1. Jannelle Minelva “Nelly” Forbes (1981-2115).
Tulsa,Okla- JannelleMinelva“Nelly”Forbesof St.Croix,VirginIslandsdiedof
natural causesat her estate earlyTuesdaymorning,February10,2115. She was
133 yearsold.
Jannelle issurvivedby twosons,ShamarKy-mani, hiswife Aallayah andtheir
daughters,Imani andMichelle Forbesof Miami,Florida. PhilipR.C.hiswife Harper andtheirboys,
HezekiahandJovianForbesof WestPalmBeach,Florida. She wasprecededindeathbyherhusbandof
80 years,CliftonD.Forbes,andby an infantdaughter,Imani Starfire Forbes;byhermotherandfather,
Leah SookhantyandJohnPoleon;hersisters,Jermaine,Princess,ShamelleandCarlaSookhanty. Her
brothersDaran, Papa,Tareek,Jareem,BryanandAndre Sookhanty;andmanybrothersand sisterinlaw.
Jannelle graduatedValedictorianfromOral RobertsUniversity inTulsa,Oklahoma. She latergot her
Doctorate of TheologyinPastoral Counselingfrom HowardUniversityinWashington D.C.. Jannelle was
an entrepreneurandhardworkingbusinesswoman.She openedaproductionanddistributingcompany
inAbu Dhabi,Dubai andTulsa,Oklahoma dedicatedtoservingindependentartistsfilmingand
promotingtheirtalent onglobal television.
Her husbandCliftonasshe wouldcall himher“KITKATBAR”,because she lovedhisdarkskin,medium
builtbody, longhairflowingdownhisbackandthe sweetestsmile ever,simplytookherbreathe away.
Theywouldtravel everyyearinSeptembertofeedthe pigeonsatTime Square andCentral Park.
Jannelle andCliftonlivedinmanyplacesincludingIreland,Paris,Canada,Hawaii,Nassau,Bahamas,Abu
Dhabi,Dubai,FloridaandSpain.
Jannelle wasagreatleaderinhercommunity andaroundthe globe. She foundedthe Spiritual
MakeoverCrewandLy-Neffertaria’s“TurningInsecuritiesintoBoldness.”“Nelly”asfamilyandclose
friendsknewher,isknowntohouse anyone inneed. She lovedlionssomuchthat she builta lion’sden

2. inher back yard witha 50-footfence surroundingthe area. She wasa life changer.Those whoknewher
alwayssaidthat she wasand extraordinarywoman.
A memorial service will be heldatThe Lionof JudahFuneral home inTulsa,Oklahomaat11:00 a.m.
Saturday,February15, 2115, withburial to follow atPFChangsMemorial Gardens. Her sonsPastor
PhilipandBishopShamarForbesof MCOPIwill conductthe memorial service. Inlieuof flowers,Jannelle
requestsdonationsbe made toThe Spiritual MakeoverCrew,P.O.Box 2264 Tulsa,OK 74101 or to Ly-
Neffertaria’s5129 E. 38th
PL Kissimmee,FL33447 or online at www.tsmoc.org
A special thankyouto MarissaJohnsonWhitleyhermaid,ByronBeasleyherbutler,andJonathanBoom
hershoemakerforall theirlove andcare forso manyyears.