Obituaries
Roland “Buddy” “Mudhole” Thomas McGovern, U.S. Navy 1st Class Petty Officer Ret. (1949 – 2023)
Roland “Buddy” “Mudhole” Thomas McGovern, U.S. Navy 1st Class Petty Officer Ret., 74, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023, at his home surrounded by his loving family.
Roland “Buddy” “Mudhole” Thomas McGovern
A funeral service will be held on Monday, October 2, at 11:00 a.m. at Maddox Funeral Home, with Sammy Campbell officiating. Interment will follow in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Buddy was born February 12, 1949, in Front Royal, Virginia, the son of the late Thomas Oliver McGovern, Jr., and Agnes Marie Pullen Chadwell.
He retired after 20 dedicated years as a 1st Class Petty Officer in the United States Navy.
He was a member of the Giles B. Cook Post 53 American Legion, The Loyal Order of Moose Lodge #829 in Front Royal, and the Colonel Samuel R. Millar Post 1860 Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Surviving is his loving wife of 43 years, Linda McGovern; one son, Gary Huff (Katie) of Stanford, Florida; two daughters, Peggy Williams (Jimmy) of Chester Gap and Robin Bracken (Michael) of St. Louis, Missouri; one sister, Jane McGovern Williams (Jimmy) of Chester Gap; 12 grandchildren, Cynthia, Bobby, Cheyanne, Heather, Chance, Kayla, Kristin, Ashlee, Conner, Owen, Autumn, and Addison; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and Bertha Campbell, who was like a mother to him as she helped raise him.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, October 1, from 6-8 p.m. at Maddox Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Gary Huff, Mike Bracken, Jimmy Williams, Chance Larkin, Kurt Baxton, and Tommy Williams.
Memorial contributions may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601.