Florence A. Stallings, age 77, of Chesapeake Beach, MD passed away July 9, 2010 at her residence. She was born August 25, 1932 in Prince Frederick, MD to German Lyle, Sr. and Gertrude Ellen (Grierson) Bowen, and raised in Huntingtown, MD.

She graduated from Calvert High School in Prince Frederick and married Chester W. Stallings on April 7, 1956 in Friendship, MD. They moved to Chesapeake Beach where they lived and raised their family, and Florence worked as a waitress at the Rod & Reel restaurant for 38 years, retiring in the mid 1990's. Florence loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and attending family gatherings. She was also fond of playing cards and slot machines.

Florence was preceded in death by her husband Chester W. Stallings and by an infant son Chester W. Stallings, Jr., four brothers Norman, Roland, German, Jr., and Leroy Bowen, and two sisters Bertha Tarry and Marian Wood. She is survived by two daughters, Denise R. Paddy and her husband Earl of Chesapeake Beach and Cathy W. Sullivan and her husband Mike of Ashland, Maine. She is also survived by grandchildren Russell Willey, Chasity Walker and Michael Jr., Brett, Brittany, Hunter and Colby Sullivan, and great-grandchildren Brandon and Cove Willey and Seth and Alyson Walker.

Friends will be received on Monday July 12 from 2-4 & 7-9 P.M. at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 8325 Mt. Harmony Lane, Owings, MD where funeral services and a celebration of Florence's life will be held Tuesday July 13 at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow in Wesley Cemetery, Prince Frederick, MD.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home.

Expressions of sympathy in Florence's name may be directed to Calvert Hospice, P.O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 or online at www.CalvertHospice.org