Ethel Louise Foreman

Ethel Louise Forman departed this life on January 17, 2022, at Frederick Memorial Hospital in Frederick, Maryland. She was born on June 27, 1937, to the late Hattie B. Plummer and Bernard Holland.

Ethel accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal savior at the Seneca Community Church under the leadership of Reverend Cox and Robert Murry.

Ethel was educated in Montgomery County, Maryland where she attended George Washington Carver High School in Rockville, MD. She started her career as a domestic worker for Larry and Angela Darby and John and Dorothy Skillman. After which, she began her career for the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) system as a bus driver. Ethel's bus number 5576. She was known as "big wheels keep on rolling". Ethel absolutely loved her job. She adored the students and they adored her, especially the kindergarteners. They loved her so much that they would call her grandma. She received numerous awards for her dedication as a bus driver. She worked for MCPS for 31 devoted years.

Ethel always cherished the time she spent with family and friends. She was best known for being kind, warm-hearted and generous. Ethel enjoyed cooking and hosting parties where family and friends would come together. She especially enjoyed attending family cookouts.

She loved watching her soap operas every day. She also enjoyed watching her favorite team - The Washington Commanders (formerly known as the Washington Redskins).

Ethel leaves to cherish her memory: one loving and devoted daughter, Shirley D. Johnson, whom she loved dearly with all her heart; one son-in-law, Charles W. Johnson Sr.; one brother, Robert S. Plummer; two grandsons, Charles W. Johnson, Jr. and Duan H. Johnson; seven great-grandchildren, Marques Johnson, Aiyana Johnson, Terico D. Johnson, Tyrique Johnson, Javon Gordon, Shahiem Johnson and Lailah Johnson; two great-great grandchildren - Jasper and A'miyrah Whitaker; two nieces, Pauline Lyles and Paulette Simms; and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her brother, Paul R. Simms.