A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Dorothy “Dot” Fay (Pressley) Browning, 85, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 in Newport News, Virginia after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Dot was born in Asheville, North Carolina on December 11, 1934. She graduated from the Salvation Army Training College in 1954. The Salvation Army was a very important part of Dot’s life. She was the Girl Guard and Sunbeam Director of the Salvation Army branch in Washington D.C. This is where she met the love of her life, Bill Browning. She ran the Salvation Army kettle drive in Hampton, Virginia and also worked as the assistant manager of food service at the Williamsburg Pottery for many years.
Dot was a loving wife and mother. She considered her faith and her family as the most important things in her life and lived her life as a Proverbs 31 wife. In her spare time she loved to read, was an excellent cook and loved “yard sailing”.
Dot is survived by beloved her husband, William Browning Jr.; her children, William Browning III and his wife, Terry, Kimberly McLean and her husband, Markis and Sean Browning and his wife, Kendra; her brother, Grover Pressley and his wife, Shirley; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that you make a donation to the Salvation Army. Dorothy’s family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to the staff of the St. Francis Nursing Center and Heartland Hospice in Newport News, Virginia.
A Memorial Service will be planned at a later date in Newport News, Virginia.