Funeral services for Robert Daryl Browning will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 at the First Baptist Church in Trenton. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton.
A visitation is scheduled from 9 a.m. until service time Friday at the church.
Mr. Browning, a 98-year-old Trenton resident, died at 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018 at his residence, where he was under hospice care.
Mr. Browning was born on June 7, 1919 in Spickard, the son of Homer C. and Myrtle Anna Tharp Browning. He served in the U.S. Army with the John Deer Battalion during World War II from Nov. 7, 1942 to Jan. 6, 1946.
He was married in Kansas City on April 3, 1949 to Elsie Mae Patterson. He was a partner in Homer Browning & Son Construction for 37 years. After retiring, he enjoyed building and selling many different crafts.
He was an active member of the First Baptist Church, where he served as deacon for many years. He also served on the board for The Baptist Home, was a Rotarian, where he received the Paul Harris Fellow award, and served as treasurer for the Grundy County Museum.
Surviving relatives include his wife, Elsie Mae of the home; three daughters, Maeanne Browning of Trenton, Daphne McClure and her husband, Jon of Kansas City and Denise Dodd and her husband, Craig of Parkville; two grandchildren, Brianne Shankman and her husband, Matthew of New York, NY and Brian McClure and his wife, Megan of Overland Park, KS; and a great-grandson, Hudson McClure.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial donations are suggested to First Baptist Church for the transit van fund and may be left with or mailed to Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton.
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