Melissa Sue (Stallbaumer) Browning

Melissa Sue (Stallbaumer) Browning, 42, of Paola, Kansas, passed away Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Miami County Medical Center in Paola. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, August 5, 2022, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Paola. Rosary will be at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church followed by visitation from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Melissa was born Friday, April 11, 1980, in Overland Park, KS, the daughter of the late Michael P. and Mary (Colson) Stallbaumer. She grew up in Paola and attended Holy Trinity Catholic school from kindergarten through 7th grade. She then went to Paola Middle School and graduated from Paola High School in 1998. She earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in speech pathology from Central Missouri State University. Melissa was united in marriage to Craig Browning June 11, 2005, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Paola. They made their home in Paola and became the parents of two daughters Reese and Emersyn. She worked as a speech therapist for USD 368, Louisburg schools, and Pleasanton schools. She was currently a speech therapist at Cottonwood Elementary School in Paola. Her girls were her life. She was a very devoted mother making sure her daughters received all the love and support possible in all of their extra curricular activities with competitive dance and cheer leading being their greatest passion. Survivors include her husband Craig; two daughters Reese and Emersyn of the home; brother Matthew Stallbaumer of Valrico, FL; nieces Madyson and Marlee Stallbaumer; many other relatives and a big circle of friends. She was preceded in death by her parents Mike and Cathy Stallbaumer. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Reese and Emersyn Browning Education Fund which can be sent c/o Dengel & Son Mortuary-Crematory, 305 North Pearl Street, Paola, KS 66071. Family and friends are encouraged to post their condolences and memories on Susie’s Tribute Wall.