Services for Marvin C. "M.C." Browning, Jr., age 77, who died April 29, 2013 will be at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 3, 2013 at Pinehurst Drive Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Wayne Durden and Rev. Jason Patterson will officiate. The family will receive friends at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Thursday. Mr. Browning was born in Laurens County on October 15, 1935. He was the son of the late Marvin C. Browning, Sr. and Frances Fordham Browning. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Green Browning and his brother, Larry Browning. He is survived by his wife, Ethel M. Browning, brother Delmas Browning, sisters Daphene Daniel Howell (Edsel) and Kay Perry (Gary), and many well-loved nieces and nephews. His children are Vicki Woodard, Mike and Tammy Browning, and Melanie and Rick Gunn. His grandchildren are Adam Gunn, Rachel Woodard, Mary Scarborough (John), Katherine Woodard, Jake Browning, and Lea Browning. His step-children and grandchildren include Teresa Peebles, Matt Peebles, Tasha Spires, Megan Spires, Addie Peebles, and Tracy Clements. Mr. Browning was a lifelong resident of Laurens County. He attended Cedar Grove High School and served in the United States Marine Corps. He and his wife Joyce were the owners/operators of Browning Furniture Store in Dublin for 34 years. He was a member of Masonic Lodge #75 and the Scottish Rite in Macon. He was a charter founding member of Pinehurst Drive Baptist Church where he served as a deacon since 1971 and is the last remaining active charter member. Pallbearers will be Adam Gunn, Jake Browning, David Nobles, Matt Peebles, Brad Perry and Delmas Browning, Jr. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Gideons International, P.O. Box 27 Dublin, GA 31040 or to Serenity Hospice, 520 Hillcrest Parkway Dublin, GA 31021.