Carolyn Faye Browning, born in 1936, passed on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, from an extended illness.

She will always be remembered for her smile and great sense of humor; she enjoyed a good joke. She loved nature — especially eagles and water. She taught and shared her hobbies with her family; cooking sewing, canning and gardening were her favorites. She had traveled extensively as a child so as a young bride they were happy to settle in the Coeur d'Alene/Rathdrum area permanently.

She was a member of the Rathdrum Jehovah's Witnesses Congregation.?

She is survived by her five children: Susan, Martine, James, Thomas and Eric; 17 grandchildren: Isabelle, James, Jeremy, Jennifer, Michael, Sharon, Paul, Kyle Creighton, Forrest, Aundrea, Kyle Richard Clayton, Rachel, Austin, Cassidy, McKenzie and Vincent (and preceded in death by Kala); 15 great-grandchildren: Taylor, Tyler, Alex, Kacey, Kylee, Julieanne, Jarod, Hons, Deja, Katelynn, Tristan, Rayona, Iris, Shawn and Christopher.?Funeral services will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at the Rathdrum Kingdom Hall. There will also be a family memorial/wake at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2013.