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Loretta Jean (Woolman) Browning
Nov 21,1933 - Dec 5, 2014
Posted by Ann Weber
BARTLESVILLE EXAMINER-ENTERPRISE
BARTLESVILLE, WASHINGTON CO, OK
(permission granted)
Loretta Jean Browning, 81, of Copan, died
Friday, December 5, 2014in Norman, Oklahoma.
Funeral services for Mrs. Browning will be
held at 11 AM on Saturday, December 13, 2014
in the Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel with
Pastor James Biesiadecki of the First
Baptist Church in Bartlesville officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 P.M.
on Saturday at the Floral Haven Cemetery in
Broken Arrow directed by the Stumpff Funeral
Home & Crematory.
Those who wish may send contributions to
Samaritan's Purse, P.O. Box 3000, Boone,
North Carolina 28607.
Mrs. Browning was born at Ponca City,
Oklahoma on November 21, 1933 the daughter
of Jack and Esta (Grimes) Woolman. She grew
up in various areas of Oklahoma and Texas
where her father served as pastor of
different churches. She graduated from high
school at Bethany, Oklahoma in 1952 where
she was the Salutorian of her senior class.
She later attended Central State College at
Edmond where she received her Bachelor's
Degree in Education and graduated Summa Cum
Laude in 1971. She was married to Edward E.
Browning on September 1, 1952 at Ponca City.
They made their home first in Edmond and
then in the Oklahoma City area until 1969
when they moved to Broken Arrow. Mrs.
Browning was an elementary school
teacher in Inola and then Broken Arrow
until 1978. Mr. and Mrs. Browning moved to
Cassville, Missouri in 1978 and Mrs.
Browning completed her teaching career in
Missouri until her retirement in 1990. Mr.
and Mrs. Browning moved to Grand Saline,
Texas and Henrietta, Texas where they made
their home until 2001 when they retired to
the Bartlesville, Oklahoma area and settled
in the Copan community. Mrs. Browning was a
member of the First Baptist Church in
Bartlesville and over the years had served
as a church organist and pianist at various
churches. Mr. and Mrs. Browning also sang in
the Senior Adult Church Choir and served as
volunteers with Concern.. Mrs. Browning was
an avid reader and would read the Bible
through entirely each year. Mrs. Browning
also kept a daily journal and in the past
was a Girl Scout leader and very involved in
her children's activities. She also loved
her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. Browning enjoyed traveling
extensively in the RV and were season
tickets holders for the University of
Oklahoma football for 26 years. She was also
very involved in her husband's career in
hospital administration in various
locations.
Mrs. Browning is survived by her husband,
Edward E. Browning, four children, Penny
Sommers of Broken Arrow, Wendye Dashner and
husband Terry of Tulsa, Edwina Jean (Eddie)
Morgan and husband Steve of Peculiar,
Missouri, Edward (Barry) Browning and wife
Leslie of Chesterfield, Virginia , one
sister, Linda Jonte of Bethany, Okla., six
grandchildren, Madison, Jordana, Austin,
Ethan, Camryn and Emma and two great
grandchildren, Samantha and Shelby.
She was
preceded in death by her parents.
Friends who wish may sign the online guest
book and leave condolences at
www.stumpff.org.
Published in Examiner-Enterprise from Dec.
10, 2014 to Jan. 9, 2015
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