Melvin Eugene Browning age 86 of Urich, Missouri passed away Thursday, December 30, 2010 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, January 3, 2011 at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton, with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Sunday, January 2, 2011
at Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton, with Rosary at 7:30 P.M. Memorial contributions may be made to Twin Lakes Hospice and left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.

Melvin was born in Amoret, Missouri the son of Levi and Elsie (Mienen) Browning. He served in the United States Army during W.W.II. He was married to Madelon (Theno) Browning. He retired from the Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department after twenty-five years of service. He was an ordained Deacon in the Catholic Church and a member of the Boy Scouts of America.

Melvin was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Melvin Eugene Browning and one brother, James Browning.

He is survived by his wife, Madelon Browning of the home; two sons, Thomas T. Browning and wife Debra, of Urich, Missouri and Michael Browning and wife Lisa, of Blairstown, Missouri; two daughters Patricia Oswald and husband Edward of McPherson, Kansas and Madelon Marie Wilson of Kansas City, Missouri; ten grandchildren, Steven Oswald, Karen Caylor, Angela Oswald, Mashele Overby, Anjelina Tucker, Katherine Browning, Jason Browning, Laura Miles, Wesley Kennon and Jessica Kennon as well as sixteen great-grandchildren.