Howard Eugene Estes

1932 - 1996  (64 years)

• Name	Howard Eugene Estes
  Born	19 Sep 1932	Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Dec 1996  [1, 2]
  Buried	Aft 28 Dec 1996	Garden of Memories (Elkhart Cemetery), Elkhart, Anderson Co, Texas, USA
  	103036
  Person ID	I1871	Guido Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2019

  
  

  Father	Johnny Parks Estes,   b. 26 Oct 1905, Texas ,   d. 18 Oct 1971, Houston, TX  (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Luna Elda Curry,   b. 16 Dec 1908, Elkhart, Anderson, Texas, USA ,   d. 1 Oct 1961  (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	16 May 1929  [1]
  Family ID	F659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	N. Wakefield
  Children	1. V. Estes   2. V. Estes   3. J. Estes   4. J. Estes   5. J. Estes   6. J. Estes   7. M.J. Estes   8. J. Estes
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2019
  Family ID	F660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Howard was born in Elkhart, Anderson Co, TX to Johnny Parks Estes and Luna Elda Curry Estes. His parents are also buried in Garden of Memories. He married Nancy Wakefield 10 November 1953 in Anderson County. OBITUARY: Palestine (TX) Herald-Press, Monday, 30 December 1996: Howard Estes Sr. Services for Howard Eugene Estes Sr., 64, of Palestine, will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Palestine with Michael Mynatt officiating. Burial will be at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Elkhart under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory. Mr. Estes died Saturday at his home. He was born in Elkhart on Sept. 19, 1932, to Johnny Parks and Luna Elda Curry Estes. He retired in 1993 as a railroad conductor with 37 years of service. Mr. Estes worked for 30 years with the youth baseball program in Palestine, and was a state director for the Texas Teenage Baseball organization. He was a member of the United Transportation Union and was a former member of the Westwood School Board. He had lived in Anderson County all his life and was a Baptist. During the Korean War, he served in the U. S. Navy. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Nancy Estes of Palestine; his sons, Jack Estes, John Estes and Joe Estes, all fo Palestine; his daughters, Valerie Turner, Vonda Frazier, Jill Theilen and Jan Wallace, all of Palestine, and Mary Jane Farrow of Nacogdoches; sisters, Mrs. Alvin (Billie) Acock and Mrs. Alton (Fern) Moore, both of Houston; brothers, John Lewis Estes and Dwight Estes, both of Palestine; and 18 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jack Estes, John Estes, Joe Estes, Jason Estes, Gary Turner, Cliff Frazier, Tim Theilen and Jason Farrow. Condolence calls will be received from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Youth Fund at First Baptist Church in Palestine or Hospice of East Texas.

  
  

• Sources

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