WEST CHESTER, Pa.--Judith (Freehafer) Cousins, 94, of West Chester, Pennsylvania and Bernard, Maine, passed away peacefully in her home on June 3..

Judy CousinsCousins was a well known. well liked and respected figure on the point-to-point circuit.

For many years, she covered point-to-point racing for The Chronicle. 

She was predeceased by her husband Samuel Cousins with whom she shared 56 years of marriage.

She was born on April 12, 1932 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania,

She graduated from Baldwin School, Mount Holyoke College, and completed graduate school at Bryn Mawr College.

She later earned a degree from Longwood Gardens Horticultural School.

She worked at the family business, Thermal Pipe Systems with headquarters in Wilmington, Del., and a manufacturing plant in Durant, Okla.

She was a dedicated member of the Pocopson township planning committee for many years and was passionate about preserving open space.

 

SHE LIVED on her cherished farm for 66 years where she loved gardening, walking her dogs, riding horses, fox hunting, and cooking.

She learned French cooking during a year in Paris and took pride in making delicious and elaborate meals from scratch.

She also enjoyed summer visits to her home in Bernard, Maine where she spent time bird watching, reading, cooking, and gardening.

She is survived by her children, Nathaniel and his wife Sarah, Elizabeth and her husband Brian Korrell, daughter Sarel, of Maryland, and Chandra and her husband Keith Raymond of Maine.

She is also survived by two grandchildren, Virginia Korrell and Austin Raymond.

The family will have a memorial gathering at Judy’s home in West Chester, Pa.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

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