Obituary – Winnie Genevieve Browning – Benton

BENTON — Winnie Genevieve Browning, 98, of Benton, received her promotion to Heaven on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 at 5:45 p.m.  Winnie was a resident of Helia Healthcare at the time of her death.

Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 at 10 a.m. at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton with the Rev. Kent Dunford officiating.  Burial will be in the Liberty-Ridlin Cemetery in Macedonia.  Visitation will be after 9 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the Benton First Free Will Baptist Church.

Winnie, known by all as Genevieve, was born on Nov. 20, 1914 to William and Alma Page.  She was a graduate of Benton High School with the Class of 1933.  She married James Martin Browning on September 28, 1935.  He preceded her in death on September 24, 1997.  They were devoted to each other for the 62 years that they were married.  She was a homemaker who lived her entire life in Franklin County.  She helped Martin on the family farm that they owned and operated for many years.  She was a longtime member of Franklin County Home Extension.  She was a great cook and homemaker.  Friends and family especially enjoyed her coconut pie.

She is survived by her children, Richard (Nora) Browning, Ewing, IL and Janice (Val) Pritchett, Normal, IL and by four grandchildren, Steven (Sandy) Browning, Susan (David) Schmitt, Mark (Julie) Pritchett and Emily (Matt) Carter.  One granddaughter, Shelley Browning Romani, preceded her in death.  She is also survived by five great-grandchildren, Tyler Pritchett, Matthew Pritchett, Sydney Browning, Jordan Miller, Lucas Carter and Helena Carter.  She was also preceded in death by two brothers, John (Lorene) Page and Thurmond (Norma) Page.

Genevieve and Martin were members of Webb’s Prairie Freewill Baptist Church for many years where she served as a Sunday School teacher.  They later joined the First Freewill Baptist Church in Benton where she was still a member.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff and nurses at Helia Healthcare and to Dr. Rethorst for their care and concern.

She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be sadly missed by all her family and friends.

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