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Allen Tehwayee Blegay was born on March 5, 1947 in Ganwee, Nimba County, Liberia. He was the son of Tommy “Old Man” Blegay and Gbolur- kehyee Mata. He graduated from Ganta United Mission School in 1962 and also from the College of West Africa in 1966. Allen attended Cuttington College and Divinity School where he graduated in 1970. Mr. Blegay moved to the United States in 1971 and attended various universities and later graduated from the University of the District of Columbia in 1984 with Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning. Mr. Blegay was very active in the Ganta United Methodist Mission School Alumni Association (GUMMSAA). He served as a Chairperson of the constitution committee and most recently; he was officially elected as Interim President of the Association shortly before he passed away on November 14, 2018. Mr. Blegay is survived by his daughter, Walakewon Blegay, his brothers and sisters including: Dr. Robert Blegay, Rose Blegay, George Garziah, many nieces, nephews and a host of relatives and friends.
Francis Burns Dunbar, Sr. was a Boayue and a Dunbar. In his 70th birth year, Burns, as he was commonly called by friends and relatives, died on Monday, March 18, 2019, at the SOS Medical Center in Congo Town after a brief illness. During his lifetime, Burns served the Liberian Government and people in several distinguished positions, such as Deputy Minister of Finance, Assistant Minister of Planning & Economic Affairs (both agencies now called Ministry of Finance and Development Planning), Deputy.
Managing Director of the National Insurance Company of Liberia, Managing Director of the National Port Authority and Managing Director of the Liberia Produce Marketing Company. Burns leaves to mourn his demise his former wife, Frances Davis-Dunbar and his children: Noah, Jason, Burns, Dehkonte Putu, Sei Neewon, Francine, Francia, Stephan and several grandchildren. Burns also left surviving him several siblings and cousins, other relatives, friends and business associates. Funeral arrangements: On Friday, April 5, 2019 at 9:00 0’Clock in the morning the remains of Burns was removed from the Stryker Funeral Service on Tubman Boulevard, Sinkor to the S. Trowen Nagbe United Methodist Church between 13th and 14th Streets, Tubman Boulevard, Sinkor for the Funeral Service at 10:00 0’Clock in the morning on the same day. On Saturday, April 6, 2019, Burns’ remains were taken to the Dunbar Family Farm at Palala, Bong County for internment on the same Saturday at 10:00 0’Clock in the morning. He graduated from Ganta Mission School and CWA. He was strong supporter of GUMMSAA. He was appointed to lead GIMMSAA –Liberia shortly before he died.
We are saddened to note that this National Reunion Conference (NRC), is occasioned by the solemn loss of one of our founding members, the late Mr. Samuel M. Wehjla, Jr. Sam passed away February 26, 2019.
In appreciation to Sam and as a tribute to his memory, for his role as founding member of GUMMSAA, let us reflect on his life and service to the organization Fifteen years ago, Mr. Wehjla Jr. and other alumni and former students of Ganta United Methodist Mission School congregated to form an alumni association. That quest and collaborative endeavor became successful, leading to the founding of GUMSAA.
In the early days of GUMMSAA, its organizational structure consisted of individual chapters. As it quickly grew, the state chapters evolved into what became Sub-regional Chapters. Minnesota Chapter became one of the earliest GUMMSAA chapters. Mr. Wehjla, Jr. was elected chapter President of the Minnesota Chapter, succeeding Mr. Moses Dolo. The Minnesota Chapter played host to GUMMSAA first inaugural. When Sam moved to the State of Iowa, he remained active by staying in touch with the Minnesota Chapter through visitations.
Sam was a humble person. His sheer energy level helped to motivate his colleagues. That is a testimony to a life well lived. With Sam’s passing, I hope that those qualities that endeared him to us would inspire us to emulate them individually and as a group in the shared vision behind the objectives and aspirations of GUMMSAA. We can achieve a lot for the good of Ganta United Methodist Mission, once we muster the resolve and the willingness to work together. To his memory, we salute the life and contribution of Mr. Samuel M. Wehjla, Jr., who was a friend, colleague, and pioneer. Sam, we will miss you. May God’s Blessings be upon the Wehjla Family, and the larger GUMMSAA Family
Deaconess Victoria N. Biah was born unto the union of Mr. Saye Johnny Martor and Mrs. Kou Ganpei on November 9, 1953 in Nimba County, Republic of Liberia.
Deaconess Biah received her early education at the Ganta United Methodist Mission in Ganta, Nimba County. She later enrolled and graduated from the Phebee Hospital Nursing School as a mid-wife in Gbarnga, Bong County. Upon graduation, she moved to Monrovia and worked at the Maternity Center. At the same time, she attended the Richard Henry School where she graduated with a high school Diploma. The ministry assigned her to work in Saclapea as nurse.
In Monrovia, she met and fell in love with, and married Mr. Solomon T. Biah on February 11, 1978 at the United Methodist church in Sanniquellie, Nimba County. The union was blessed with 9 children, one of them, [Payepay], predeceased her. Currently, all of her children live in the United States: Grace Biah, Betty Biah, Saye Sendolo, Ebel Biah, Ethan Biah, Nya Sendolo, Nathan Biah and Martor Biah.
Deaconess Victoria N. Biah joined her husband in the United States of America (Providence, Rhode Island) on June 3, 1979. She worked at the Charles Gate Nursing Home and later worked at the Roger Williams Medical Center where she stayed until her retirement.Deaconess Biah embraced the Christian Faith at an early age and was a active member of a United Methodist Church in Monrovia, Liberia.
Deaconess Victoria Biah and her husband, Deacon Solomon T. Biah joined the Westside Tabernacle Baptist Church on April 8, 1987 and she served the church up to the time of her demise on November 22, 2019. She served as Secretary, Vice President and Advisor of the Women Ministry; served as a Sunday school Teacher and later as Superintendent; served on the Trustee Board and as Member and Advisor of the Church’s African Day Committee, providing collation every Friday during Black History Month.
She was a founding member of the Tuesday Night Prayer Fellowship and remained active up to the Tuesday of her death on Thursday of the same week. She was also an active member of our Bible Study Group and provided food for that group for a long time up to the day before her death.
She was elected Mother-of-the-Year in 1993. Because of her services to the church and our Lord, she was consecrated as a deaconess and served as Co-Chairlady of the Deaconess Ministry. She was very instrumental in seeing to it that Bro. D. Frank Gould was ordained as a deacon less than one week prior to her death. She was a committed member of the Westside Tabernacle Baptist Church over 32 years.
Deaconess Victoria Biah is survived by her husband of 42 years. Deacon Solomon T. Biah, her children: Grace Biah, Betty Biah, Saye Sendolo, Ebel Biah, Ethan (Josephine) Biah, Nya (Gina) Sendolo, Nathan (Thumbelina) Biah and Martor Biah. She also leaves to mourn thirteen (13) grandchildren, Nine (9) great grandchildren, five sisters, three of which predeceased her and two brothers, one of which predeceased her.
May her soul rest in perfect peace!
Neni was a writer and a classical pianist. Her life story below is conected with one of her books: An African Woman's journey in Life.
Sunrise July 26, 1952 Sunset October 20, 2018
ABOUT NENNYPOLO (Martha Nenny Whittle) was born July 26, 1952 on the Firestone Rubber Plantation in Harbel, Liberia. Her mother died when she was a year old, and her maternal grandaunt, Gbamah Lemue Mopolu, became her surrogate mother. Shortly thereafter, Lemue became ill with leprosy. When Nennypolo became three years old, Lemue had lost parts of her fingers and toes to the disease. Lemue went for treatment to a leprosarium in Nimba County, while Nenny was left with Lemue’s husband, Mopolu, and his family. After a year, Lemue returned and took Nenny with her to the leprosarium. Nenny befriended children with whom she enrolled in the leprosarium elementary school. She was later apprehended by a missionary because it was against the rule for non-leprosy children to live in the camp. She was tested for leprosy and the result was negative. A Christian missionary from the USA, living and working at the nearby Christian Mission school, sponsored her in the Mission boarding school. From 1962 to 1970 Nenny overcame enormous adversities from the dormitory authorities, the pastor, school teachers and students. With her staunch belief in God, and in Jesus Christ, she won every battle waged against her. NENNYPOLO, at age 16, married an American, one of her instructors. They bored a child they named, Cey. Nenny and Cey were victimized by voodooism, even after they immigrated to the United States. In 1980, the couplle divorced and Nenny moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. There she met a Grebo man. They married in March 1985. They were blessed with another son, Beau. They departed for Liberia shortly thereafter. Due to the Liberian civil war, NENNYPOLO and her family returned to the United States on January 1991 and took residence in Conroe, Texas. She earned a job with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in Huntsville, Texas, in 1997. After several years she became ill and retired on April 30, 2009. NENNYPOLO’s autobiography is in thirteen part series. She’s currently working on short stores and poetry.
She passed away on October 20, 2018.
She left behind to mourn her death: her children, Cey Whittle (Samantha), Quella Thompson, Dweh Collins (Chantel), Zinnah Cooper and grandchildren, Madison Plath, Brooke Plath and Jayde Whittle. The members of the Ganta United Methodist Mission School Alumni Association express their condolence to Cey and the rest of the family for the loss. May her soul rest in perfect peace.
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Edward Joseph Merab
June 22, 1951 - April 14, 2020
It is with deepest sorrow that the Merab, Hill, James and Harmon families announce the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, cousin, Edward Joseph Merab. This sad event occurred on Tuesday, April 14th at his home in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania.
Edward Merab attended Ganta United Methodist Mission School during the early 1960s along with his brothers, Rudolph Merab and Charles maddox. One of their other brother by the same mother is Mansfield Wrotto. Their mother Rose James who was affectionately known as "Ma Rose" had one of the best Restaurants in Ganta. Many years after, Edward, Charles, Rudolph, and Michael Weah purchased and operated the sawmill on Ganta Mission after the Harleys went home.
Edward was a very decent man whose Christian spirit sparked love in his heart for suffering people. We are told that one day, he met a woman whose son had a hernia. The hernia was so bad that it almost turned into a strangulated hernia which was just about to rapture. When Edward asked the mother of the child what the problem was, she explained to him that her son was just about to die if he did not have an operation to repair the hernia but she did not have any money to take the child to the hospital. Edward did not know that child and his mother. Out of his kind heart, he took the child and the mother to the hospital and paid the doctor the money needed for the operation and he left without asking for repayment. After that time, the boy was operated, the hernia was repaired and he got well. Edward did not see the boy or the mother again and they never saw Edward after that incidence. In later years, the young man that Edward had helped heard about Edward, and he shared his gratitude for what Edward had done for him many years ago. This is the kind of man Edward was. He went around helping people without asking for repayment in return.
A few schools in the community were able to get some planks, lumber, timber, door and windows materials from Edward and his brothers for free. I personally remember when we were about to build our school house in Gban, they gave us a lot of planks for our school in Gban and they did not charge us any penny. (Nya K. Taryor, Sr.) Edward did this not only for us, but for many individuals he did not know. He was a good Christian man. May God bless his soul.
He and his brothers helped many people in Ganta in providing for them planks, lumber, timber, and materials to build their houses when he and his brothers operated the sawmill in Ganta. Members of The Ganta United Methodist Mission School Alumni Association express their deepest condolences to the family and friends of the late Edward Merab for the loss. We will all miss him. Our prayers are with the family.
He was predeceased by his parents, Paul Merab and Rose James, and his sister Lilian. He leaves to mourn his loving wife and soulmate of 45 years, Hectoria Irene Merab, his children, Charles (Janyra), Yuade (Nicholas), Joseph (Laytopea) and Kadé (Dominic). 8 grandchildren; his siblings, Charles Maddox, Rudolph Merab, Mansfield Wrotto, Doris Nyemah, Julien Merab, Claude Merab, and Edy Merab. Aunt Fenton Hill, nieces, nephews, a host of other relatives, close friends and his Eternal Life Missionary Baptist Church Family.
May his soul rest in perfect peace.
Due to the present pandemic, the funeral services will be private. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Due to the social distancing brought about as a result of the Coronavirus just a few members of the family attended the funeral. His wife laying her hand on the casket.
Only a few family members were present at the funeral service because of the virus scare.
The few family members that attended the funeral service
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The Strife is O'er, the Battle Done and Jesus Lives (Done in Traditional African Melody)
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