BLOOMINGTON

Gene Wayne Browning, 73, of Bloomington, died Friday, July 24, 2015, at Indiana University Health Center in Bloomington.

Survivors include his wife, Lynette; daughter, Mundi Metz of Bloomington; three sons, Charles “Chuck” Browning of Bloomington, Chad Browning of Panama City, Florida, and Thomas Thompson of Martinsville; a brother, James Chernis of Cleveland, Ohio; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.

A graveside service was conducted at 11:45 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2015, at Vernon Cemetery, with the Rev. Don Morris officiating.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or Labre Indian School in Ashland, Montana.

Sawyer-Pickett Funeral & Cremation Service in North Vernon handled the arrangements.