Barbara Farkas "Bobbie" Chapman

CHAPMAN, Barbara "Bobbie" Farkas, 69, a lifelong resident of Varina, passed away August 7, 2008, after a long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, John and Mary Farkas; her brother, John Farkas Jr.; and her daughter, Carroll Lee Evans. She is survived by her devoted husband and best friend of 43 years, E.L. "Bubba" Chapman; her children, Sam Dowdy and wife, Angie, Stacy Whittington and her partner, Steve Bruce, and her son, Seth, Le Ann C. Pulliam and husband, David, Kelly Chandler and husband, Tommy IV, J.D. Chapman and wife, Kari; her grandchildren, Chad Dowdy, Megan Mueller, Davey, Daniel and Hannah Pulliam, Mary Helen Jones, John Wayne Evans, Tommy, Amy and Zech Chandler, Tabitha, Courtney and Sarah Chapman; three great- grandchildren, Alyssa Whittington, Corbin Jones, and Genevieve Chandler; one nephew, Robert Mark Farkas; four nieces, Mary Higgins, Michelle Timmons, Rosalind Strabhey, and Yvonne Parrish; and a close family friend, Gary King, who she thought of like a son. Mrs. Chapman worked with her husband, Bubba Chapman, for over 45 years at Bubba's Restaurant. There she raised money through Bubba's Flea Market for the American Cancer Association, Massey Cancer Center, the Henrico Volunteer Rescue Squad, and the Children's Hospital. She also ran the State Lottery at Bubba's for over 20 years. She will be greatly missed by all. The family will receive friends Saturday, August 9, 2008 from 2 to 4 p.m. and Sunday, August 10, 2008 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Nelsen Funeral Home, 4650 S. Laburnum Avenue, and where services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, August 11, 2008. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please take your family out to dinner and remember Bobbie.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.