Carol Joyce Browning of Hudson passed away May 13, 2018. She was born in Fresno, California on January 4, 1933 to George Daniel and Pearl Emma (Lockhart) Hershey. She grew up in Kansas and Oklahoma and Colorado with her sister, Norma Jean and brother, Kenneth Harlan Hershey.
In 1949 she married Ralph Sheldon "Bob" Thompson and to this union she was blessed with her three children Daniel Eugene Thompson, Loretta Pearl (William) Stonner and Gary Dean Thompson. She, Bob and the two oldest children moved to Denver in 1953. Five years later she became a single parent of three and made motherhood and her home the two most important things in her life.
In 1962 she married Laverne Purl "Bud" Browning and they moved from Denver to Commerce City. In the 60's and 70's she served as a deaconess at the Henderson Congregational Church. In 1969 her family moved to Lochbuie.
In the 70's she moved to Hudson and she and her son raised hogs for market.
She was a hard worker that loved to garden flowers and vegetables. She had a beautiful voice and sang Gospel and old Country and Western songs. She enjoyed dancing with her husba...[more]
husband Bud and loved taking care of her hogs her horse Sweet Widow and her dog Champ.
Loretta gave her three grandsons, William II, Jason and Michael Stonner. Nine great grandchildren Arizona (Joel) Menke, Taylor, William III, Jaden, Logan, Alexis, Odin, Dilynn and Grace and one great- great grandson Aiden Menke.
Gary gave her three grandsons, Joshua, Zachary and Justin and one granddaughter Sarah, Four great grandsons, Nicholas, Deacon, and Jameson and Jax.
She is preceded in death by her parents both husbands and a granddaughter Amanda Thompson.
Funeral Service will be at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Tabor-Rice Funeral Home in Brighton, Colorado. Interment at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 23, 2018.