Cassandra “Sandy” McGowan, daughter of Lydia Clark of Dexter, Missouri and the late Robert E. Clark, was born on September 9, 1966, in Bowling Green, Kentucky and departed this life at her residence in Bernie, Missouri on June 6, 2024, at the age of 57.

Sandy had worked at Ames True Temper (IXL) in Bernie and was also a longtime cook at Little House restaurant in Bernie. She enjoyed coaching her girls in softball when they were younger, hunting for arrowheads, but ultimately spending time with her grandbabies brought her the most joy in life. She also enjoyed watching the live stream church services from Lighthouse Church and FBCCV in Cherokee Village, AR.

Other than by her mother, she is survived by her daughters, Kristine Gooch and husband Josh of Highland, Arkansas, and Miranda Blocker and husband, Cory of Dexter, Missouri; by three brothers, Robbie Clark of Spring Lake, North Carolina, William “Billy” Clark of Jackson, Missouri, and Sonny Hudson of Rolla, Missouri; by four sisters, Kathy Strange of Spring Lake, North Carolina, Melissa Sypherd of Phoenix, Arizona, Erica Hudson of Rolla, Missouri, and Laura Hudson of St. James, Missouri; and by five grandchildren, Isaac Gooch, Renly Gooch, Luke Blocker, Lawson Blocker, and Barrett Blocker.

She was preceded in death by her grandson, Myles Gooch; and by her biological father, Merrit “Sonny” Hudson.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Missouri. Funeral services will then be conducted on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie, Missouri. Interment will follow at the Dexter cemetery.