Grace Nortey to be laid to rest Saturday at State House
The final funeral rites of Mrs Grace Naa Kwarley Nortey (née Sawyerr) will be held this weekend in Accra. She died aged 89. A burial service will take place on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at the Forecourt of the State House, Accra, starting at 8:00 am. Mourners are asked to wear all white. The funeral […]
Mrs Grace Naa Kwarley Nortey, the 89-year-old former member of the Sawyerr family of Accra and Sierra Leone, is set to be laid to rest on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at the Forecourt of the State House in Accra. The funeral rites will commence with a vigil night on Friday, October 30, at the family residence in Haatso, starting at 6:00 pm, with mourners requested to wear black and white attire.
On Sunday, November 1, a thanksgiving service will be held at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Osu, also at 8:00 am, with attendees again asked to wear all white. Interment will be private. The funeral invitation has been issued by the Head of Family, Prof. Akilagpa Sawyerr, along with Mrs Christine Omai Kwawukume and Mrs Justice Selassie Sawyerr-Williams, among others from the Sawyerr family, Nii Odoo V, the Faase-Owooman of Accra, and Nii Akapeh III, Osu Mankralo Stool Asafoatse. The Rt. Rev’d Dr. Daniel S. M. Torto of the Anglican Diocese of Accra is also among them.
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