Ms. Earnestine Hayes

Viewing for Ms. Earnestine Hayes, will be held on Monday, November 25, 2024 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at C. P. Bannon Mortuary, 6800 International Blvd., Oakland CA 94621. Funeral services for Ms. Hayes will be held Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 11::00 AM at St. Rest baptist church 1401 57th Ave., Oakland CA

Born Earnestine Smith in Bienville Parish Louisiana in 1923, Ms. Hayes spent her childhood living and working on a farm until her early 20's when she moved to the California beach town of Santa Barbara in the 1940's. She moved to Oakland shortly after and married Morris Hayes, who worked many years at the Sunshine Biscuit Factory, in deep East Oakland before it closed in 1995.

At Ms. Hayes birthday party she was awarded a mayoral proclamation celebrating her long life. Mary Olsen, who works in the mayor's office, presented the proclamation to Ms. Hayes. The centennial celebration was largely organized by Ms. Hayes's niece Marie Levin, who is also her caretaker, and Marie's cousin Bettie Pearson

By all accounts, Ms. Hayes has achieved a fantastic accomplishment by simply existing, According to Boston University's New England Centenarian Study.