Barbara L. “Bobbie” Racey

        Barbara Lynn “Bobbie” Flowers Racey, 63, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Thursday, February 13, 2014, in Winchester Medical Center.

Mrs. Racey was born in 1950, in Winchester, Virginia, the daughter of the Henry S. Flowers and the late Peggy A. Flowers.  She was a graduate of Handley High School, Class of 1970.   Mrs. Racey was a member of Braddock Street United Methodist Church in Winchester. Barbara was known for her creative talents and spirit. She will be remembered for her dedication to the Shenandoah Valley ex-POW Association. She was passionate about caring for others especially her father, children and grandchildren, as well as the love of her dogs.

She married David Racey on October 16, 1970.

Surviving with her husband is her daughter, Whitney-Lynn Hurn Racey of Melbourne, Florida; son, David Jeremy Racey and wife, Sara, of Huntsville, Alabama, three grandchildren; Courtney Elizabeth Coleman, Kaitlyn Elizabeth Racey and Andrew Thomas Racey, and two sisters, Cindy Powell and husband, Allen, of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and Lindsay Flowers and significant other, Ann Warner, of Hammond, Louisiana as well as numerous extended family members and close friends.

The family will receive friends on Monday evening, from 6:00-8:00 PM, at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.

A memorial service and interment will be conducted at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Esther Boyd Animal Shelter, 161 Fort Collier Road, Winchester, Virginia, 22603 or Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Suite 405, Winchester, Virginia  22601.