Former Magistrate Mary Bibiana Oduro to be buried November 20
The late Her Worship Mary Bibiana Ama Ansomaa Oduro, a former Magistrate of the Judicial Service of Ghana and accomplished entrepreneur, will be buried on Friday, November 20, 2026. Born on January 6, 1951, to the late Yaw Oduro of Kwahu Twenedurase and the late Matilda Lamley Mensah of Ngleshi Adanse, Jamestown, Accra, Mary Oduro built a distinguished career spanning public administration, banking, commerce, entrepreneurship and the Judiciary.
The late Her Worship Mary Bibiana Ama Ansomaa Oduro, a former Magistrate of the Judicial Service of Ghana and accomplished entrepreneur, will be buried on Friday, November 20, 2026. She was 75.
According to funeral arrangements released by the family, a filing past will take place at 8 a.m., followed by a burial service at 9 a.m. at Agape House New Testament Church, Pawpaw Street, East Legon, Accra.
She will be laid in state at her residence at No. 9 Ashiokor Link, North Dzorwulu, from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m.
The final funeral rites will be held at the Underbridge immediately after the burial service.
A thanksgiving service will take place at 11 a.m. on Sunday, November 22, at the same church, after which the final funeral rites will continue at her residence.
The dress code for Friday's funeral is black, while mourners attending Sunday's thanksgiving service are expected to wear black and white.
Born on January 6, 1951, to the late Yaw Oduro of Kwahu Twenedurase and the late Matilda Lamley Mensah of Ngleshi Adanse, Jamestown, Accra, Mary Oduro built a distinguished career spanning public administration, banking, commerce, entrepreneurship and the Judiciary.
She received her early education at Bishop's Girls' School in Accra before proceeding to St Mary's Girls' Secondary School at Korle-Gonnor.
Her professional career began as Secretary to the Minister of Trade before she joined Standard Bank, now Standard Chartered Bank.
In 1974, she moved to Willowbrook Ghana Limited, a British bus assembly company based at Dzorwulu, as its first secretary. She later rose through the ranks to become the company's Commercial Manager.
Outside her corporate career, she established Shaker Spot, a fashion design business that gained popularity for its distinctive creations throughout the 1990s.
She also made significant contributions to international trade between Ghana and Nigeria, supplying consumer goods and fashion products to major retailers, including GNTC and CFAO Multistores.
One of the defining chapters of her life was her decision to pursue a career in law later in life.
In the early 2000s, she obtained a first degree, majoring in Political Science and Sociology, before proceeding to the Makola School of Law. She subsequently joined the Judicial Service of Ghana as a Magistrate.
She served at the District Magistrate Courts in Osu and Saltpond for almost a decade before moving to Accra, where she worked within the Family and Juvenile Court system.
Beyond her professional accomplishments, Mary Oduro was remembered as a gentle, compassionate and generous woman who placed great value on family, friendship and service to others.
She is survived by three children: Nii Amaah Addo (Mergash), Amanda Nana Akyere Addison and Nana Akosua Asantewaa Assiamah Owusu (MizSanty). Her late daughter, Barbara Nana Adwoba Addison, is also named in the family notice.
The family has invited former colleagues, friends, sympathisers and members of the public to join them in celebrating her life and paying their final respects.
Her Worship Mary Bibiana Ama Ansomaa Oduro passed away on September 9, 2026.
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