“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” (II Timothy 4:7)
With deep sorrow, the Selma, Kollie and the Momoh families announce the untimely passing of their beloved mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, cousin and a great philanthropist, Mother Sonnie Kollie Selma. Ma Sonnie as she was affectionately called, unexpectedly transitioned on Friday, November 29, 2024, at the Staten Island University Hospital in New York.
As we all know, Ma Sonnie was an entrepreneur, smart, innovative, very kind, generous and immensely joyful. She will dearly be missed by all the lives she touched here in the US, Liberia, and around the world.
Ma Sonnie leaves to mourn her husband (David Ballah Selma), daughter (Mamie Younger Selma, and her parents who predeceased her. She is survived by her daughters, Kolue Jallah, Pinky Selma-Wesseh, Monigo Kolu Zowulu, and Patricia Selma, her brother Kollie G. Dorbor, and host of step and adopted children John Selma, Roland Selma, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and several extended families.
Home going services are as follows:
Wake and funeral services in the US:
Date: January 11, 2025
Time: 8:00AM-1:30PM ET
Venue: Christ Assembly Lutheran Church – 27 Hudson Street. Staten Island, NY 10304
Ma Sonnie’s body will be flown to Liberia on January 18, 2025, for interment.
Wake and funeral services in the Liberia:
Date: March 1st, 2025
Time: 9:00AM-1:30PM
Venue: : Christ Assembly Lutheran Church ,Barrolle practice ground, Sinkor, Monrovia Liberia.
Interment:
Ma Sonnie will be buried beside her beloved daughter (Mamie Younger Selma) in David’s town, Voijama- Lofa county
Celebration of Life/Feast:
Date: March 2, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Venue: David Selma’s Town, Voinjama – Lofa County
For more information, please contact:
- Pinky Selma-Wesseh (USA)——————–763-516-8052
- Patricia Selma (USA)—————————763-257-2546
- Monigo Kolu Zowulu (USA)——————–763-600-3059
- Kolue Jallah (Liberia)————————–0776688515
- John Selma (Liberia)————————– 0770169181
The grieving family would greatly appreciate your presence and support during these difficult times.
