Beverly A. Plowman, 84, of Lambert Drive passed away Tuesday (Nov. 25, 2025) with her family by her side at Bradford Ecumenical Home.

Born Aug. 17, 1941, in Olean, N.Y., 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 Sept. 30, 1961, at Evangelical United Brethren Church in Olean, she married William  E. Plowman, who preceded her in death on Nov. 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 and Cameron Dunlap; 15 great-grandchildren; one half-sister, Marlene Chambers of Olean; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and her husband, Bill, of 60 years, Bev was preceded in death by one son, William A. Plowman; two brothers, Charles Anderson and Robert Anderson; and two sisters, Joan Cornelius and Sandra Baldwin.

Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday (Dec. 1, 2025) at Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc., 372 E. Main St., where funeral services will immediately follow with the Rev. Terri Niver, pastor of First Wesleyan Church, officiating. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery

Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to First Wesleyan Church, 692 S. Kendall Ave., Bradford, PA 16701; or to the McKean County SPCA, P.O. Box 113, Bradford, PA 16701; or to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Online condolences may be expressed at hollenbeckcahill.com.