Alice Irene Gibson Ward, 88, of Owings, MD passed away March 17, 2011 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick, MD. Alice was born July 31, 1922 in Prince Frederick to Joseph John and Irene Virginia (Bowen) Gibson.

She was raised in Owings, attended public schools, graduated from Calvert High School and then attended business school for two years. She was employed as a bookkeeper for many years with Calvert Bank and Trust Company, now part of PNC Bank.

Alice was a member of Smithville United Methodist Church in Dunkirk, and in her leisure time enjoyed playing cards, dining out and spending time with family, especially her grand and great-grandchildren. She had been a resident of Calvert County Nursing Center in Prince Frederick for the past six months.

Alice was preceded in death by her parents, by a sister Charlotte Gibson Lewis and a brother Joseph J. Gibson, Jr.

She was previously married to John Ward and is survived by three children: Joan Dickerson and husband Michael of Owings, Jack Ward and fiancé Diane of Cobb Island, MD and Teresa K. Ward of Prince Frederick, MD; four grandchildren, Noah (Buzz), Keith and Ward Shepardson and Pam Bowen; three step-grandchildren, Tina Waldron, Laura Deck and Melissa Raley; twenty great-grandchildren; and a sister Jane O. Whittington of Dunkirk, MD.

Expressions of sympathy in Alice's name may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Washington, DC-MD Office, 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1005, Washington, DC 20036-4104.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.

Visitation
March 22, 2011
2:00-4:00 & 7:00-9:00 P.M.
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Owings, MD

Funeral Service
March 23, 2011
11:00 A.M.
Location: Smithville United Methodist Church