Barbara Tommey: Funeral details for lady killed by her pastor husband pop up
- A funeral poster for Barbara Tommey, a young Ghanaian lady who was shot by her husband Pastor Sylvester Ofori, has popped up
- The poster confirms YEN.com.gh's earlier report that she will be buried on September 26, 2020
- It also gives other details about the funeral of Tommey which will be held
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Details of the funeral for Barbra Tommey, the lady who was killed by her husband, Sylvester Ofori, in the United States have popped up.
A funeral poster sighted by YEN.com.gh has indicated that Tommey will be buried on Saturday, September 26, 2020.
Tommey was killed by her husband, Pastor Ofori, who is the head of Floodgates of Heaven International Ministries in Orlando in the United States.
Source: Instagram
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As earlier reported by YEN.com.gh, Orlando police indicated that the shooting happened on September 8, 2020, outside the Navy Federal Credit Union branch where Tommey worked.
The circumstance of the death of the 27-year-old by her husband of five years has sent shockwaves across social media.
From the accounts of some of the people who know Tommey and her husband, the marriage had been a toxic one with Ofori exhibiting violence and issuing threats on the life of Tommey.
Elizabeth Sophia Russell, an elder sister to the deceased, had revealed in an interview monitored by YEN.com.gh that the family had decided to lay the deceased to rest on Saturday, September 26, 2020.
The funeral poster confirms Russell's date and gives further details on the final funeral rites of Tommey.
According to the poster, Tommey will be laid in state for public viewing at the Kingdom Church in Orlando, Florida. The viewing will be between the hours of 10:00 and 11:00 in the morning.
After the viewing, a funeral service will be held at the same venue for the deceased. The funeral is expected to start immediately after the viewing.
Apart from revealing the details for Tommey's funeral, the poster also shows the deceased was born on May 14, 1994, was thus 27 years old.
Meanwhile, the family and friends of Tommey earlier held a memorial to observe the one-week of her passing.
As previously reported by YEN.com.gh, a video from the one-week memorial popped up showing it was a very emotional moment for the family and friends.
Earlier, YEN.com.gh had reported that Dr. Bernard Taylor, a friend of Tommey, had revealed more details about the deceased's death.
In a post sighted on social media, Taylor disclosed that Tommey refused to report her husband, Pastor Ofori, to the police despite many threats on her life.
According to Taylor, Tommey was unwilling to report Ofori because she did not want his application for a US citizenship revoked.
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