Tex O'Dell Browning
(May 26, 1947 - August 1, 2013)

Tex O'Dell Browning, 66, a devout Christian and dutiful servant of God, went to be with Jesus on August 1, 2013 after a long battle with emphysema at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Huntington, WV. He was a devoted husband and father who will be greatly missed. He proudly served 20 years in the Air Force, and moved to Ohio to live close to family when he retired in 1986. He was born on May 26, 1947 to Vina and Paul Browning of Holden, WV.Tex was married to Alice "Laynie" Browning for 42 years, who passed away in 2008. He has 3 surviving children-first born Steven Browning and daughter-in-law Rebecca Browning, second born, Kimberly Frost and son-in-law, Jason Frost; and Brittany Browning-Brandt and son-in-law Timothy Brandt. He has 5 surviving brothers: Rev. Paul Wayne Browning of Paintsville, KY, Gary, Walter, and Mickey Browning of Holden, WV, and Bruce Browning of Logan, WV. Being a proud grandfather, Tex also leaves behind 8 grandchildren; Steven Browning, Matthew Browning, Adriana Browning, Krysta Moore, Kristiane Williamson, Scott Williamson, Allison Williamson- and the newest addition- Olivia Brandt. He also leaves behind 5 great grandchildren. May God bless and sustain you all. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the Big Branch Church, 2072 County Road 31, Chesapeake, OH, with Revs. Randy Henderson and Paul Wayne Browning officiating. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park, Milton, WV. Friends may call Wednesday, August 7, 2013 from 6 pm until 8 pm, at Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, WV.