Back in 1942, a handsome young man by the name of Luton Skeete, met up with a beautiful young lady by the name of Imelda Brathwaite while he was at work at Fairfield sugar factory in the parish of St Lucy. Imelda fell in love with this handsome young man and was determined to make him her boyfriend and later her husband. By September 1944 they had their first child, a beautiful daughter name Idel Anita Brathwaite, they quickly got married the next year in 1945, in 1947 was the arrival of their second child, a son name Merton Skeete, at that time they were living in Crab Hill St Lucy near her mother and other family members.

In 1948 Luton and Imelda decided to move to Rock Hall, St Lucy where all of his family were located, all the other children of Luton and Imelda were born in Rock Hall St Lucy, Kelvin, Henry, Joan, Mona, Oswald, Marilyn, Melvin, Pauline, Lynthia and Jackie.

 

Our dad Luton Skeete passed away in February 2011, may he rest in peace, all of the family members above are still alive, Anita, Joan, Mona, Marilyn and Melvin in Canada, Henry, Oswald and Jackie are in the United States, while Merton, Kelvin, Pauline and Lynthia are in Barbados