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(Dowie photo) PROCESSION: The vast throng walking up East Street toward National Heroee' Park to the final resting place for the Hon. Edna Manley, yesterday. ·

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THEY came from every class and many creeds... from most profes­sions... Indeed. from all walks of Jamaican life to mourn the death of the Hon. Edna Manley.

They filled the c~thedralesque Kingston Parish Church and over­flowed Into the churchyard around it. They lined the streets outside and blocked the entrances to South Parade where the church stands.

Famlly mourners were headed by sons. Dr. Douglas Manley and Mr. Michael Manley and his wife, Mrs. Beverley Manley: and grandchil­dren: Roy: Norman Jnr.. Sarah. Natasha. David. Rachel. and Jo­seph.

Along with the Prime Minister. other Ministers present were the Rt. Hon Hugh Shearer. Minister of For­eign Affairs Trade and Industry; Minister of Agriculture. the Hon. Or. Percival Broderick and Mrs. Brode­rick; Minister of Justice and Attor­ney General. Senator the Hon. Os­wald Harding and Mrs. Harding; Minister of State for Information In the Office of the Prtme Minister. the · Ho~. Mike Henry and Mrs. Henry: Minister of Labour. the Hon. J.A.G. Smith: · Minister of Health. Or. the Hon. Kenneth Baugh and Mrs. Baugh: Minister of State In the Min­Istry of Foreign Affairs. ·Senator Jeannette Grant-Woodham and Mr. Woodham: Minister of State In the Mlnlstl'){ of Health. the Hon. Mr. Karl Samuda; Minister of Youth and Community Development. the Hon. Edmund Bartlett and Mrs. Bartlett: Minister of Construction. the Hon. Bruce Golding; Minister of Trans­port and Public Utilities. the Hon. Pearnel Charles: Minister of State In the Office of the Prime Minister. Senator the Hon. Olivia Grange and Mr. Douglas Vaz and his son. Coun­cillor Darrell Vaz:

Chairman of the People's Nation­al Party. Mr. P.J. Patt~rson headed party mourners: amongst them were Mr. Bobby Plckersgtll: Miss Portia Simpson.: Mayor Ralph Brown and Mrs. Brown: other party members and Mr. Lloyd Goodletgh of the National Workers· Union:

The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps. Mr. Dmitri Musln. who Is Soviet Union Ambassador to Jamai­ca. and Mrs. Mustn headed mem­bers of the Diplomatic Corps.

Past and practising artists. head­ed by Malltca 'Kapo· Reynolds. were there to mourn the passing of their dedicated patron and colleague. In the large body of members of the artists· fraternity were Kay Sulli­van, Christopher Gonzales: Barry Watson and Mrs. Watson: Osmond Watson: Cecil Baugh: Hope Brooks and David Boxer.

Recipients of the Norman Manley Award for Excellence were accorded Pride of place In the congrega~~~­They were the Hon. Robert L'6'd­bourne (a former Minister of Tra e anc) Industry) and Mrs. Light· bourne: Or. T.P Lecky. O.M.; Mr. Vic Reid; Or. the Hon. A. Wesley Powell.

In charge of arrangements for th~ funeral was the Director of PrOtOCO ' Mr. Roy White and the Deputy DI­rector, Mrs. Madge Barrett.

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TING PLACE: Jamaica Constabulary Force's guard of hono~r ~ng the flag-draped FINAL RES Edna Manley at the approaches to the Manley Shrine at National Heroes Park •. Mrs. casket of M~s. ed beside her husband, National Hero the Rt. Excelle.nt Norman Manley. lmm~at.ely Manley was tnterr . ht her younger son Mr. Michael Manley and others of the Manley famtly and behind the casket at ng are ' Prime ·Minister Edward Seaga.

36 meet violent deaths in January AT LEAS'f 36 persons were killed In violent Incidents In ~ar:~ag~ according to reports carr! spapers Gleaner and Star new . most of which were supplledCb)y t,he Police Information Centre (PI . IS

Of the published killings. were by th~ gun. 15 less than ~~ number killed twer the correspon tng period last year.

The PIC reported eight perrr:.: shot dead In .exchanges of gun de­with the pollee In January. a rease of five compared to the corre­

c ndtng period last year. Gunmen !~t dead five persons. a decr~e of nine over January 1986. d

The police reportedly shot an

kllled five persons In Kingston. one 1n Portland. one In St. James and one In St. Elizabeth. Gunmen were said to have killed four persons. Including a woman. In Kingston and one In St. Ann.

A warder. Mr. Richard Thomp­son. was shot and kllled when two gunmen sneaked Into a ward at the Kingston Public Hospital where two warders were guarding prtsoners. The other warder was Injured and hospitalised.

An untdentlfled man, who was allegedly caught stealing a car In Kingston, was shot and killed by a security guard. The fifteenth gun killing occurred at the end of Jan·

uary when the body of an unidenti­fied man was found with gunshot wounds at Hog Hole district. West­moreland.

Nine persons were stabbed to death - three In Kingston. three In St. Mary, two In St. Catherine and one In St. James. Among the St. Mary fatalities were two men who stabbed each other after Interven­Ing In a quarrel between thelr wom­en. Two persons were fatally hacked In Westmoreland and St. Mary.

Three persons died by hanging - two In St. Catherine and one In Clarendon. Two men were beaten to

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Hailed as 'mother J Of today's Jamaica' HAILED AS THE · "mother of today's Jamaica.,.

Mrs. Edna Maney O.M. was buried yesterday after funeral rites marked by outpourings of music. poetry, scripture-reading and song ht' the Kingston Parish Church.

Dellvertng the tribute. Prof. Rc:;x Nettleford described Mrs. Manley as "a daughter of Jamaica, a formidable fighter. a great and courageous artist who had a fantastic Intellect and who understood the artist's need to have total com~ mand over Inner landscapes."

The Rev. Hugh Sherlock. In his sennon. said. "A Mother In Jamaica -and we might say. 'The Mother of today's Jamaica' has fallen asleep.·

The grandchildren of Mrs. Man­ley took turns to read the lessons from the Scriptures and a grand­daughter-In-law. Della Manley. sang the song. titled "Hymn: wrttten by folk. singer. Janis tan. She was ac­companied by Stephen Coore.

But perhaps the greatest tribute of all was the attendance of a vast throng of mourners. beaded by the Governor-General. the Most Hon. Sir Flortzel Glasspole and Lady Glasspole. Prime Minister and Mrs. Edward Seaga: Lady Bustamante. clergymen from several denomina­tions; leading representatives from the Island's two major poUtJcal par­ues. artists. diplomats. profession­als. businessmen. membeTs of the Manley Famlly and plaln. ordinary folk., who l'Wed the chureb and filed past the casket to get a glimpse of the artist. who <;aught the splrtt and mood of Jamaica 1n her sculpture for a period spanning over sixty years.

Not only did they flll the church. but they crowded the churchyard, joStled each other for forward posi­tions and lined the streets outstd,e and along the route. later followed by the walking funeral procession.

For the occasion. the high altar of the church was decorated with bouquets of beautiful flowers, artis­tically arranged; and on one side of the altar was mounted two of Mrs. Manley's masterpieces. "Horse of the Morning: and "Negro Aroused." Both these works depict the mood In different periods of the Island's progression towards nationhood. And. flanking the pipes of the church's organ was another piece of sculpt~ by Mrs. Manl_ey. "'The Angel: which she had presented to the church as a gift.

The ecumenical service was con­ducted by the rector of the church. the Rev. CUnton McGhie. supported by the Lord Bishop of Jamaica. the Rt. Rev. Neville DeSouza: the Ro·

man Catholic Archbishop of Kings­ton, the Most Rev. Samuel carter. the Rev. Hugh Sherlock; the Rev. Or. Terrence B. Rose. president of the Jamaica CouncU of Churches; the Rev. Evans Bailey. chairman of the Jamaica Methodist District and the Rev. Cyprian Dawes.

Organist was Mr. Archie Dunk· ley.

In his tribute. Prof. Nettleford quoted the first lines of Wllllam Blake's poem. "Tiger. Tiger bumtng right: which was a favourite of Mrs. Manley. adding that ·wmtam Blake would have been proud of one of his brightest pupils. The Indomi­table spirit of the Hon. Edna Man­ley. O.M .. Fellow of the Institute of Jamaica, D. Lltt .. will bum b11ghtly among us for many -years to come as a special gift from that Immortal Hand and Eye.·

He quoted a newspaper edttonaJ ' which saJd "Mrs. Manley was born In England but she had a Jamaican • family connection.· He said that ~ family connection was her Jamai­can mother. Prof. Nettleford then quoted Mrs. Manley. who said. • 'When I came to Jamaica T was totally and absolutely Inspired.' • Don't forget my mother was Jamai­can and I'd grown up wtth the roost nostalgic stories of Jamaica. and I'd just felt I'd come home.· Jamaica. he said. was ·no adopted cradle" for

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