Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Philip Lowell Browne
April 16, 1937 - January 07, 2003

Birthplace:   Fairfield, Texas  
Resided In:   Waco Texas United States  
Visitation:   January 09, 2003    
Service:   January 10, 2003    
Cemetery:   Fairfield City Cemetery    


BROWNE, LOWELL

Philip Lowell Browne, age 65, of Waco died Tuesday, January 7, 2003.  Services
will be held at 11:30am Friday, January 10 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel,
6101 Bosque Blvd. with Rev. Ron Durham and Chaplain Curtis Holland officiating.
Graveside services will be held at 3:30pm Friday at Fairfield Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Thursday, January 9 at the
funeral home.

Mr. Browne was born in Fairfield, Texas, April 16, 1937.  He graduated from
Waco High School in 1955 and was a Navy Veteran, serving from 1955 to 1957.  He
attended Baylor University 1957-1960. On September 16, 1961, he married Diana
Barron in Mart, Texas.  Mr. Browne was director of Baylor Printing Services
until his retirement in 1994.  He was a member of Columbus Ave. Baptist Church.
When not on a trip to the beautiful Northeast with his wife, Diana, Mr. Browne
enjoyed collecting antiques, researching family genealogy, or creating unique
artwork. To his four precious grandsons, he was known as “Grandad”.  He was
preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Browne and a son-in-law,
Lawrence Hardin.

Survivors include wife, Diana Browne of Waco; daughters, Dana Hardin of
Arlington and Lisa Holland and husband, Corky of Amarillo; grandchildren, Colby
Hardin, Heath Holland, Luke Holland, and Grant Holland, sister, Miriam Griffis
of Houston, brother, Ivan Browne of Alvin and father-in-law, Loyd Barron of
Waco.

Pallbearers will be Corky Holland, Phil Griffis, Jim McIlveen, Milton McIlveen,
Howard DeOrnelles, and Gary Pate.