Surry-James City County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Browning, Marjorie I., 2019 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ MARJORIE IONE BROWNING Dendron, Williamsburg & Charlotte, N.C. Marjorie Ione Browning died on February 28, 2019 at the age of 96. She was born on October 14, 1922 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Her family moved to Williamsburg, Virginia in 1933. She was predeceased by her parents, Orvin Joe Browning and Anna Emile Augusta Hince Browning; brother, Orvin Browning; sisters, Geneva Menzel, Liene Menzel and Eleanor Richardson; and one niece. She is survived by a sister, Lois A. Browning of Williamsburg; three nieces, six nephews, six great nieces, ten great nephews, six great-great nieces, and eight great- great nephews. A lifelong student, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of William and Mary and a Master’s degree from the University of Virginia. In addition, she attended a number of summer courses in the sciences sponsored by the National Science Foundation. She took part in a summer workshop for science teachers at Oxford University in England, Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and a course on human genetics at Colorado State University. She participated in a number of Elderhostels. Miss Browning taught science beginning in New Jersey for s short time. Rawls Byrd contacted her and offered her a position in the Williamsburg- James City County Schools, where she taught from the late 1940’s until 1968. She moved on to teach at Hampton Roads Academy from 1969 to 1976 and then to Charlotte Latin School in 1976. Having taught high school science for forty years, she retired from Charlotte Latin School in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1986. Following her retirement she purchased a home in the Town of Dendron (Surry County) VA and lived there for the rest of her life. Her interests including flower gardening, reading, needlework and family. She enjoyed exchanging notes with former students, teachers and remembering special events with cards to her extended family. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at her home in Dendron at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Williamsburg Baptist Church, The Nature Conservancy or your favorite charity. Bucktrout Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Marjorie Ione BROWNING, of Dendron, formerly of Williamsburg, retired high school science teacher, b. 14 Oct 1922, Eau Claire, Chippewa Co., WI, d. 28 Feb 2019, cremated; marked in Williamsburg Baptist Church Memorial Garden*, "The Daily Press (Newport News, VA), Mar. 9, 2019 Additional information: *Find a Grave Mem. #209768539 Her parents are buried in Westover Parish Church Cemetery, Westover, Charles City Co. (Find a Grave Mems. #54155304 & #54155320) Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b655m3ob.txt