Benjamin Ray Browning

Benjamin Ray Browning, 60,  born June 30, 1961, formerly of Logan County, West Virginia, departed this life to be with his Lord and Savior on October 23, 2021, after a long and courageous battle with cancer in Waldorf,  Maryland.  He was the son of the late Dorothy and Willis Browning.  

He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Willis (Bo) Browning Jr., Ernie Baisden, Gary Baisden, and James Browning, and his sister, Ginger Mehdiun.

He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather and is survived by his wife of 20 years, Rebecca Browning; his daughters, Shannon (Anthony) Lambert and Chasity (MIchael) Stallard; and son, Benjamin Ray (Cassandra) Browning, II; step-daughters, Jennifer Lambka and Karin (Brian) Sphar.  His ex-wife and mother of his children, Valleri Baisden Hufford. He had ten grandchildren, Chase, Tatum, Brylee and Hunter Lambert, Trey, Brycen, Parker, and Kendall Browning, Camille and Kylie Stallard, and three step grandchildren, Breanna Sphar, Kyrsten Lambka and Ethan Evit. His surviving sisters include Rosanna Spina, Willia Browning, and Rebecca McInteer.  He also had two very special friends, Dr. Karindeep Kaur and Bill Dickey.  He also leaves behind several nieces, nephews, and friends. 

He was also able to leave his touch on this world in many ways. He had an impeccable wit and sense of humor which brought smiles and laughter to brighten the lives of everyone around him.  He enjoyed spending time with his family at the beach in South Carolina and in the mountains of West Virginia.  He also enjoyed listening to music and going to concerts.  He was a master carpenter with the abilities to create, fix, or repair anything to perfection that only he could achieve. He was always hardworking and eventually settled into a career as the Maintenance Supervisor, which he truly enjoyed, at Genesis HealthCare in Laplata, Maryland, surrounded by people he admired. 

He will be truly missed by those blessed to know him but never forgotten, for it is impossible to forget someone who had given us so much to remember.  The world may have lost an amazing man, but this is not goodbye. He will live on in our hearts through the best of memories.  Those who loved him can sleep easy knowing they will see him again in Heaven, for he is now at peace. Those lucky enough to know him can take many of his life lessons we learned from him and continue with his legacy. 

Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 28, 2021, at the West Logan Church at Logan, WV, with Pastor Scotty Dingess officiating.

Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Pecks Mill, WV. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services Thursday at the church.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Evans Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Chapmanville, WV.

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