The funeral service for Obediah “Obie” Wilchcombe, the minister of social services, information and broadcasting, who died unexpectedly in Grand Bahama on Monday, will be held at Pro-Cathedral of Christ the King in Freeport on Friday, October 13, his brother, Christopher Wilchcombe, confirmed yesterday evening. The minister will be buried next to his father in West
Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting Obediah Hercules Wilchcombe, a former journalist who was jailed after he refused to reveal a source and whose zeal for public service led him into politics, died suddenly in Grand Bahama on Monday morning. He was 64. Wilchcombe served as the member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini