Harold Davis

Harold Granville Davis passed away at the age of 90, peacefully at home on Aug 18, 2025. He was born to Granville "Henry" Davis and Elma (Bedord) Davis in Cut Bank, MT on Dec 12, 1934.

He told fond stories of his childhood growing up on the hi-line, spending summers at his Grandma Bedord's place in West Glacier, fly fishing and hunting with his brother Corky, picking berries, and bringing back his mom's favorite fish from the creek.

Harold joined the US Air Force in January of 1954. He served during the Korean War, but when asked about his service, he would speak most often of his fondness for Japan, where he was stationed. He even remembered some Japanese phrases well into his later years. That same year, Harold's father tragically passed away from wounds sustained in a fire at his blacksmith shop. Harold was released from active duty to return home and help his mother raise his four younger siblings. While on leave from the base in Great Falls he met his wife Judy (Hansen) Davis of Great Falls in the spring of 1957. They were married and shortly after welcomed their first child into their family. After Harold was discharged from the Air Force, the 3 moved to Missoula so Harold could enroll at the UofM to pursue banking and finance. To make ends meet, while in school he ran a crane for his aunt and uncle at Gordon Construction. Two years into school he decided he would rather be a crane operator, which he never regretted. The young family bought a home and welcomed their daughter into their family. Trying to save money to buy his own crane, he decided to go to Alaska and work on the pipeline. He spent 4 years as a Superintendent on the Alaskan pipeline. Those stories were some of my favorites. When he got home, he founded D&G Crane Service and eventually partnered with Gordon Construction. In the early 90's, he bought out the D&G Crane Service portion of the company and was off and running. He absolutely loved the crane business and with his wife, son and later granddaughter, they built a business that he was proud of. He was active in the day to day of the business up until his passing.

Besides running his beloved business, Harold in his younger years enjoyed shooting skeet and spending time with friends and family on Flathead Lake at the "Duck Shack".

He was a lifelong lover of the outdoors and spent lots of his free time pheasant and waterfowl hunting. He was also an avid fisherman enjoying everything from fly fishing to ocean fishing. He was a Grizzly football fan, purchasing his first season tickets in the 1960s at the old wooden stadium and proudly holding onto the same seats well into his 80s. In 2020 with his family beside him, he began his "Caboose Project" on his property in Turah which sits on the Old Milwaukee Railway. It was a long time dream finally coming true.

Harold was a truly amazing man. He had wonderful stories to tell of the growing and changing of the Missoula area. Harold had a love for life. He will be sorely missed.

Harold is preceded in death by his wife Judy (Hansen) Davis, his children Mike and Marie Davis, and his siblings Paul "Corky" Davis, Betty Jo Holmes, and Dennis Davis.

He leaves behind with broken hearts his granddaughters Anne (Brandon) Buck, Jenna (Dan) Bradbury, Sarah (Mike) Hoffman and Rebecca (Devon) Dingmann, 9 loving great grandchildren, his sister Sharon Roberts and many other loving nieces, nephews and friends who will cherish his memory.

There will be a memorial in the Spring of '26 at his Caboose Property in Turah.

Until we see you again- CHEERS