Sunrise: February 15th 1930
Sunset: May 19th 2022
With broken hearts, we announce the peaceful passing of Doris Jeffers, better known as Mammy. Born on the 15th of February 1930 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Doris was the 10th of 12 children born to Margaret (Ma) and James (Pa) Ramdoo. She was a chubby child which prompted her mother “Ma” to call her “Doris Amoura with the big fat bam bam”. In her youthful days, her love of parties was fully expressed. So much so that Ma referred to her as “Jamette”. She was known as the only aunt that partied with her nieces and nephews. Doris possessed a beauty that was comparable to that of a movie star and she was always sporting the latest style and fashion.
Mammy met her husband Rudolph Jeffers in a grocery store where he worked. They were married on February 2nd, 1947. They had five children: Bernice, Stanley, Sheryl, Brian and Roslyn. Stanley passed away at the age of one and Brian died at twenty-three years of age. She and Rudolph separated and after twelve years of marriage, she bore two more children Shelley and Donovan. On the 7th of May 1972, she migrated to Toronto Canada with her common law husband, Terry Singh, and her two last children Shelley and Donovan where she lived the rest of her life.
Being a true Trini, Mammy always returned to Trinidad for Carnival and always tried to bring back the whole of Trinidad with her when it was time to leave. She’d often have to leave her things behind to make room for what she wanted to bring back. She had a great singing voice and loved to dance. She was the “winer gurl” of the family. Even as she aged, she would say “I might be old but I not cold” and laugh, that high pitch laugh, as she wine up she waist. She was a seamstress, an amazing cook and baker. Everything she made was from scratch. Mammy was a strong, God loving, woman who attended mass regularly. She was the glue that kept this family together. She loved to entertain and was the life of the party. She liked her Chivas Regal Scotch but also enjoyed a cold Carib (beer).
Mammy spent the last eight years of her life residing at Cardinal Ambrozic Houses of Providence where she was well known for her cussing and wining. She would show them she still had it too. She would get up, hold on to her walker then she’d start to wine. She was also known for greeting people with “good morning” and when asked how she was feeling, she always responded with “I’m fine” no matter what. She would also affectionately call them “dahlin or honey”. She was well known and loved by many there.
Mammy is predeceased by parents Ma, Pa and by all her siblings: Rita, Carlton, Nora, Anna, TonyBoy, Sonny, Olgo, Vio, Rosie, Boysie and Dolly. She is also predeceased by children: Stanley, Brian and Bernice. She is survived by children: Sheryl, Roslyn, Shelley and Donovan. She is also survived by 18 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren.
Before her passing Mammy was surrounded by so much love. She was visited by her children, her grands, great grands and great great grandchildren. She was held in the arms of her youngest daughter when her light went out on May 19th 2022.
Mammy (Doris) treated people with genuine kindness. To know her is to love her. Mammy leaves behind a family built on love and the values she has instilled will carry on for generations to come. She will be eternally missed and loved beyond measure.
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