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| Birth* | 17 October 1929 | Wichita Falls, Erath Co., TX1,2 |
| Married Name | 30 August 1951 | Browning1,3 |
| Marriage* | 30 August 1951 | First Baptist Church, Crystal City, Zavala Co., TX, Principal=Thomas Newton Browning1,3 |
| News/Obit* | 20 September 1951 | Former Snyder Residents Married in Crystal City Miss Billie Claire Mason, formerly of Snyder, became the bride of Thomas N. Browning of Plainview Aug. 30 in the First Baptist Church of Crystal City, Tex. The Rev. and Mrs. J. William Mason of Crystal City are the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Browning of Plainview are parents of the bridegroom. Miss Mason was given in marriage by her father, who also read the ceremony. Mr. Mason was pastor of First Baptist Church of Snyder, from 1945 to 47. Altar decorations were wrought iron floor baskets filled with asters and fern. Five candelabra with white cathedral tapers, small palm and huckleberry fern completed the setting. The bride's gown was of candlelight satin and lace. The fitted bodice of lace was appliqued to sheer net yoke, which was encrusted with pearls and silver bugle beads. Long sleeves came to a point over her wrists, and the voluminous skirt of satin fell into a cathedral length train. Her veil of illusion was attached to a croonet of lace and orange blossoms. She carried a white Bible topped with a white orchid. Miss Mary Jo Petty of Franklin, Tex., was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Mary Mount of Crystal City and Mrs. James Short of Uvalde. Adonna Lea Post was flower girl. Attendants wore rose net and satin dresses and carried crescent - shaped bouquets of asters. Jean Browning of Plainview served as best man for his brother. Michael Gillanwater was ring bearer, and Harold Shannon and Pete Fugulaar were groomsmen. A reception in the Mason home followed the wedding. Mrs. Myron Roe, 3107 Avenue U, assisted at the punch bowl. Both Mr. and Mrs. Browning are 1947 graduates of Snyder high school. The bride received her master’s degree from Baylor University in June, and Mr. Browning is to receive a bachelor’s degree from Howard Payne College in January. After a wedding trip to New Orleans the couple is at home in Brownwood where Mr. Browning has resumed his studies. Attending the wedding with Mrs. Roe were Mr. Roe, Rose Marie and Jerry. Published in the Snyder Daily News, (TX), Thursday, September 20, 1951, Principal=Thomas Newton Browning3  |
| News/Obit* | 7 April 2009 | Billie Claire Browning Funeral services for Billie Claire Browning, 79, of Plainview will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2009, at First Baptist Church Chapel with the Rev. Kenneth Coates and Dr. Travis Hart officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Memorial Park under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. She died Sunday, April 5, 2009, at Lubbock Heart Hospital. She was born Oct. 17, 1929, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Bill and Lillian Mason. She married Thomas N. Browning on Aug. 30, 1951, in Crystal City, Texas. He died Aug. 27, 2008. She graduated as valedictorian at Snyder High School in 1947. She graduated from Baylor in 1951. She was a life member of Texas PTA and Gamma Delphin Study Club. She was a past member of Jr. League in Plainview, a member of Chapter B.L. PEO Sisterhood and was active in the Ladies Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church. Survivors include two sons, Hollis Browning with wife, Su-san, of Plain-view and Bill Browning with wife, Jodi, of Waco, Texas; one daughter, Elizabeth Devereaux with husband, U.S. Air Force Brigadier General Richard T. of San Antonio; one brother, Jeane Browning with wife, Barbara, of Plainview; and nine grandchildren, Holly Browning, Robbie Browning, Mason Browning and Will Browning, all of Plainview, Amy Browning of Dallas, Mary Beth Browning of San Antonio, Dylan Layne of Waco, Angela Devereaux of Washington, D.C., Keith Devereaux of Syracuse N.Y., and Danny Devereaux of Wilmington, N.C. She was preceded in death by an infant son, John Lee Browning; her parents; and her husband. Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity. Online condolences may be made at [email protected] Published in the Plainview Daily Herald, (TX), April 7, 20092 |
| Burial* | 9 April 2009 | Plainview Memorial Park, Plainview, Hale Co., TX2 |
| Family | Thomas Newton Browning | |
| Children | 1. | Hollis Mason Browning |
| 2. | Elizabeth Ann Browning | |
| 3. | Bill Thomas Browning | |
| 4. | John Lee Browning | |
| Last Edited | 16 Dec 2019 |
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