Service Details
Service of Songs: March 11th 2015 at 5pm
Address: 2nd Avenue 24 Rd B close Block 3 Festac Town, Lagos Nigeria.
Wake Keeping: March 12th 2015 at 5pm
Address: 2nd Avenue 24 Rd B close Block 3 Festac Town, Lagos Nigeria.
Funeral Service: March 13th 2015 at 11am
Address: Chapel of Christ our Light University of Lagos Akoka, Lagos Nigeria.
Interment follows immediately after the church service at Atan Cemetery, Lagos Nigeria.
Reception will take place at the reception Hall besides the Chapel.
The Story
This past weekend 2/14/15 would ever remain fresh in our memories, We were shocked beyond words with the news of the passing onto glory of our Mother, Grandmother, Wife, Aunt and Sister Mrs Modupe Ogunbowale Nee Odusanya, Who suddenly without warning, was taken away from us all.
She was a devout Christian, a woman that feared the Lord, a lover of God, a woman of prayer and faith, gentle, peaceful, submissive, full of love, caring, kindhearted, warm, generous and a blessing to a lot of people. She was a loving mother to all, not only to her children and family. She has gone to be with the Lord, resting in the bosom of her creator. Though it hurts a lot, but it was God's time. We feel the pain in our hearts, She will be deeply missed and forever loved.
She was always willing to sacrifice all, even for her Native country Nigeria where she served as a civil servant with the Nigerian Telecommunications for decades, retired and was never paid her Pension until death came calling. Without bitterness but with optimism, The last thing she said to me few days before her death was that she was still hoping that after several years of endlessly filling out countless paperwork over and over as requested by the government in order to get paid her well deserved pension, that one day hopefully she will get paid in her lifetime and I regret that never happened.
Fondly called "SWEETIE" by her sisters and"MAMA ANU" by most, She was married for 54 years until her demise. Her daily activities commenced around 5.30 am when she would get up to pray, among the duties she performed faithfully through most of her life is the role of a nurturer, visiting many family relatives, her compassionate spirit never failed to amaze everyone that came in contact with her, she was a Gem.
She personifies a loving mother, her memories and smiles will live on in our hearts forever. Now that she is gone, Our joy is that she is now resting in the Lord Jesus, till we meet at the feet of Jesus Christ. We all will miss her and would love to give her a memorial and burial she truly deserves, returning some of the love she had warmly shared and spread widely.
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May her gentle soul rest in perfect peace in Jesus name, Amen.
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satis maharjan
Dear Ogunbowale family, I am deeply sorry for your loss. Although I did not know Modupe and I am coming to you as a stranger, I was very moved by your kind words about her. Truly, this was very well written. I felt as though I got a glimps of Modupe's life and more importantly her outstandingly generous character. However, the reason I am writting to you is not only to offer condolences but also to provide comfort from the bible. Death is by far one of the hardest things to cope with. What's interesting to note though, is that in God's original will we were not intended to die (Gen 9:7). God takes no pleasure in us dying nor does he have anything to do with it. However, God does reassure us that there will be a resurrection for those who have passed away. Acts 24:15 reads, "There is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous." and John 5:28,29 reads, "Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out". When I lost my uncle and my grandfather these scriptures made it so real to me that I would in fact see them again. Modupe was obviously loved by so many people and she is not only in all of your memories, but she is in God's memory as well. Although I'm sure you all are hurting, take comfort in knowing Jehovah God promises to do away with death forever and that this pain is only temporary. I wish the best to you both and the rest of your family, and I know Modupe will be delighted to see you all again soon!
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