Obituary of Alicia E. Bard

Alicia E. Bard, age 66, of Hopewell Township departed this life peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at her home following a nine month period of declining health. The daughter of the late Roland Goldsboro and Mary Pierce Goldsboro, she was born in Fairfield Township on May 6, 1945 and was the wife of Benjamin E. Bard, Sr. She had lived in Fairfield Township for the past 38 years and prior to that had resided in Bridgeton. Mrs. Bard had previously been employed with "A Message Center" answering service in Bridgeton as an operator, with Wheaton Glass Company in Millville and at Seabrook Bros. and Sons in Upper Deerfield Township. A member of John Wesley United Methodist Church in Bridgeton, she was her families "Best Mom of the Year" and "Wife of a Lifetime". She lived a generous life. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Michele C. Bard-Cook and her husband Horace Cook, Jr. of Bridgeton; a son, Benjamin E. Bard, Jr. and his wife Ronda of Blackwood; three sisters, Carolyn Bantum of Salem, Vivian Goldsboro and Virginia Willingham both of Bridgeton; two brothers, Morris Goldsboro, Sr. and Carlton Goldsboro, Sr. both of Fairfield Township; four grandchildren, Al-Aleem Baytops, II, Thomas Winston, Jr., Benjamin E. Bard, III and Olivia Bard, six step-grandchildren, one step-great-granddaughter and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by a brother, Roland Goldsboro, Jr. and three sisters, Florence Goldsboro, Catherine Warren and Esther Williams. Funeral services will be held at the John Wesley United Methodist Church, Matthew Brown Way, Bridgeton on Tuesday, March 6th at 11 AM. Burial will take place at Fernwood Memorial Park in Hopewell Township. Friends will be received at the church on Tuesday morning from 10 to 11 AM prior to the services. Arrangements are under the direction of the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, Upper Deerfield Township. Written condolences can be sent to the family through the funeral home website at www.padgettfuneralhomes.com