighty six years
that she was blessed with in that she was able
to share life with her great–grand children,
four generations!
Coming
from a very large family she is predeceased
by her parents, and several siblings…She
is survived by one sister, Ms. Louisa Toomey,
Cape Palmas, Liberia.
She
is survived by her first child, daughter Mrs.
Charlotte E. Cooper-Farhat and her husband Arthur
S. Farhat; her grandchildren Samuel B. Griffiths,
Sheila Griffiths, Slamel and Marcy Farhat, Denzel
Farhat, her great-grand children Samia Farhat,
Shelemiah Griffiths-Johnson, and Mason Farhat.
Also survived by her last child, daughter Florida
Davis and her granddaughter Pam E. Moore, in
Minnesota, Minneapolis. Also survived by her
son, Adolphus Cummings and her grand children
Alfreda, Charlotte, Edgar, Florida, Robert,
and Anna Cummings, in Monrovia, Liberia. Also
survived by her “twin”, daughter Susanna
Cummings and her grandchildren Emmanuel DaSilvera,
Robert DaSilvera, Evelyn DaSilvera, Roseline
DaSilvera, Princess Anderson, Teddy Nagbe, Adolphus
Gnepa and Winnie Gnepa, in Monrovia Liberia.
Also
survived by her eldest son “Old Man”
Samuel Boyd and her grandchildren in Monrovia,
Liberia. Also
survived by her daughter Anna Dixon Hardy Brown
and her grandchildren, Himide Hardy (Ghana),
Kade, Martin and Horatio Hardy. She was also
great grandma to several others and those who
she affectionately mothered and grand-mothered,
a host of nephews, nieces, family and friends.
Ms.
Susanna M. Toomey, “Mama” “Suzie
Pookie” “Ma Sue” “Grandma”
will be greatly missed, but the memories we
have will last forever!!!!!!!!!!
The
Home Going Service will
be held on Saturday, January 9, 2010
@
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 7005 PINEY BRANCH
RD, NW
WASHINGTON,
DC, 20012
202-726-2346
The
viewing will be held during the hours of
8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
The
service will begin @ 10:00 a.m.
Interment:
@Gates
of Heaven Cemetery
13801
Georgia Ave
Silver
Spring, MD 20906
The
Repast @
TRINITY
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
7005
PINEY BRANCH RD. NW
WASHINGTON,
DC, 20012
202-726-2346
Contacts:
Lloyd Cummings 240-401-7357
