The burial activities for Igogo-Ekiti born trader and community leader, Mrs Cecilia Ogunleye, are to hold from Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26, 2024.
Mrs Ogunleye is the mother of Dr Foluso Arowojolu of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, FUNAAB, Ogun State.
Mrs Ogunleye transited to glory in the early hours of Sunday, February 18, 2024, at the age of 78.
According to a statement from the family, the Christian wake-keep will hold on Thursday April 25 while the burial service and interment are expected to hold on Friday April 26 in Igogo-Ekiti, Moba local government area of Ekiti State.
Going by the programme of events, venue of the wake-keep is the residence of the deceased, D22, Isalu Street, Igogo-Ekiti by 5 p.m.
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A funeral service will hold on Friday, April 26 at the St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral Catholic Church, Igogo-Ekiti, by 10 a.m., to be followed by reception and entertainment of guests at the open field at St. Micheal Nursery and Primary School, Igogo-Ekiti.
The late Mrs Ogunleye was a devout Catholic in her life time.
The deceased spent over 44 years in widowhood having lost her husband, Mathew Ogunleye, the then Personnel Manager, Nigeria Paper Mill, Jebba, early in life as at February 13, 1980.
She is survived by Dr Foluso Arowojolu, Mrs Yemisi Fabunmi and Pastor Kunle Ogunleye.
