V. Katharine Browning Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

V. Katharine Browning, 80, of Greensburg, Indiana, went home to be with the Lord on the afternoon of Monday, December 21, 2020 at Arbor Grove Village. She was born on November 11, 1940 in Franklin County, Indiana, a daughter of the late Robert Lee Baker Sr. and Florence Lucille (Whitney) Baker. Katharine was a 1958 graduate of Clarksburg High School. She married Dwight Andrew Browning and they enjoyed 36 years of marriage until his death on Christmas Eve, 1994. Katharine faithfully served for 35 years as janitor at the Springhill Presbyterian Church and for 30 years at the Clarksburg Covenant Church where she was a life-time member. She enjoyed puzzles of all types, especially word search puzzles. Those left to cherish Katharine’s memory include two children, Joey Ailes of Buena Vista and James Browning of Jeffersonville; two sisters, Iva Milburn and Martha Baker both of Greensburg; two brothers, John (Waltraud) Baker of Texas and Robert Baker Jr., of Laurel; a sister-in-law, Jeannetta Baker of Greensburg. Katharine was like a second mom to many of her nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dwight Browning; a daughter, Shannon Cornett on December 14, 2020; two sisters, Lula (Ivan) Lawrence and Carolyn Sue Baker, and three brothers, Harlan, Ernest, and Willard Baker. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, December 26, 2020 at the Clarksburg Covenant Church, 6696 N. County Road 700 E. Clarksburg, IN 47225 with Pastor Dan Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Stipps Hill Cemetery in Laurel. Friends may call from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm at the church on Saturday. You may send the family a personal condolence at www.sprolesfamilycares.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Sproles Family Funeral Home in New Castle. The Sproles family and staff are honored to serve the family of Katharine Browning.

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V. Katharine Browning

November 11, 1940 - December 21, 2020