Marian Gibson Browning, 89, of Maysville, KY, passed away peacefully with her family present on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility.

She was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England on September 7, 1929, to Eric Gibson and Edith Blanche Brown Gibson.  As a young woman, she met, fell in love, and married an American soldier, Nelson Anderson Browning, and followed him to her new country as a war bride.  In 1963, Marian proudly became a U.S. citizen.  With her husband in Maysville, Marian raised three daughters.  She worked for more than fifteen years at January and Wood Company and was union president, before she and Nelson moved to Rockford, Illinois, where she attended college and became a project writer for Sundstrand.  After retirement, Marian and Nelson moved back to Kentucky and eventually to Maysville.

After her husband's death in 2003, Marian was a volunteer for RSVP for ten years and worked as a driver and cook for Licking Valley. Then she was both a volunteer and an employee of the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center for several years.  She enjoyed researching the history of Maysville and collecting antiques, especially vintage jewelry.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church.  In 2016, Marian received a Citation from the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for her newspaper recounting of her story as a war bride.  She was an avid reader and was writing her memoirs.

In the final months of her life, Marian received loving care from the nurses and staff of the Maysville Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility.

She is survived by her three daughters:  Diana Browning (James Rash, dec) of Erie, PA; Janet Taylor (Gary) of Lexington and Patti Mains (Jerry) of Jefferson City, TN.  She is also survived by her grandchildren, Jeff Taylor (Sarah), Matt Taylor (Christina), Lori Lang (Jason), Peter Mains (Wendy), and Nellie Browning, and also great grandchildren, Tyler Mains, Kaylin Ratliff, Brandon Mason, Jase Lang, Taryn Mains, Morgan Mains, Timothy Kuck, Nathan Kuck, Hampton Taylor, Henry Taylor, William Taylor, Braeden Quigley, and Ava. Brown.  She is survived by one brother, Ian Gibson, by several nieces and nephews, and by her dear friends, Linda and Richard Daulton.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Nelson Browning, her brother, Donald Gibson, and her son-in-law, James Rash.

A visitation will be held at the Knox and Brothers Funeral Home on Saturday, November 24, 1 to 3 p.m.  Private services for the family and interment at the Green Acres Memory Garden following the visitation.  The pallbearers will be Jeff Taylor, Matt Taylor, Jason Lang, Peter Mains, Nellie Browning, and Tyler Mains.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Kentucky Gateway Museum Center, 215 Sutton Street, Maysville, KY 41056 or Hospice of Hope, 909 Kenton Station Drive, Maysville, KY 41056. Condolences at knoxbrothersfuneralhome.com