Obituary of Lloyd M.L. Browning

Dr. Lloyd M.L. Browning, 86, of Louisa, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2024 following a brief illness.

Dr. Browning  was born on Saturday, July 30, 1938, in the hills of Viper Kentucky, 9 miles outside of Hazard in Perry County . He was the son of the late William and the late Vivian Cornett Browning.

In addition to his parents , he is preceded in death by a sister, Wilna Browning.

Lloyd graduated from Berea College and the University of Louisville Medical School and upon graduation, served his internship in Memphis Tennessee and on the Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama.

Dr. Browning would retired  after more than 47 years of serving many patients in Louisa and surrounding communities. As Doctor Smith-Mensa said “Dr. Browning blazed a trail in Eastern Kentucky as a physician and an icon we all try to emulate. He truly left some big shoes to fill." 

Dr. Browning was a man who simply enjoyed life. He loved his family and friends, he enjoyed fishing trips to Canada, swimming, gardening and being close to his beloved dog, Wilson.

He was also a Master Gardener and a devoted member of the Hilltop Methodist Church.

Survivors Include his loving wife of 62 years, Marcella C. Chambers Browning, who Lloyd met while studying at Berea College; a daughter, Melissa Kowal and husband David; a son, Dr. Ben Browning and wife Heather; two grandsons, Steven Kowal and Alexander Joseph (A.J.) Kowal; three granddaughters, Christina Kowal, Olivia Browning, Elizabeth Browning; two sisters, Jessie Murray and Atha Stigall and her husband Bob; three neices, Andrea Walker and husband Allen, Alison Grubbs and Lynne King; three nephews, Jimmy Herbaugh, Billy Herbaugh and Matt Murray.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, Aug 9th, 2024 at 2:00pm at the  Hilltop Methodist Church Pine Hill Road, Louisa with Rev. Bobby Stinett officiating.

Friends may call on Friday from noon until time of services.

Burial will follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery, West.

All care for Dr. Browning and his family has been entrusted to our family at Wilson Funeral Home.

www.wilsonfuneralhomeky.com