BARBARA ANN HOUSTON BRANNON, age 83, of Estill Springs, Tenn., departed this life on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Highpoint Health in Winchester, Tenn., following an extended illness.  Ms. Brannon was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 26, 1943, to the late Richard Houston and Beulah Mae Hensley Houston.  Ms. Brannon was employed at Amana Refrigeration in Fayetteville for approximately 10 years, after leaving Amana she was employed at Dixie Metal Craft for a few years before being hired at the former Barber-Colman Company where she worked 15 years before her retirement. Ms. Brannon was a member of Broadview Baptist Church.  She was an avid Atlanta Braves Baseball fan and a fan of NASCAR.  She was especially fond of watching her game shows on T.V.  Most of all she enjoyed time with her grandchildren.  She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother with a wonderful sense of humor that was always "spunky".

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Robert Brannon, a son, Arlyn Brannon and brother, Bobby Jo Houston.

She is survived by her sons; Tracy (Pam) Farmer of Flintville, Tenn., Travis Farmer of Arden, Missouri, Jeff (Tammie Allen) Brannon of Elora, daughter, Greta Edwards of Estill Springs, Tenn., brother, Rev. Charles Houston of Estill Springs, Grandchildren; Nikki Brannon, Jancy (Cassidy) McWhirter, Luke Brannon, Hunter (Ally) Edwards, Tyler (Brittny) Ables, Ethan (Catherine) Brannon, Ivan (Cheyenne) Brannon, Brandi (Stephen) Halcomb, Blake (Ariel) Farmer and Chelsea (Adam) Ladd.  23 Great-Grandchildren,

Services for Ms. Brannon will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services.

Visitation with the family will be held from 1:00 P.M. until service time at 2:00 on Wednesday.

Interment will follow services at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in New Market, Ala. Where she will be laid to rest beside her beloved husband, John Brannon.