Carl Estes

Carl Edward Estes Sr.

Carl Estes Sr., son of the late Thomas Carl Estes and Tessie Pauline Copman was born on July 30, 1939 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and departed this life on Monday, June 14, 2021 at the Southeast Hospital Emergency Room in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 81 years.

Mr. Estes worked at Ford Motor Company of Chicago Heights, IL, Central Packing in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and was a friendly face to the children of Chaffee schools as custodian and bus driver for several years.  Carl was a resident of Chaffee, Missouri.

On July 17, 1959 he was united in marriage to Joyce Bishop in Chaffee, Missouri.  Mrs. Estes preceded him in death on December 12, 2015.

Survivors include one daughter, Debbie (Kenny) Essner of Dexter, Missouri; four sons, Keith Estes, Carl (Laura) Estes Jr., and Kevin Estes, all of Chaffee, Missouri, and Rick Choate of Benton, Missouri; by one sister, Shirley Hopper of Morley, Missouri; ten grandchildren, Mallory, Miranda, and Storm Estes all of Chaffee, Missouri, Montana and Brett Estes of Chaffee, Missouri, Nicole Egli of Keller, Texas, Kent Essner of Dexter, Missouri, Andrea Sampanis of Vienna, Virginia, Brian Choate of Chandler, Oklahoma, and Luke Choate of Burke, Virginia; also by twelve great-grandchildren, Kolbey Estes, Carter Hendricks, Braden and Samantha Egli, Klaire and Kennedy Essner, Tristan and Isabel Sampanis, Kaylee and Ethan Choate, Mason and Landon Choate. All the grandchildren will forever remember him as a loving grandpa who always made them laugh.

Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, William “Bill” Estes Sr., by two sisters, Bernice Bess and Hazel Reams.

Friends may call at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee from 10:00 until 11:00 A.M. Thursday, June 17, 2021.  Funeral services will then be conducted on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 11:00 A.M. in the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.  Interment will follow in the Union Park Cemetery.

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