Ernestine Bruce, a resident of Montgomery, AL, passed away on May 3, 2025. The funeral service will be held Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 12:00 noon at Lilly Baptist Church, 820 Hill Street, Montgomery, AL, 36108, with Pastor Thomas E. Jordan, Sr., officiating. Interment will follow at James Cemetery, Hayneville, AL 36040, with the staff of E. G. Cummings Memorial Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be Friday, May 9, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Ms. Bruce will lie in repose one hour before the funeral service at the church.