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Barbara Ann Christian of Conway, age 82, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Pruitt Health Conway Medical Center. Barbara was born on April 28, 1940, in Wilmington, DE to the late William Robinson, Sr. and Edna Robinson. Her family were avid fisherman, and as a child she spent her summers camping at Indian River Inlet Delaware. She was a graduate of P.S. DuPont High School and Wilmington General Hospital School of Nursing. After nursing school, Barbara enlisted in the Delaware Air National Guard Medical Evacuation Unit as a Lieutenant. It was in the Air National Guard that she met her future husband of almost 59 years, Staff Sergeant Raymond Christian, who was outranked by Lieutenant Robinson. Early in their marriage, they moved to Pocomoke City on Maryland’s eastern shore where she was a homemaker, part-time nurse, Brownie leader, and church and school volunteer. She deeply valued the small community for raising her family where they enjoyed many church picnics and Elks club crab feasts. After the family moved to Elkton, Maryland, Barbara worked as a nurse in the operating room of Union Hospital and in medical offices until her retirement to Conway, SC with her husband. Barbara delighted in creating fun experiences for her family: neighborhood Easter egg hunts, tree-trimming parties, picnics, beach days, Sunday dinners, always with delicious food and desserts. She crafted beautiful keepsake Advent calendars for her grandchildren and baked her signature Christmas tea rings every year to send around the country to family members. She was a devoted daughter and daughter-in-law, caring for her parents and parents-in-law until their deaths. She loved traveling to visit her son in California and witnessing his endurance athletic events. Her four grandchildren were her delight. She said the highlight of her life was hosting them together every year during their childhoods for week-long visits of non-stop fun and cousin bonding. In addition to her parents, Barbara was preceded in death by her brother, William “Joe” Robinson, Jr., and sister, Patricia Angle. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Raymond F. Christian; her three children: Kelly Moran (Keith) of Conway, SC, Terri Robertson of Rockville, MD, and Martin Christian (Kelly Gluckman) of Sacramento, CA; grandchildren Christian Robertson, Madeline Moran, James Moran and Petra Robertson; brother, Robert “Buddy” Robinson (Phyllis) of Ocean View, DE and brother- and sister-in-law Basil and Patricia Dugan; and many nieces and nephews. Friends and family are invited to call upon the Christian family during a visitation on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 2:00pm at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel at 606-610 Beaty Street, Conway, SC 29526. Please sign the online guest register at www.golfinchfuneralhome.com Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements.

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Mrs. Barbara Ann Christian

April 28, 1940 - September 10, 2022