James "Jim" L. Browning, age 83, of Washington, passed away October 19, 2017 at 3:40 am at Daviess Community Hospital. He was born on June 20, 1934 in Washington to John H. and Dola (Brothers) Browning. He was a 1952 graduate of Washington Catholic High School. He was a U.S. Veteran, serving in the U.S. Air Force for a short time and the U.S. Army from 1956 - 1958. He had worked for Vollmer Wholesale Box Company and retired from the United States Postal Service in 1992. He enjoyed reading, mowing grass, watching westerns, spending time with his grandkids and was an avid IU and St. Louis Cardinals fan. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth "Liz" (Kirsch) Browning, whom he married, June 16, 1956; four daughters, Annette (Joe) Hall of West Virginia, Ellen (Kevin) Pride of Washington, Karen (Tom) Taylor of Indianapolis and Jo (Verlin) Nash of Indianapolis; one son, Philip Browning of Washington; six grandchildren, Matt (Megan) Pride of Washington, Michael (Carrie) Pride of Washington, James Taylor of Indianapolis, Laura Nash of Virginia, John (Emily) Nash of Greenfield, B.J. Hall of West Virginia; seven great grandchildren, Mya Pride, Tinlee Pride, Zander Pride, Jessica Pride, Shelby Pride, Kensington Nash and  Lincoln Nash; he is also survived by several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Janet Browning; two brothers, William J. Browning and Daniel Browning. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Saturday at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church with Fr Paul Ferguson as celebrant. Burial will follow at St John Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will be from 4:00 – 7:00 PM on Friday at Ed Lee Mortuary. Memorial contributions may be made to Washington Catholic Schools, 315 NE 3rd St, Washington, Indiana 47501. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.edleemortuary.com