Bertha Yvonne Conton | |
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Born | Freetown, Sierra Leone | 31 October 1923
Died | 1 May 2022 Freetown, Sierra Leone | (aged 98)
Occupation | Educationalist, principal, teacher, school proprietress |
Nationality | British Subject, Sierra Leonean |
Education | St. Joseph's Primary School, St. Joseph's Convent School, |
Spouse | William Farquhar Conton |
Children | 5 |
Relatives | Thomas Josiah Thompson (father), Raymond Sarif Easmon (brother), Amy Manto Bondfield Wellesley-Cole, née Hotobah-During (sister), Robert Wellesley-Cole (brother-in-law) |
Bertha Yvonne Conton, GCOR (née Thompson; 31 October 1923 – 1 May 2022) was a Sierra Leone Creole educator who was the principal, founder, and proprietress of Leone Preparatory School.[1][2]