Melda Whitmore

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother Melda Alama Whitmore, who left us on February 27, 2026.

Born on August 20, 1939, in Cousins Cove, Hanover, Jamaica, W.I. She was the daughter of Icylin Pearce and Spencer Whitmore.

Her beautiful life will forever be cherished in the lives of her children: Winsome Ricketts (nee Brown), Paul Bridge (Karyn), Phillip Bridge (Connie), Grandchildren: Randy Ricketts, Tyrone Aliman, Troy Dawkins, Wayne Bridge (DeAsia), Britnee Ramdas, Tanneisha Ricketts, Maya Bridge, Tiana Aliman and Kayla Townsend, Malik Bridge, Isaiah Bridge, Great Grandchildren: Ra’naizha Williams, Echo Aliman-Ellis and Cyrus Bridge.

Melda is preceded in death by her parents, Spencer Whitmore and Icylin Pearce along with her children, Vinnett Headad, Cheryl Crooks and grandson Ronald Williams.

Melda enjoyed reading her bible and singing her favourite hymns. She was known for her strong disciplinary personality and a loving heart. She loved knitting, sewing and baking. We will miss her radiant smile, guidance, disciplinary words for her grand children and the way she would say things that made us laugh.

Special thanks to the staff at Fieldstones Commons Care Community for the kindness, love and dignified care they provided to our mother over the past fifteen years.

Our family will receive condolences on March 13, 2026 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at McEachnie Funeral Home, 28 Old Kingston Road, Pickering Village, Ajax, ON L1T 2Z7. The funeral will follow on March 14, 2026 at 11:00 am at McEachnie Funeral Chapel.

For those who are able, we will proceed to Duffin Meadows Cemetery at 2505 Brock Road North, Pickering, Ontario, Canada for the internment.