Ernest Bartley, Jr our beloved husband, Godfather, uncle, entered into eternal rest on January 7, 2019, at the age of 76 while surrounded by family. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a man who enjoyed family, loved his wife and LSU football and the New Orleans Saints. Also, a dedicated and committed US Government employee, Ernest worked for the US Postal Service, Martin Marietta and the Veterans Administration from which he retired. He leaves to cherish a wife of 55 years Brenda Rose, his Goddaughter Keiva Stanton Jolla (Terroll). He will be missed by his brother Gary Nash Bartley and two sisters Bernadine Washington Keyser (William) and Michelle Bartley Lee; Brother-in-law Oliver Butler (Naurine) and Louis Butler; and a host of nieces and nephews, cousins, relatives, friends, co-workers and colleagues. Ernest was preceded in death by his parents, Lillian and Ernest Bartley Sr., his mother and father-in-law Rose and Richard Butler, his brother Gilbert Louis Brown (Elaine) and his brother-in-law George Washington Jr. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service on January 12, 2018, at 10:00 AM at Charbonnet Labat Glapion Funeral Home 9200 I-10 Service Road, New Orleans, LA 70127.