Daughter of Grenada's oldest woman dies a month apart at 90

The daughter of the late centurion, Leonora "Massima" Noel, died on Monday. Ruth Bristol, who lived and took care of her mother up to the time of her passing at age 119

Written by WIC News Correspondent

Published 2021-10-26 05:19:59

Updated 2026-05-12 03:24:21

Daughter of Grenada's oldest woman dies a month apart at 90

The daughter of the late centurion, Leonora "Massima" Noel, died on Monday. Ruth Bristol, who lived and took care of her mother up to the time of her passing at age 119, passed away at her Morne Jaloux L" Esterre home at 4 am Today, Monday, October 25th. As per reports, she was around 90 years old.

Ms Bristol, the first of 'Massima's' children, was ailing for some time after recovering from the deadly Covid-19 virus. She was also hospitalized with the disease.Her mother, known to be Grenada's oldest woman, died at the Princess Royal Hospital on September 24th due to complications associated with the Covid-19 virus.

However, according to one of her sons, Augustus Bristol, the news of her mother's passing was withheld from her for fear that it would have further deteriorated her condition.

"It's hard to deal with back to back deaths like this from the same house." Said Bristol