[ 2016-10-22 ]

Obour’s mother goes home
The funeral of Madam Christiana Abena Adua Siawah
Addo, mother of the President of the Musicians
Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bice Osei-Kuffour
(Obour), takes place at Juaso in Ashanti Akim on
Saturday, October 21, 2016.
She was the fourth of 11 children born to Mr
Samuel Christian Addo and Madam Alice Ankomah Addo
(both of blessed memory) on Tuesday, September 23,
1947 in Juaso, Asante Akim.

Auntie Christie, as she was affectionately called,
began her basic education at Juaso L.A
Presbyterian School. Her smartness and
intelligence gained her admission to Yaa Asantewaa
Girls Secondary School in Kumasi- one of the best
schools in Ghana, where she received her secondary
education.

Upon completion, she was employed as a secretary
at Standard Chartered Bank and the Kumasi
Metropolitan Assembly between 1967 and 1970. It
was during this time that she met and married her
first husband, the late John Kofi Oteng and they
had two children, Harold (Joe Louis) and Harriet
(Asor) Oteng.

Auntie Christie later left paid employment and
started a business of her own, trading in African
wax prints and used clothing between Ghana,
Nigeria and Niger.

She met and married Nana Osei Boansi Kuffour-
Juaso Adenkyemenasohene, her second husband, in
1978 and they had two children, Bice Osei-Kuffour
(Obour) and Pearl Portia Osei-Kuffour (Eno
Abotere).

In 1992, Auntie Christie moved to Liverpool,UK, to
help her younger brother raise his five children
and also to seek greener pastures. While there,
her caring and compassionate nature led her into
the nursing career, a role she took very
seriously and performed graciously, working
tirelessly in various nursing homes and hospitals
till her retirement in November 2015.

A tribute by her children describes her caring and
loving nature. They stated that they would give
anything to have her back if even for one day,
just so they could tell her how much they loved
and appreciated her.

“You were always there. You lived your life for
us and you loved us till the very end.

Joe Louis wants to know who will help raise his
children. Asor wants to know who will stay hours
and hours on the phone with her, encouraging and
advising her.

Obour wants to know who will be his biggest fan
will be and Abotere wants to know just what she
will do without you. We miss you mum. You have
left us too soon in this cold,cold world.

No one will ever know quite how we feel inside.

And on that fateful July day you left, you weren't
the only one who died, Mum. A piece of us died
too.

We wish above everything that you were still here
with us but we take solace in knowing that you are
in a better place- For to be absent in the body is
to be present with the Lord.

And so rest in peace Mum, in the bosom of your
Maker. We miss you and we love you forever!

Fare thee well!

Until We Meet Again.”

Source - Graphiconline

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