Memorial Services for Harold Branson, Age 86 of Mountain Grove, Missouri will be held on Wednesday, November 26th, 2025 at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Cabool, Missouri, beginning at 10:00 AM.
Services are under the direction of The Craig-Hurtt Funeral Home, Mountain Grove, Missouri.
Harold Wayne Branson, the only child of Walter and May (Irving) Branson, was born April 28, 1939, south of Mountain Grove, Missouri, near Norfork Creek. He departed this life on November 21, 2025, at Kabul Nursing Home in Cabool, Missouri, at the age of 86.
Harold grew up in Mountain Grove and graduated from Mountain Grove High School. After graduation, he got married and started a family. Harold worked in road construction as a heavy equipment operator. Harold would proudly say, “I built 40 miles of Highway 60”.
On December 18, 1982, Harold was united in marriage to Jimmie (Estes) O’dell at Union Chapel Church in Mountain Grove.
Harold liked hunting, fishing, and raising cattle. In his later years, he enjoyed reading his Bible. Harold was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Cabool, Missouri, and he looks forward to a resurrection in a new world.
Harold was preceded in death by his parents, Walter and May Branson, and two wives, Linda Branson and Kathy Branson.
He is survived by his wife, Jimmie Branson, of the home; three sons, Danny Branson and wife, Gloria, of Sherman, Texas, Mark Branson of Kansas City, Missouri, and John Branson and wife, Sarah, of Republic, Missouri; one daughter, Tina Branson of Mountain Grove; two step-sons, David O’dell of Mountain Grove, and Michael O’dell of West Plains, Missouri; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends who will miss him greatly.
