On the 4th of November 1948, a beautiful baby girl was born to the late Eloise Sands-Ingraham and Gerald Bain.
Saphora attended the St. Joseph Catholic Elementary and C. C. Sweeting High school in Nassau, Bahamas. She moved to the United States with her mother and other siblings as a youth. She continued her education and graduated from Miami Northwest Senior High School. Some years later, Saphora returned to Nassau where she was employed at the Ministry of Health as a clerk. In 2012 she graduated with a degree in accounting from the BTVI Institute. Saphora retired in 2016 after 30 years of service with the Ministry.
Saphora married the late Earnest Strachan Sr. on November 6th, 1968. This union was blessed with seven beautiful children, Earnest Jr., Carla, David, Javin, Shaquel, Shankera and Emory.
Saphora’s faith had a huge impact on her life and the life of the loved ones she surrounded. Her love for and belief in the Heavenly Father gleamed through her personality and was infectious to everyone she encountered. She was a devoted Christian, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, auntie, and friend that you could always call on.
On Friday February 7th, 2020 at 2:00pm surrounded by her loved ones, Saphora was called home by her Heavenly Father. The gates of heaven were opened and she now resides with her maker. “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 5:8 (KJV)
Saphora was pre-deceased by her parents; sister, Barbara-Mae Sands; brother, Maurice “Mickey” Darling; daughter, Carla Strachan; and her grandsons, Ryan Ambrister and Ackiem Rolle.
Left to cherish her memories are her sons, Earnest Jr., David Sr., Javin and Emory Sr.; daughters, Shaquel and Shankera Strachan; daughters-in-law, Carolyn Russel Strachan, Sarah Strachan and Sharlise Davis-Strachan; sisters, Blonevea Ingraham, Anita T. Edgerton Williams and Martha-Mae Edgerton; brothers, James Ingraham Sr. and Calvin Ingraham (Jr); grandchildren, Earnest III, Katicia, Jordan, Davina, David Jr., Shailyn, Antoniesha, Amory, Emory Jr., Avery, Shaneria, Carlica, Shammah, Shamir, Shammaiah and Di’Quel Davis; nieces, Keisha Gordon, Katrina Rolle, Latoya Rolle-Johnson, Sharonda Ingraham, Earnestine, Shaneria (Vago), Kolaet Mintze, Kieto Edgerton and Monique Darling; nephews, Henry Rolle, James Ingraham II and Maurice Darling Jr.; numerous great-grandchildren; other family members and friends.
Saphora Cynthia Strachan (Mommy) May your soul Rest in Peace
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