Beverly Burns Flowers

Beverly Burns Flowers died of lung cancer May 30, 2026, at her home in Arlington, VA. She is survived by Doug Frost who was her loving husband and partner for 40 years.

Born June 5, 1947, in Commerce, Georgia, Beverly was predeceased by her first husband the former Congressman Walter Flowers, Democrat of Alabama, who died April 12th, 1984.

Raised in Eastman, Georgia, Beverly graduated from Mercer University in 1969. Beverly was the daughter of Frank Burns and Orene Mullis. She is survived by her brother Dr. Avery Burns and his wife Susan of Isle of Palms South Carolina; her Niece Suzy Howerton and her husband David (Howie). Beverly fondly remembered her holiday celebrations with her cousin Billy Stucky and wife Ethelyn and their children Stephanie, Jay, and Scott.

While visiting her cousin, then Congressman Bill Stuckey, in Washington D.C. in 1970, Beverly fell in love with Washington and politics. She began a career as a Congressional staffer and retired from the Department of Energy in June 1987.

In the late 80s, Beverly discovered Ikebana, the art of Japanese floral arranging, and became a respected teacher exhibiting her work around the area.

She volunteered as a docent at various Washington museums, including the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Kreeger Museum.

In 2005, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, undergoing various treatments over the years. She was also a member of AA and celebrated sobriety starting in 2014.

Beverly lived an exemplary life of love and kindness, following the guidance in the last words of the St. Francis Prayer. She passed away surrounded by loved ones, having lived her final days 'happy, joyous and free.'