(1923-10-31)31 October 1923 Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died
1 May 2022(2022-05-01) (aged 98) Freetown, Sierra Leone
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 (néeThompson; 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]
^"Sierra Leone News: Leone Preparatory school accused of victimisation". Awoko. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^Aminata Maasaquoi (25 August 2015). "Sierra Leone News: Letter to the Editor". Awoko. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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...
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