December 5, 1930 — August 17, 2025 (age 94)

Alice Marie Bernard Goings “Candy” passed away on August 17, 2025, at the age of 94. She lived a long and happy life surrounded by friends and family who dearly loved her.

Alice was born on December 5, 1930, in Walker, Louisiana, to Flossie Stafford Bernard and Joseph Alcide Bernard. She grew up with two brothers, John Louis Bernard and J.A. Bernard Jr., and a sister, Bernice Gayle Graham Peterson (“Bunny”).

Proud of her Cajun heritage, Candy often shared stories about her childhood in Louisiana. She attended primary school in Walker, boarding school in Mississippi, and also attended business school.

In her early 20s, Alice moved to San Francisco with her best friend to work for an oil company. It was there that she married her first husband,

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