Robert David Mc-Gowan, a resident of Eufaula, Alabama died unexpectedly Saturday, April 27, 2024. He was 51 years old.
Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Clayton Baptist Church in Clayton with Rev. Bill Brown, Rev. Shane Traylor, and Father David Shoemaker officiating and Glover Funeral Home directing. The burial followed in the Clayton Cemetery. A visitation was held Monday, April 29, 2024 at Glover Funeral Home in Eufaula from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Flowers were accepted or donations can be made to one’s favorite charity.
Robert was born August 20, 1972 in Eufaula, Alabama to Robert Bernard and Callie Elizabeth (Betty) Thomas Mc-Gowan, of Georgetown, Ga. He was a graduate of Eufaula High School. He was owner of Eufaula Surveying since 2014 and had previously worked there for years under the tutelage of Bob Green. Robert loved hunting, fishing, and the outdoors. He loved coaching and participating in both his boys’ baseball and other sports. However, his favorite past time was spending time with his wife and children in whatever activities they were involved in, or simply sitting around a fire with his closest friends.
He is preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Henry and Flora Thomas, and paternal grandparents, John and Georgia McGowan.
Survivors other than his parents include his wife, Heather Kent McGowan of Eufaula; and their blended family which they both raised with much love, two sons, Parker Drew McGowan and John Luke McGowan both of Eufaula, two daughters, Anna Kathryn (Peyton) Shankle, Fayetteville, NC, and Samantha Baylor Martin, Eufaula; a brother, Thomas Drew McGowan (Vickie Wyatt), Gulfport, Mississippi; a sister and brother-in-law, Mary Elizabeth (Mike) Boyce, Port St. Joe, FL.; a father and mother-in-law, Lee and Donna Kent Fenn, Clayton; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Active pallbearers were Tom McGowan, Tommy Redding, Trey Washington, Stevie Gover, Jamey Woods, Tory Walker, Russell Strickland, and Bill Railey.
Honorary pallbearers were the Lakeside Chiefs
Varsity Baseball players and coaches.
Glover Funeral Home of Eufaula was entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 687-5725. Please sign the guest book online at www.gloverfuneral.com.
