Barbara Elizabeth Browning Prince passed away of natural causes at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 22, 2013, two and a half months after celebrating her 100th birthday with friends and family.
Barbara was born on March 2, 1913, in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Phebe Louise Houtz Browning and John Browning, and the granddaughter of the gunmaker John M. Browning. She had one sister, Beatrice Browning (Rice), who predeceased her on Dec. 20, 1994.
She attended Ogden public schools until age 14, when she matriculated at the Katharine Branson School, an all-girls preparatory school, in Ross, California. She attended Pine Manor Junior College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and then attended and in 1935 graduated from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Barbara Browning married attorney Frederick Seaton Prince on June 10, 1936. After his service in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant Commander during World War II, Barbara and Seaton Prince settled in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they raised their three sons.
After her father's death in 1964, Barbara became interested in publishing while working with Doubleday to publish John Browning's biography of his father: John M. Browning: American Gunmaker. From 1986-88 she edited and published Mountains Rim My Valley, a collection of poems and letters by her father, John Browning.
In 1969, after her friend Virginia Whitney died of cancer, Barbara founded the Virginia Whitney Foundation. The Foundation raised funds throughout Utah to operate rural cancer detection clinics in remote locations where women had little or no access to doctors for cancer screening.
Barbara was intellectually curious about everything. She always added zest to the conversation with her sharp mind, her incredible memory ("Oh yes, dear, the longest U.S. military march was made during the Mexican-American War by the Mormon Battalion, which marched from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Diego, California") and her keen sense of humor ("My mother always said, 'When presented with a plate of cookies, take the cookie closest to you-even if you have to turn the plate around'").
As perhaps fitting for a life linking two millennia, Barbara was keen to embrace new technology, keeping current with extended family members via email and her Facebook account. She was an avid reader. When the real books got too heavy she discovered her beloved kindle.
She had many interests throughout her life, including travel, study clubs with good friends and a deep appreciation for nature, but her two favorite interests were golf and bridge. She amassed many titles and championships, winning her most recent trophy at age 96 with long-time friend and bridge partner, Helen Sandack, when they took third place in a "marathon" bridge tournament at the Salt Lake Country Club. Barbara was a member of the Town Club of Salt Lake City, Utah; the Salt Lake Country Club; and the Eldorado Country Club in Indian Wells, California.
In addition to her work for the Virginia Whitney Foundation, she has been a long-time supporter of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, as well as the University Health Sciences, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Habitat for Humanity, Red Butte Garden, and the Moran Eye Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Barbara was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Seaton Prince, who died on January 1, 1991. She also was predeceased by her second husband, Donald Grantham (Indian Wells, California, m., June 10, 1994; d., Aug. 9, 1994), and then by long-time friend, Robert S. Carter (Salt Lake City, Utah), who died Jan. 23, 2006.
Loved and admired by her family, Barbara was predeceased by her eldest son, F.S. "Rick" (widow, Sherrie) Prince, Jr. of Salt Lake City, who died on September 5, 2004 of leukemia. She is survived by her other sons, John B. Prince of Salt Lake City and Robert Browning (Jennifer Jo) Prince of Bayview, Idaho; former daughters-in-law, Anne A. Prince and Pamela W. Prince; eight grandchildren, Patricia Prince (Leonel Figueredo), Seaton (Tamara) Prince, Kimberly Prince, Kenneth (Jennifer) Prince, Christina (Budi) Kazali, Matthew Prince, Courtney Prince (Ryan) Miller and Tamatha Dougall; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; life-long family friend, Charleen Coulter; and Barbara's companion and caregiver for the last decade, Mikia Maloney. Barbara was able to spend the last two years of her life in the comfort of her home largely due to the efforts of her daughter-in-law and neighbor, Sherrie, who provided organization, humor and loving care for Barbara. The family also warmly thanks Dr. Fred Gottlieb for his medical care and kind counsel, as well as Barbara's end-of-life caregivers for their attentive and compassionate support: Sara Openshaw, Georgia Maloney and Shelley Medsker.
Having just celebrated a wonderful 100th birthday party, surrounded by family and friends, Barbara asked that no memorial service be held when her time came. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to her favorite charitable institution: The Huntsman Cancer Foundation (1-877-585-0301 or www.huntsmancancer.org/giving).
"If you live a hundred years, you can have a long obituary." C. Prince
Her spirit of joie de vivre lives on-happy journey Barbara!
Published by The Salt Lake Tribune from May 28 to Jun. 2, 2013.
Barbara was born on March 2, 1913, in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Phebe Louise Houtz Browning and John Browning, and the granddaughter of the gunmaker John M. Browning. She had one sister, Beatrice Browning (Rice), who predeceased her on Dec. 20, 1994.
She attended Ogden public schools until age 14, when she matriculated at the Katharine Branson School, an all-girls preparatory school, in Ross, California. She attended Pine Manor Junior College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and then attended and in 1935 graduated from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Barbara Browning married attorney Frederick Seaton Prince on June 10, 1936. After his service in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant Commander during World War II, Barbara and Seaton Prince settled in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they raised their three sons.
After her father's death in 1964, Barbara became interested in publishing while working with Doubleday to publish John Browning's biography of his father: John M. Browning: American Gunmaker. From 1986-88 she edited and published Mountains Rim My Valley, a collection of poems and letters by her father, John Browning.
In 1969, after her friend Virginia Whitney died of cancer, Barbara founded the Virginia Whitney Foundation. The Foundation raised funds throughout Utah to operate rural cancer detection clinics in remote locations where women had little or no access to doctors for cancer screening.
Barbara was intellectually curious about everything. She always added zest to the conversation with her sharp mind, her incredible memory ("Oh yes, dear, the longest U.S. military march was made during the Mexican-American War by the Mormon Battalion, which marched from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Diego, California") and her keen sense of humor ("My mother always said, 'When presented with a plate of cookies, take the cookie closest to you-even if you have to turn the plate around'").
As perhaps fitting for a life linking two millennia, Barbara was keen to embrace new technology, keeping current with extended family members via email and her Facebook account. She was an avid reader. When the real books got too heavy she discovered her beloved kindle.
She had many interests throughout her life, including travel, study clubs with good friends and a deep appreciation for nature, but her two favorite interests were golf and bridge. She amassed many titles and championships, winning her most recent trophy at age 96 with long-time friend and bridge partner, Helen Sandack, when they took third place in a "marathon" bridge tournament at the Salt Lake Country Club. Barbara was a member of the Town Club of Salt Lake City, Utah; the Salt Lake Country Club; and the Eldorado Country Club in Indian Wells, California.
In addition to her work for the Virginia Whitney Foundation, she has been a long-time supporter of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, as well as the University Health Sciences, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Habitat for Humanity, Red Butte Garden, and the Moran Eye Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Barbara was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Seaton Prince, who died on January 1, 1991. She also was predeceased by her second husband, Donald Grantham (Indian Wells, California, m., June 10, 1994; d., Aug. 9, 1994), and then by long-time friend, Robert S. Carter (Salt Lake City, Utah), who died Jan. 23, 2006.
Loved and admired by her family, Barbara was predeceased by her eldest son, F.S. "Rick" (widow, Sherrie) Prince, Jr. of Salt Lake City, who died on September 5, 2004 of leukemia. She is survived by her other sons, John B. Prince of Salt Lake City and Robert Browning (Jennifer Jo) Prince of Bayview, Idaho; former daughters-in-law, Anne A. Prince and Pamela W. Prince; eight grandchildren, Patricia Prince (Leonel Figueredo), Seaton (Tamara) Prince, Kimberly Prince, Kenneth (Jennifer) Prince, Christina (Budi) Kazali, Matthew Prince, Courtney Prince (Ryan) Miller and Tamatha Dougall; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; life-long family friend, Charleen Coulter; and Barbara's companion and caregiver for the last decade, Mikia Maloney. Barbara was able to spend the last two years of her life in the comfort of her home largely due to the efforts of her daughter-in-law and neighbor, Sherrie, who provided organization, humor and loving care for Barbara. The family also warmly thanks Dr. Fred Gottlieb for his medical care and kind counsel, as well as Barbara's end-of-life caregivers for their attentive and compassionate support: Sara Openshaw, Georgia Maloney and Shelley Medsker.
Having just celebrated a wonderful 100th birthday party, surrounded by family and friends, Barbara asked that no memorial service be held when her time came. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to her favorite charitable institution: The Huntsman Cancer Foundation (1-877-585-0301 or www.huntsmancancer.org/giving).
"If you live a hundred years, you can have a long obituary." C. Prince
Her spirit of joie de vivre lives on-happy journey Barbara!
Published by The Salt Lake Tribune from May 28 to Jun. 2, 2013.
Barbara Elizabeth Browning Prince passed away of natural causes at her home in Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 22, 2013, two and a half months after celebrating her 100th birthday with friends and family.
Barbara was born on March 2, 1913, in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Phebe Louise Houtz Browning and John Browning, and the granddaughter of the gunmaker John M. Browning. She had one sister, Beatrice Browning (Rice), who predeceased her on Dec. 20, 1994.
She attended Ogden public schools until age 14, when she matriculated at the Katharine Branson School, an all-girls preparatory school, in Ross, California. She attended Pine Manor Junior College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and then attended and in 1935 graduated from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Barbara Browning married attorney Frederick Seaton Prince on June 10, 1936. After his service in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant Commander during World War II, Barbara and Seaton Prince settled in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they raised their three sons.
After her father's death in 1964, Barbara became interested in publishing while working with Doubleday to publish John Browning's biography of his father: John M. Browning: American Gunmaker. From 1986-88 she edited and published Mountains Rim My Valley, a collection of poems and letters by her father, John Browning.
In 1969, after her friend Virginia Whitney died of cancer, Barbara founded the Virginia Whitney Foundation. The Foundation raised funds throughout Utah to operate rural cancer detection clinics in remote locations where women had little or no access to doctors for cancer screening.
Barbara was intellectually curious about everything. She always added zest to the conversation with her sharp mind, her incredible memory ("Oh yes, dear, the longest U.S. military march was made during the Mexican-American War by the Mormon Battalion, which marched from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Diego, California") and her keen sense of humor ("My mother always said, 'When presented with a plate of cookies, take the cookie closest to you-even if you have to turn the plate around'").
As perhaps fitting for a life linking two millennia, Barbara was keen to embrace new technology, keeping current with extended family members via email and her Facebook account. She was an avid reader. When the real books got too heavy she discovered her beloved kindle.
She had many interests throughout her life, including travel, study clubs with good friends and a deep appreciation for nature, but her two favorite interests were golf and bridge. She amassed many titles and championships, winning her most recent trophy at age 96 with long-time friend and bridge partner, Helen Sandack, when they took third place in a "marathon" bridge tournament at the Salt Lake Country Club. Barbara was a member of the Town Club of Salt Lake City, Utah; the Salt Lake Country Club; and the Eldorado Country Club in Indian Wells, California.
In addition to her work for the Virginia Whitney Foundation, she has been a long-time supporter of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, as well as the University Health Sciences, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Habitat for Humanity, Red Butte Garden, and the Moran Eye Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Barbara was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Seaton Prince, who died on January 1, 1991. She also was predeceased by her second husband, Donald Grantham (Indian Wells, California, m., June 10, 1994; d., Aug. 9, 1994), and then by long-time friend, Robert S. Carter (Salt Lake City, Utah), who died Jan. 23, 2006.
Loved and admired by her family, Barbara was predeceased by her eldest son, F.S. "Rick" (widow, Sherrie) Prince, Jr. of Salt Lake City, who died on September 5, 2004 of leukemia. She is survived by her other sons, John B. Prince of Salt Lake City and Robert Browning (Jennifer Jo) Prince of Bayview, Idaho; former daughters-in-law, Anne A. Prince and Pamela W. Prince; eight grandchildren, Patricia Prince (Leonel Figueredo), Seaton (Tamara) Prince, Kimberly Prince, Kenneth (Jennifer) Prince, Christina (Budi) Kazali, Matthew Prince, Courtney Prince (Ryan) Miller and Tamatha Dougall; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; life-long family friend, Charleen Coulter; and Barbara's companion and caregiver for the last decade, Mikia Maloney. Barbara was able to spend the last two years of her life in the comfort of her home largely due to the efforts of her daughter-in-law and neighbor, Sherrie, who provided organization, humor and loving care for Barbara. The family also warmly thanks Dr. Fred Gottlieb for his medical care and kind counsel, as well as Barbara's end-of-life caregivers for their attentive and compassionate support: Sara Openshaw, Georgia Maloney and Shelley Medsker.
Having just celebrated a wonderful 100th birthday party, surrounded by family and friends, Barbara asked that no memorial service be held when her time came. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to her favorite charitable institution: The Huntsman Cancer Foundation (1-877-585-0301 or www.huntsmancancer.org/giving).
"If you live a hundred years, you can have a long obituary." C. Prince
Her spirit of joie de vivre lives on-happy journey Barbara!
Published by The Salt Lake Tribune from May 28 to Jun. 2, 2013.
Barbara was born on March 2, 1913, in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Phebe Louise Houtz Browning and John Browning, and the granddaughter of the gunmaker John M. Browning. She had one sister, Beatrice Browning (Rice), who predeceased her on Dec. 20, 1994.
She attended Ogden public schools until age 14, when she matriculated at the Katharine Branson School, an all-girls preparatory school, in Ross, California. She attended Pine Manor Junior College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and then attended and in 1935 graduated from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Barbara Browning married attorney Frederick Seaton Prince on June 10, 1936. After his service in the U.S. Navy as a Lieutenant Commander during World War II, Barbara and Seaton Prince settled in Salt Lake City, Utah, where they raised their three sons.
After her father's death in 1964, Barbara became interested in publishing while working with Doubleday to publish John Browning's biography of his father: John M. Browning: American Gunmaker. From 1986-88 she edited and published Mountains Rim My Valley, a collection of poems and letters by her father, John Browning.
In 1969, after her friend Virginia Whitney died of cancer, Barbara founded the Virginia Whitney Foundation. The Foundation raised funds throughout Utah to operate rural cancer detection clinics in remote locations where women had little or no access to doctors for cancer screening.
Barbara was intellectually curious about everything. She always added zest to the conversation with her sharp mind, her incredible memory ("Oh yes, dear, the longest U.S. military march was made during the Mexican-American War by the Mormon Battalion, which marched from Council Bluffs, Iowa, to San Diego, California") and her keen sense of humor ("My mother always said, 'When presented with a plate of cookies, take the cookie closest to you-even if you have to turn the plate around'").
As perhaps fitting for a life linking two millennia, Barbara was keen to embrace new technology, keeping current with extended family members via email and her Facebook account. She was an avid reader. When the real books got too heavy she discovered her beloved kindle.
She had many interests throughout her life, including travel, study clubs with good friends and a deep appreciation for nature, but her two favorite interests were golf and bridge. She amassed many titles and championships, winning her most recent trophy at age 96 with long-time friend and bridge partner, Helen Sandack, when they took third place in a "marathon" bridge tournament at the Salt Lake Country Club. Barbara was a member of the Town Club of Salt Lake City, Utah; the Salt Lake Country Club; and the Eldorado Country Club in Indian Wells, California.
In addition to her work for the Virginia Whitney Foundation, she has been a long-time supporter of the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, as well as the University Health Sciences, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Habitat for Humanity, Red Butte Garden, and the Moran Eye Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Barbara was predeceased by her husband, Frederick Seaton Prince, who died on January 1, 1991. She also was predeceased by her second husband, Donald Grantham (Indian Wells, California, m., June 10, 1994; d., Aug. 9, 1994), and then by long-time friend, Robert S. Carter (Salt Lake City, Utah), who died Jan. 23, 2006.
Loved and admired by her family, Barbara was predeceased by her eldest son, F.S. "Rick" (widow, Sherrie) Prince, Jr. of Salt Lake City, who died on September 5, 2004 of leukemia. She is survived by her other sons, John B. Prince of Salt Lake City and Robert Browning (Jennifer Jo) Prince of Bayview, Idaho; former daughters-in-law, Anne A. Prince and Pamela W. Prince; eight grandchildren, Patricia Prince (Leonel Figueredo), Seaton (Tamara) Prince, Kimberly Prince, Kenneth (Jennifer) Prince, Christina (Budi) Kazali, Matthew Prince, Courtney Prince (Ryan) Miller and Tamatha Dougall; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; life-long family friend, Charleen Coulter; and Barbara's companion and caregiver for the last decade, Mikia Maloney. Barbara was able to spend the last two years of her life in the comfort of her home largely due to the efforts of her daughter-in-law and neighbor, Sherrie, who provided organization, humor and loving care for Barbara. The family also warmly thanks Dr. Fred Gottlieb for his medical care and kind counsel, as well as Barbara's end-of-life caregivers for their attentive and compassionate support: Sara Openshaw, Georgia Maloney and Shelley Medsker.
Having just celebrated a wonderful 100th birthday party, surrounded by family and friends, Barbara asked that no memorial service be held when her time came. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to her favorite charitable institution: The Huntsman Cancer Foundation (1-877-585-0301 or www.huntsmancancer.org/giving).
"If you live a hundred years, you can have a long obituary." C. Prince
Her spirit of joie de vivre lives on-happy journey Barbara!
Published by The Salt Lake Tribune from May 28 to Jun. 2, 2013.
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