Highland, Arkansas - In Loving Memory of

Branon Scott Updegraff

Age 59

November 20, 1966 - July 22, 2026

Branon was a 1985 graduate of Ada High School and excelled in Tennis, achieving All State status

his Senior year in Doubles. He spent two years at Oklahoma State University and then left to

pursue other endeavors.

Branon got in on the ground floor of DISH Network, where he built a reputation as the leading

sales representative and installer throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth area — a role that reflected

both his work ethic and his natural gift for connecting with people.

That gift showed up everywhere in his life. Branon loved a good conversation, especially with

those older than him, believing there was always wisdom to be gained if you took the time to

listen. He was known for phone calls that could stretch on for hours, and for a way of making the

people he loved feel truly loved — unconditionally, and without reservation.

Later in life Branon decided to take a flying lesson and the bug bit. He pursued his second career,

attaining his Commercial and Instrument Multi-Engine license, and worked doing aerial GPS

mapping. He loved to talk about aviation, a love that he inherited naturally from his Father Bill.

An avid and skilled hunter, Branon pursued nearly every game there was to chase, and some of his

happiest days were spent out in the wild with his dog at his side, tracking down his next big trophy.

Branon is survived by his stepfather, Stu Stopak; his brother, David Updegraff; his sister, Cortne

Lee Kent; his step-sisters, Mei-Ling Stopak and Ei-Ling Smith; his Aunt Tammy Janik; his

Nephew, Dixon Kent; his Nieces, Alexandria Damian, Alannah Updegraff, and Cortlyn Jones; and

his First Cousins Leslie Hayes, Donna Moore, and Charles Neal. He was preceded in death by his

parents, Bill and Suzanne Updegraff. Additionally, he has many extended family from the

Updegraff, Ferris, Freeman, and Creswell lineage throughout Southeastern Oklahoma and beyond.

Service Information

Funeral Service

Friday, July 31, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

Trinity Baptist Church, Ada, Oklahoma

Burial

Connerville Cemetery

Gathering

Following the service, friends and family are invited to gather at the Connerville Community

Center.

Another cowboy rides away...

we miss him already and terribly!