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William "Bill" Mathewson Browning
Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home in Atchison
Atchison, KS
William Mathewson “Bill” Browning, 82 of Rushville, MO, passed away Friday,
November 13, 2015, at Atchison Senior Village.
Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Monday, November 16, 2015 at Becker-Dyer-Stanton
Funeral Home, with Tim Champ officiating. Burial will follow at Sugar Creek
Cemetery, Rushville, MO. Family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 PM Sunday,
November 15, 2015 at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Rushville
Christian Church and may be sent in care of the funeral home. Online condolences may
be left at www.beckerdyer.com.
Bill was born January 9, 1933 on the farm in Rushville, MO the son of William H. and
Elsie (Bedner) Browning. He attended Rushville High School. Bill was a farmer and
worked for Rockwell in the furnace department for thirty- eight years, retiring in 1995.
Bill enjoyed fishing, mushroom hunting and was an avid Cardinals baseball fan.
Bill married Loretta Highfill on July 9, 1966 at Rushville Christian Church. She
survives of the home. Additional survivors include a daughter; Susan and Charlie
Kram.er, Atchison, KS, a brother, Bob (Jane) Browning, Atchison, KS, two sisters; June
(Don) Steele, St. Joseph, MO, Mary (Bob) Shuck, Atchison, KS and three
grandchildren, Dillon, Blaine and Carlie.
He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant son Thomas Browning, a brother; Ed
Browning and a sister; Betty Weitlich