Bertie E. Baynard

Bertie Elizabeth Baynard was born on October 28, 1939 in Chestertown, MD to the late Charles Alfred Baynard, Sr. and Carrielena Tilghman Baynard. After a lengthy illness, she went to be with the Lord on July 7, 2014 at the age of 74. Bertie grew up in Centreville, MD and graduated from Kennard High School in 1957. Bertie held several jobs including Grasonville Fisheries, better known as The Clam House, and Corsica Hills Nursing Home where she retired after 15 years of service. Bertie didn't stay home much even through her illness. It was hard for her to stay home and rest because she didn't want to miss anything. She loved going to the Senior Center where she enjoyed talking and gathering with the other Senior Center participants. She would take bus trips and loved to play B-I-N-G-O. On Saturday mornings, she loved to go to yard sales with family and friends. Bertie loved to collect dolls and stuffed animals. She would often ask for the kid's dolls after they were done with them. She loved to knit, do crafts and crossword puzzles. She loved to cook and taught her daughters and nieces how to cook the old-fashioned way by making things from scratch. She loved to eat and especially loved to snack on potato chips and other foods that she really was not supposed to have. She loved her family and would often spend Saturday and Sundays with her family. She loved holidays especially Thanksgiving and Christmas. At Christmas time she would pull out her decorations and decorate everything in her apartment. She would take pictures and had several photo albums of family events. Bertie was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church from childhood until death. She served her church faithfully and made it to church as much as she could, with her friend Veronica Fenwick, even when her body was plagued by sickness. She was a longtime member of the Usher Board and many Sundays you would see Bertie leading the choir up with her little side step, even though she came and left the church with her cane. She helped to organize many Usher Days. She also loved organizing Baynard and Blake Day where she would get groups and the program agenda arranged sometimes even a year ahead of time. Bertie not only served at her own church but would visit other churches with her friend, Lorraine Jenkins. When Bertie arrived at the Centreville Hospice she held onto her faith. When family and friends came to visit, she would ask them to sing and pray for her. Many of the family and friends couldn't carry a tune but for Bertie they sang beautifully. Even when she could not talk clearly anymore, we still sang and prayed for her. Her strength through her illness made you want to do as much as you could for her. She leaves to cherish her memories two daughters Barbara Pierce of Annapolis, MD and Charlotte Scott, two grandchildren Antione Padilla and Aaliyah Scott, all of Henderson, MD; one great- grandchild Trinity Padilla of Centreville, MD; four sisters Anna Wheeler and brother-in-law Joseph Franklin Wheeler, Sr. of Centreville, MD, Ruth Baynard of Gaithersburg, MD, Peggy Cooper of Annapolis, MD, and Gloria Bordley of Church Hill, MD; one brother Charles Baynard, Jr and sister-in-law Elizabeth Jacobs-Baynard of Silver Spring, MD; a goddaughter, Simeaka Bordley of Church Hill, MD and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Bertie E. Baynard, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.

Bertie E. Baynard

October 28, 1939 - July 7, 2014