Barbara J. Bush

Barbara J. Bush, age 65, of Plymouth, passed away July 29, 2011. She was born in Dearborn, MI, the daughter of Clyde Blanche (Lark) Thrasher. She grew up in Dearborn, and met her husband, Donald E. Bush, at the Dearborn Youth Center. They dated for five years and married on June 11, 1966.
Barbara attended Detroit Business College and worked as a legal secretary and as an executive secretary at ARA Food Service, before becoming a co-owner in O. D. Bush Jewelers for 30 years.
Barb raced Corvettes with her husband at the local, state, and national level, participating in autocross and tracks racing across the country. She earned many club and regional championships. She was a member of the Corvette Club of Michigan, and the National Council Corvette Clubs, for 35 years and the legend Corvette Club.
She is survived by her husband of 45 years, Donald Bush, of Plymouth, her daughter, Tammy Cameron, of Concord, N.C., her son-in-law, Dave Cameron, and her brother, Ken (Linda) Thrasher, of Sterling Heights.
A funeral service will be held from the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home, 280 South Main Street, Plymouth, on Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at 10:00am. Visitation Monday from 1-9pm. Memorials may be made to http://www.pancan.org/ or mail to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 1500 Rosecrans Ave. Ste. 200 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-3721 in Tribute of Barbara J. Bush.