Ruby Buchanan

Services will be held Thursday for Ruby Buchanan, who died Oct. 9, 2009.

The first viewing will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Turnbull's Funeral Home. The second viewing will be from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Catholic Church with services at 9 a.m. Burial is in Eastern Cemetery.

She is survived by her sons, Asbert Gardener, Earle Buchanan and Glen Christmas; daughters, Patricia Brathwaite, Odette Buchanan, Bernadette Buchanan, Cheryl Buchanan and Zelda Buchanan; sisters, Kathleen Mulraine and Gwendolyn Thompson; grandchildren, Anecia Brathwaite, Frank Devonish, Larista Gardener, Asbert and Askcia Gardener, Janeel Lake, Thamela Lake, Floyd Lake Jr., Andre Lake, Keshon Lake, Hilary Baxter, Denesha, Dasha, and Oden Duggins, Trevor Liburd Jr., Kareem Liburd, Chyonne, Laniyah, and Zyarre Buchanan, Raja, Natesie, Kathlan, Emanuel, J'Niya, Destiny and Hesikia Buchanan; two great-grandchildren; special nieces, Jasmine Richardson, Cheryl Buchanan, Pamela and Elsa George; special nephew, Stedroy Benjamin; daughters-in-law, Linda Lake and Jacobe Jackson.

Her husband, Vincent Buchanan, died on Oct. 19.

Arrangements are by Turnbull's Funeral Home.

Angel J. Soldiew

Services will be held on Friday for Angel J. Soldiew, 20, of Estate Tutu, who died on Oct. 13, 2009, on St. Thomas.

The first viewing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Davis Funeral Home Chapel. The second viewing will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Word of Faith International Christian Center with services at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Western Cemetery No. 3.

He is survived by his mother, Maria Ortiz-Lindo; father, Benjamin J. Soldiew Jr.; stepfather, Albert Lindo Jr.; grandmothers, Bertha Richardson, Olive Philips; grandfather, Saba Ortiz; daughter, Anisha Soldiew; brothers, Jahmal, Rashawn, Raheem, Terique, A'Jadii Jival Soldiew, Albert Lindo III, Kareem Lindo; sisters, Janelle, Shanelle and Brenee Soldiew; aunts, Idita Matthews-Peters, Jerica and Marisa Mussenden, BeBe A. Ortiz-Carty, Carol Lindo, Dianne Adrian Lindo; uncles, Alberto Soldiew, Jose Barbel, Israel Ortiz, Pedro, Saba and Jesus Ortiz, Vincent Peters and many other relatives and friends, including Jahmarie, Biggs, Sheldon Lewis and Kamal.

Arrangements are by Davis Funeral Home.

Nathaniel M. Barton

Services will be held Saturday for Nathaniel M. Barton, 71, also known as "Nat," who died on Oct. 12, 2009, on St. Thomas.

The viewing will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Davis Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at All Saints Cathedral. Burial will be in Eastern Cemetery

He is survived by his wife, Maude Lucinda Barton; son, Glenville Gregory; brothers, Rupert, Ashton, Samuel and Novelle Barton; grandchildren, Gevena, La'Maar and Ri'anna Gregory; and many other nieces, nephews and relatives.

Arrangements are by Davis Funeral Home.

Alexis E.C. Ramos

Alexis E.C. Ramos, M.D., the retired director of the emergency room at Schneider Hospital, passed away while sleeping in the ICU at Schneider Hospital on Oct. 17, 2009.

Born in Catanduanes, Philippines, on Aug. 7, 1942, Dr. Ramos was the eighth child of the late T. Ramos Sr. and the late Lucena Cristobal.

The first viewing will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Turnbull's Funeral Home. The second viewing will be at 9 a.m. Oct. 28 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Estate Mafolie, with services at 10 a.m.

Burial will be in Mafolie Catholic Cemetery.

In 1984, Dr. Ramos worked at the emergency room primarily focusing on helping the people of the Virgin Islands with diligence, concern, dedication and love with strong commitment to the community. A well-loved doctor at the emergency room, Dr. Ramos supported the growth of emergency room medicine in the Virgin Islands, first at the Knud Hansen emergency room, and later at Schneider Hospital.

"A doctor for the masses" was what one underprivileged, uninsured patient said about Dr. Ramos when the doctor helped the patient buy his medicine so he could take them on time.

Dr. Ramos once paid a taxicab driver to take home an ailing woman who could not afford to get a cab on her own. Dr. Ramos did that just so the old woman could have a much-needed rest at home and be with her family - a truly random act of kindness and concern from someone who has practiced the purest principles of a "good physician."

Through the doctor's efforts, the Virgin Islands community gained greater trust and confidence in emergency room care.

According to one prominent local physician, there was a point in time when there was shortage of physicians and Dr. Ramos worked on a rotation basis to cover both the St. Thomas and the St. John clinics without disruption and without request for additional compensation. It was truly "service above self" - a true hero of emergency room medicine.

Dr. Ramos is survived by brothers, Dante and Manny; sisters, Lolita and Lida; nephews and niece, Theresa Aguilar-Phillips, Noel and Juli, Joselito and Patrick; nephew-in-law, Dion Phillips and son, Ernest Owen Phillips, and other relatives in the Philippines.

Arrangements are by Turnbull's Funeral Home.

- Obituary submitted by the family