Barbara Jean Ward, of Lusby, MD, passed away at Solomons Nursing Center on April 6, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Evelyn Marie Robinson and the late William Ernest Robinson, of Camp Springs, MD. Barbara Jean was born in Washington DC on September 14, 1937.

She was a career school bus driver for the Prince Georges County Board of Education for 30 years. She loved living near the water and enjoyed fishing and crabbing and spending time with her family. While working, she was a shop steward, participant/member and elected delegate of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). In addition, while her children were young, she was an active member and leader of a Girl Scout troop in Camp Springs, MD.

In addition to her mother and father, Barbara Jean is predeceased by her grandson Justin Miller and sister, Joan Forsythe.

Barbara Jean is survived by her husband, Francis N. Ward, Jr.; her daughters Barbara Shewbridge of Mechanicsville, MD; Marla Miller of Mechanicsville, MD; Patricia Hilton of Mechanicsville, MD; Marsha Turner of Lusby, MD; Lisa Winegardner, of St. Leonard, MD; Sara DiRienzo of Lusby, MD; step-daughter Connie Wallach of Huntingtown, MD; and step-son James Ward, Sr. of North Beach, MD; her sisters, Delores Homer and Cheryl Lynn Boggs both of Sarasota, FL; her brothers, Ernest Robinson of Myakka City, FL, Kenneth Robinson of Midlothian, Va and Donald Robinson of Sarasota, FL; her 20 grandchildren, Amy, Steven, Tony, Misty, Brandon, Christina, Chris, Ashley, Jacki, Tommy, Ronnie, Charlie, Mitchell, Dom, Zach, Bobby, Tony, Jimmy, Jennifer, and Jessica, and 13 great grandchildren; Bryan, Bella, Ricky, Makayla, Kyle, Landon, Connor, Carley, Hailey, Caeley, Dylan, Camden, and Zack, and many other family members and friends.

Family will receive friends for a Memorial Service on Saturday, April 14, 2012, 2:00 PM at Rausch Funeral Home, 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, at 1311 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 310, White Plains, NY 10605, or to Calvert Hospice, at P.O. Box 838, 238 Merrimac Court, Prince Frederick, MD 20678. "Donations are encourage on-line at www.calverthospice.org"

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A.