The Reverend Canon Barbara Mudge, a former vicar of St. Francis' Church, Simi Valley (1986 - 1995), and most recently canonically resident in the Diocese of Oregon, died May 24, 2016, at age 86. She is survived by her sons, James Mudge and Steve Mudge, her daughter Suzanne Mudge, six grandchildren, her sister Patricia Covington Elliott (SPHS '54) and brother, Richard Covington (SPHS '64). Her husband of 61 years, John L Mudge (SPHS '47) died in 2012

She also assisted from 1984 to 1986 at St Mary's Church, Laguna Beach and was chaplain at South Coast Medical Center. During her tenure in Simi Valley, she was chair of the Simi Valley Interfaith Coalition for the Homeless and Needy and was president of the Southern California Ecumenical Council from 1994 to 1995. She was named a canon of the Cathedral Center of St. Paul in 1993. After moving to Oregon, Mudge was vicar of St John by-the-Sea Church in Bandon from 1999 to 2006, serving as ecumenical coordinator for Province 8 from 2002 to 2004, and in several capacities for the Diocese of Oregon, including ecumenical officer and judge of the ecclesiastical trial court. She was chaplain to the board of Church Periodical Club from 1997 to 2003.

Barbara Duffield Covington was born September 27, 1930 in Laguna Beach and earned a bachelor's degree at Occidental College. She was a teacher for many years before entering seminary at Bloy House, the Episcopal Theological School at Claremont; she was ordained to the diaconate in 1982 and to the priesthood the following year.

Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, June 2016