Ernestine Dave

Ernestine Dave, known as Steen to her friends and family. She was born in Pontotoc Mississippi Nov. 20Th 1932 to Daisy and Lee Johnson. She moved to Detroit Michigan at the age of 10 with her mother, stepfather Mitchell Hamilton and 4 siblings. Being the oldest she had a lot of responsibilities. By Junior High she took care of 5 siblings, for her mother and stepfather both worked. She was tough, head strong and an excellent student. Detroit in the 50's was hard for brown skin blacks to find a job. She found a job through The Board of Education that she did not like. A co-worker after work was going to take an entrance exam for the Military. She decided she would go with her and take the test. Being a good student, she passed. So off she went to join the Army, a "WAC" Woman Army Corps. Steen was stationed on a few stateside bases. Her final deployment was in Yokohama Japan. After being Honorary discharged she moved back to Detroit where she married her first husband Jasper Leroy Dave. They had 2 sons Derrick Keith Dave and Ronald Clifford Dave. Jasper lost his life in 1979 in a drowning accent. Years later she remarried James Hennessee. At the age of 55 and 33 years working for the US government at TACOM (Army Tank Automotive Command) she retired and moved to Springhill, Fl. She lived in Florida until her health started to Fail her. She moved to Loganville, Georgia to be near her sons. Derrick being her caregiver. Steen is survived by 2 sisters Vivian King and Martha Riviera, 2 sons Derrick and Ronald Dave, and 5 grandchildren: Leah, Dina, Kathrine, Mayerling and Leondro. The inurnment with miliary honors will take place THURSDAY, February 1, 2024 at 11:30AM at Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Scott Hudgens Drive, Canton, GA. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be SATURDAY, February 3, 2024 at 3:00PM. The Memorial Service will be recorded and streamed live. If the event is interrupted at any time due to technical issues, the entire event will be uploaded and available to view later in the day. Please copy and paste the link to share, or simply click on the link to view the event. https://vimeo.com/event/4053660 Please express your condolences here on our website. Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Homes & Crematory, 914 Scenic Hwy., Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (Gwinnett Chapel), 770.338.5558

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Ernestine Dave

November 20, 1932 - January 20, 2024