Florence “Flo” Elaine Bowman Freeman, age 77, of Penn Laird, Virginia, passed away peacefully at Sunnyside on Thursday, February 8, 2024. She was born February 24, 1946, in Harrisonburg, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Durward and Barbara (Stutzman) Bowman. Flo was married to H. Preston Freeman for 37 years, prior to his death in 2021.

 

Flo worked at Massanutten Resort, where she met Preston. Later she worked with the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Association of Realtors until she retired.

 

Throughout her life, Flo loved to cook and entertain, garden, shop and travel. But most importantly, Flo was known for her kind heart and the care and consideration she held for others.

 

Surviving her in death are her sister, Barbara Loretta Alford and niece, Robin Ford (and husband Brian) of Martinsburg, PA. Also surviving are her children, David Rawlings of Delavan, IL and grandson, Troy Rawlings (and wife Leah) of New Holland, IL; Donald (and wife Becki) Brown of Westhampton, MA; Kristine Freeman of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; and Matthew Freeman of Cloverdale, British Columbia, Canada.