Johnny Parks Estes

1905 - 1971  (65 years)

• Name	Johnny Parks Estes
  Born	26 Oct 1905	Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Oct 1971	Houston, TX   [1, 2]
  Buried	20 Oct 1971	Garden of Memories (Elkhart Cemetery), Elkhart, Anderson Co, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I1861	Guido Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Lewis Henderson Estes,   b. 31 Jul 1872, Lincoln Co, Mississippi, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1945, Palestine, Anderson, Texas, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emma Lois Phillips,   b. 3 Feb 1878,   d. 5 Mar 1959  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Luna Elda Curry,   b. 16 Dec 1908, Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA ,   d. 1 Oct 1961  (Age 52 years)
  Married	16 May 1929  [1]
  Children	1. Howard Eugene Estes,   b. 19 Sep 1932, Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA ,   d. 28 Dec 1996  (Age 64 years)  [natural]   2. J.L. Estes   3. F.E. Estes   4. J.D. Estes   5. B.E. Estes
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Johnny was born in Texas to Lewis H. and Emma Meredith Estes. He married Luna Elda Curry 6 May 1929. Their son, Howard Eugene Estes Sr., is also buried in Garden of Memories. He was a Mason. OBITUARY: Palestine (TX) Herald-Press, Tuesday, 19 October 1971: J. P. Estes Johnny P. Estes, 65, of Rt. 1, Elkhart, died Monday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alton D. Moore, in Houston following a sudden illness. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church, Elkhart, with the Rev. Horace Fletcher and the Rev. U. Van Sickle officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, Elkhart. Member of the Elkhart Masonic Lodge will serve as pallbearers and Have charge at the graveside. Lifelong resident of Elkhart, Mrs. Estes was born October 26, 1905, to the late Lewis Henderson Estes and Mrs. Emma Lois Phillips Estes. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Elkhart, and the Elkhart Masonic Lodge, and prior to retiring in 1966, he had 21 years service in the Missouri Pacific Railroad signal department. Also, he formerly was employed in the Elkhart Post Office, and served as bookkeeper for the Bridges Gin and Lumber Company. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Luna Elna Curry Estes, on Oct. 1, 1961. Other survivors include three sons, Howard Estes and Johnny Lewis Estes, both of Palestine, and James Dwight Estes of Austin; one daughter, Mrs. Alvin L. (Billie E.) Acock of Houston; one brother, Warren Estes, Elkhart; two sisters, Miss Una Dee Estes and Mrs. Effie Curry, both of Houston; 13 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive condolence calls at the Johnny Lewis Estes residence.

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Headstone/Gravestone (full date). [S39] Obituary.