Robert Scott Browning

Robert "Scott" Browning, 81, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, March 5, 2023 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born at Southeast Hospital on March 14, 1941 to Robert Ozro "Buss" Browning and Ruth Anna Vandivort Browning. Scott and Margaret Mary Uhl were married August 2, 1969 at St. Mary Cathedral. Scott attended Lorimier School and enjoyed playing in Happy Hollow. At Central Junior High School he started playing football and running sprints. Scott continued these sports at Central High School. He and Bill Roussel were co-captains of the football team. Scott earned seven varsity medals in high school and participated in three State Track Championships and one State Indoor Championship as a sprinter. Scott enrolled at the University of New Mexico. He returned to Cape Girardeau and attended Southeast Missouri State College. He joined the track team and Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. Scott graduated in 1963 with a Bachelor of Arts in History. Further education was completed at the University of Missouri, Columbia-Master of Education and Master of Art in History at Peabody College, now Vanderbilt. Scott taught at Central High School in St. Louis. He also coached the football team. In June, 1970 Scott joined his father and Keith R. "Bill" Tolliver at Cape Girardeau County Abstract and Title Co. Upon the death of Buss Browning and the retirement of Bill Tolliver, Scott took over the company in 1985. In 1987, Jim Bollinger joined the company. Scott and Jim trained many employees and built the business into a full service title company. Scott's wife and son, Rhett Browning and employees continue the land title work today. Scott was a 50+ year member of The Missouri Land Title Association, The American Land Title Association and the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. He was also a decades long member of the Jackson Chamber and the Southeast Missouri Realtors. Scott served as a past board member of The Missouri Land Title Association. Scott was a long time supporter of SEMO athletics. Scott's interests were physical challenges, reading, classical music and the reproduction of it and watching movies from the 30's to the 60's. Scott thought Cape Girardeau was the best place to spend one's life. He also thought growing up in the 50's with his classmates and participating with his sports team could not be topped. Scott was grateful for his friends and employees. He also was thankful for all the customers, realtors, lenders and attorneys who placed their trust in his work. Scott, being an only child considered his cousins his siblings. He was especially grateful for his grandmothers, his Aunt Florence and Uncle Frank Paar and their son, Buss Paar who raised him during World War II, while his dad was in the Navy and his mother overseeing the Abstract Co. Survivors are his wife, Margaret; children, Kristin Ramelle Browning, Robert Rhett Browning, Dr. Alyssa Camille Browning (Dr. John J Lee); and grandson, Nicholas J. Lee. Visitation will be 11:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel in Cape Girardeau. Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm Saturday, March 18, 2023 at the funeral home with the Rev. Ellen Gurnon officiating. Memorial contributions may be give to Make-A-Wish Foundation, 13523 Barrett Parkway Dr Suite 241, Ballwin, MO 63021 or Special Olympics Missouri, 1625 N. Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 or First Presbyterian Church, 235 Broadway, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701. Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com. Ford & Sons Funeral Home - Mt. Auburn is in charge of arrangements.

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Robert Scott Browning

March 14, 1941 - March 5, 2023