Archie Dean “AD†Plowman, Jr., age 83. of New London, NC passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at the Brian Center in Lexington, NC. The family will receive friends at Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle on Monday, March 18, 2013 from 6 PM to 8 PM. At other times the family will be meeting at the home of his son, Roger Plowman, 308 Bill Badgett Rd. in Denton. The funeral service will be at 2 PM on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at First Baptist Church of New London, with Rev. Otis Goins officiating the service. The burial will follow at New London Cemetery, with Military Honors conducted by the Stanly County DAV, Chapter 12. AD was born in Stanly County on July 23, 1929 to the late Archie Dean Plowman, Sr. and the late Mamie Odessa Hahn Plowman. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Rachel Marie Surratt Plowman in 2010. He is survived by his son, Roger Plowman and his wife, Michele of Denton; two grandsons, Trent and Travis Plowman of Denton; a brother, Don Plowman of New London; and two sisters, Ruth Coggin and Catherine Rogers, both of New London. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of New London, 111 Church Rd., New London, NC 28127 or Hospice of Davidson County, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292. Hartsell Funeral Home of Albemarle is serving the Plowman family.