Byrl M. Mayne

Minister Reverend Byrl McFarlane Mayne was born in Clarendon Jamaica West Indies on May 14, 1931 to the late Joseph and Eursela Ricketts. She was the last of fourteen children. On May 23, 2011 the lord called His faithful servant home to glory. In 1959, she migrated to Leeds, England and pursued a career in nursing . There she became a Licensed Practical Nurse . Her warm and caring heart was very befitting of this career. In 1962 , she married the late Franklyn Matthew Mayne and of this union four children were born. In 1963 Rev. Mayne migrated with her family to the United States. Her first employment was at Church Home and Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She later worked and retired from North Charles General Hospital . Minister Mayne used this time to further her education to pursue an Associates Degree in Liberal Arts from the Community College of Baltimore (CCB) in 1988. She returned to the workforce to be employed at Maryland Medical Laboratories until she retired in 1996. In 1964 Minister Mayne , along with her family , joined the East Baltimore Church of God under the leadership of Pastor Haywood Johnson . She spent the majority of her adult life as an Evangelist; teaching the word of God to others . In 2001 she became an ordained minister of the international General Assembly of the Church of God and never laid down her mantle; leading many to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior Sister Mayne was a very loving and caring person. She always opened her heart and home to many. Her favorite pastimes included cooking, crocheting, sewing, , reciting poetry, and vacationing with her family She was a wonderful historian and could bring life and excitement to any story that she told. Her greatest interest in life was sharing the love , mercy , grace of our Lord and Savior , Jesus Christ. Preceding Minister Mayne in death was her late husband Franklyn and her beloved son, the Reverend Hugh A. Mayne. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her two daughters; Eloise Marie Mayne, Oona Arlene Mayne-Palmer (Charles); one son Rickie Mayne (Rochelle); two sisters-in-law Elswiter Easy of Baltimore and Ula Knight of Jamaica; eleven grandchildren; Kimberly, Rashida, Jhanel (Chris), Morgan (Khadijah), Micah, Sagirah , Erica Omari, Kwesi, Brandon, and Brittney; her longest and dear friend Edith Ramsundar and a host nieces, nephews, and others family, church family, and friends.

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Byrl M. Mayne

May 14, 1931 - May 23, 2011