Virginia Dianne McGowan

Virginia Dianne McGowan (Ginna) passed away peacefully on November 10, 2026, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, MS, after a short battle with non-small cell lung cancer. She was surrounded by loving family and friends until the end.

Ginna was born October 8, 1954, in New Orleans, LA and was one of three children of Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Edward Dunn. She attended Jackson Preparatory School in Jackson, MS.

She lovingly welcomed daughters: Kimberly Jacquelyn Walker (Brandon, MS), Angela Browning Montgomery (Fairhope, AL), and Cheryl Browning McInnis (Oxford, MS).

She married her husband of 32 years, David Kent McGowan, Sr. on April 30, 1994, in the British Virgin Islands and together they lived in Brandon, MS.

Ginna relished spending time at the barn with her horses and shared this passion with her daughters and granddaughter. She was a member of Chula Homa Hounds and treasured her weekends in the saddle with close friends. She loved spending time by the pool, scuba diving in Bonaire with her family, and relaxing on the beach in Pensacola, FL. She was an avid bridge player and shared the game with her friends on any occasion she could. She and David traveled the world with their closest friends and loved sharing these memories with those dearest to her. Ginna was a loyal and loving friend, a compassionate and forgiving mother, and most of all, the greatest wife to the most adoring husband.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Mark Dunn. She is survived by her husband; her sister, Kristy Dunn Hallman; her daughters; her son-in-law, William Joseph Montgomery, Jr.; her grandchildren, Jacquelyn Walker Wheeler (Collin), Clifford Guyton Walker, Jr., Alden, Brennan, and Taylor McInnis; and her stepchildren, Tracy McGowan Stewart, Shannon McGowan Breier, and David Kent McGowan, Jr., and their children.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mississippi Horses, 184 Twelve Oaks Rd. Canton, MS 39046, Mississippihorses.org or the charity of your choice.