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BIOGRAPHY OF
Alveria Beatrice Landy DuncombeAlveria Beatrice Landy Duncombe was born in Sandy Point, North Caicos, to the parents of Evenner Landy and the late Alfred Landy. She attended church and Sunday school at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. At the age of 16, she accepted
has mainly served the entire District of North Caicos as a Postal Agent at the Kew Post Office for thirty-four [34]
years.
In January 2005, she received with pride the Award of the Queen’s
the Lord as her personal savior and was baptized and became a member of that
congregation. She played an active role in the worship service and was also the leader of the Fellowship.
Commendation and Badge in honor of her outstanding service to the community of North Caicos and, by extension, the Turks and Caicos
Youth
Alveria obtained her
Islands. Similarly, in October 2005, Alveria
education at the Sandy Point School under the
Duncombe was
tutelage of the late
awarded for years of dedicated service
Jessie Campbell. She
as a Justice of the
later moved on to the
Peace from 1987 to
Kew Primary School, now Charles Hubert
the present. In 2009,
though retired, Alveria
James Primary. She was blessed in passing
strongly believed she had much more
two [2] subjects, Bible Knowledge
to contribute to her
and Handwriting. In her quest for deeper
knowledge, community. As a result, she was employed by the National Trust as an Operations Clerk for the Wades Green Plantation
she successfully completed an overseas course in secretarial studies, art, and
in December of 2018. She was later
computer programming.
transferred to the Flamingo Pond
Site. Presently she is the proud owner of Veria’s Crafts, situated in Bellfield
In 1972, Alveria was joined in holy matrimony to Stanley Duncombe and later transferred her membership to the Church of God of Prophecy in Kew. This is where her service in the work of
Landing, North Caicos, where she
happily produces and sells her own craftwork and other cultural items.
the Lord continued, and she served in
Alveria’s hobbies include arts,
the following leadership roles: Youth Leader, Youth Choir Director, Women’s
handicrafts, singing, fishing, and spending time with her family. She is a proud mother of three [3] daughters
Missionary Band Secretary, Women’s Ministry Leader, Sunday School Secretary, and Teacher. She presently serves as the Clerk and Treasurer, her
and one [1] son and one [1] son-in-
law: Althea, Angela, Alverna, Thomas
Duncombe, and Chris Bartrop. God
appointment as Clerk and Treasurer has been held for the past fifty-two [52] years, and she has served under a total of six [6] pastors. During the
has blessed her to be a grandmother of thirteen [13] grandchildren and one
[1] great grandchild. She is even more
blessed to have her mother, Evenner
81st National Conference, she was
appointed as Associate Pastor for the Church of God of Prophecy in Kew, North Caicos. Alveria is a faithful and
Landy, who is 103 years old, with her today. Alveria has a wonderful and supportive family, a host of friends, loving pastors, and sisters and brothers
committed member of the Church of
in Christ. She strongly believes and holds to her heart Philippians 4:13. “I
God of Prophecy. It is her determination to hold out to the end, for Jesus is with
her, and on Him she can depend.
This outstanding lady has served her community well in many capacities but
can do all things through Christ who strengthens me,” and she lives her life on her favorite song, “One Day at a Time.
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