Obituary

ETHEL MARIE BROWNING
(February 22, 1918 - December 7, 2012)

Ethel Marie Bartram Browning, 94, of Barboursville, W.Va., died, Friday, December 7, 2012, at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House, Huntington, W.Va. She was born January 22, 1918, in Huntington, W.Va., She was preceded in death by her father, Wesley Bartram and step-mother Minerva Bartram. She was preceded in death by her husband Elmer D. Browning; one son Verlin Browning; two brothers, Leonard and Owen Bartram; two sisters, Opal Carter and Buna Yates. She was a homemaker and a member of the Free Methodist Church. She is survived by two children, Shirley Joanne Browning Legge (Larry) of Barboursville, W.Va., and David Lee Browning of Huntington, W.Va.; six grandchildren, Jeff Legge (Sallye), Vickie Leach (Tim) and Joseph Browning, all of Huntington, W.Va., Scott Legge (Pam) of Rockwell, N.C., Cindi Brewer Fosburgh (Shaun) of Palm Coast, Fla., and Christine Hartman of St. Petersburg, Fla.; seven great-grandchildren and nine great- great-grandchildren and a special lifelong friend, Alberta Lambert. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, December 10, 2012, at the White Chapel Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, Barboursville, W.Va., with Rev. Robert Weaver officiating. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time at the cemetery. Special thanks to Hospice of Huntington. At the family's request, memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Huntington. Henson Mortuary, Barboursville, W.Va., is caring for the family.