Obituary of Ernestine Arenthia Ward

Ernestine A. Ward, 79, of Atlantic City, passed away peacefully at home, Wednesday, September 29, 2010. She was born in Atlantic City on December 1, 1930, where she attended the local public schools and was a cheerleader and a member of the YWCA. Ernestine worked as a barmaid for a variety of Atlantic City�s bars. She also worked at Lerner�s and Spencer Gifts. She was well known for her cooking. She was married to Lloyd �Mr. Scope� Ward for 62 years. Out of that marriage were three children, Cecelia �CeCe�, Diana and Lloyd. She was a former member of Shiloh Baptist Church. She is predeceased by: her husband and father, Ernest Hayman. She leaves to cherish fond memories: mother, Oraell Massie Gray; her children and their spouses, Bucky, Bull and Ernestine; step-son, Lawrence Overby; grandchildren, Keena and Damon Bailey, Dayion Terrell, Nekia, Aja and Keith Ward; 13 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends.