Beverly Plowman Obituary
Born August 17, 1941, in Olean NY, she was a daughter of the late Earl W. and Laura E (Simmons) Anderson.
Bev was a 1959 graduate of Olean High School and a 1961 graduate of the Bradford Hospital School of Nursing.
On September 30, 1961, in the Evangelical United Brethern Church in Olean, NY she married William E. Plowman who preceded her in death on November 25, 2011.
Bev provided private healthcare for families in the community for many years.
She was a member of First Wesleyan Church where she was a Sunday School teacher and former treasurer.
Surviving are three daughters, Brenda (Dave) Morgan, of Rew, Elizabeth Soyke, of Bradford, and Belinda (Jason) Keck, of Lewis Run, 12 grandchildren, Becky (Scott) Shirley, Sarah Plowman, Jamine Matthew Hanson, Brandon (Dana) Plowman, Michelle (Josh Hilmes) Schaming, Tara (Perry) Blackman, Tyler (Samantha) Soyke, Brooke (Joey) Lipps, Alex Soyke, MacKenzie (Josh) Defilippo, Logan Dunlap, Cameron Dunlap, 15 great grandchildren, one half-sister, Marlene Chambers, of Olean, NY, and many nieces and nephews.
Bev was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bill of 60 years, one son, William A. Plowman, two brothers, Charles Anderson, Robert Anderson, and two sisters, Joan Cornelius, and Sandra Baldwin.
Family will receive friends on Monday, December 1, 2025 from 2:00 to 4:00 pm in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc. 372 East Main Street, where at 4:00 pm funeral services will be held with Rev. Terri Niver, Pastor of the First Wesleyan Church officiating. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery
Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to the First Wesleyan Church, 692 South Kendall Ave, Bradford, PA, 16701, or to the McKean County SPCA, PO Box 113, Bradford, PA, 16701, or to a charity of the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com
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