Maurice Estes Obituary

MAURICE ESTES
December 11, 1929 ~ October 21, 2010

A Celebration of Life will be held in Maury's honor on Sat., June 11, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, 14011 NE 20th Ave.
Maurice Ian Estes of Vancouver, WA, passed away on Oct. 21, 2010. He was born on Dec. 11, 1929 in Taskee, MO to Marvin and Leah (Clary) Estes.
After serving six years in the U.S. Air Force, he settled in Spokane, WA, where he met his wife, Ruth J. (Meredith) Smith. They were married in 1966 and moved to Vancouver, WA.
Maury worked for Chas. H. Lily in Portland, OR for 30 years, retiring in 1996.
Maury was an avid outdoor person, enjoying hunting, fishing, bird watching and his garden. In his earlier years he enjoyed bowling and golf. Later he became a spectator watching his son play and coach baseball.
Maury is survived by his wife, Ruth; one son, Eric (Peg) Estes; three step-children, Kathy Carter of Watsonville, CA; Rick Smith and Debbie Smith, both of Vancouver; four granddaughters; one brother, Ernie (Florence) Estes of Spirit Lake, ID; three sisters, Norma Miller of Sacramento, CA, Narice Dishman of Elma, WA and Karen Naylor of Cazadero, CA; plus several nieces and nephews who lovingly called him "Uncle Pete".
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two brothers, Clair and Kent Estes.
Please sign Maury's guest book at: www.columbian.com/obits.

Published by The Columbian on Jun. 5, 2011.
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We are so sad to hear of your loss. We feel lucky to have known such a wonderful man! So many of our ballgame memories have the Estes cheering things on. Quiet but always supportive and kind and proud of all the kids but especially "their" kid, Eric. We are sorry to miss the celebration of his life since we will be in Seattle for a family graduation but know that we will be thinking of you all and celebrating his great life in our hearts with you. Praying that sweet memories will bring you comfort.
Love,
Tom and Lynn Peavey

tom & lynn Peavey

June 10, 2011

Ruth and Eric,
Mr. Estes is a great man. Can't remember a ballgame of ours that he ever missed. You could always count on seeing him and because of that, we wanted to him to see us succeed. When we didn't, there was never a more reassuring smile than Maury's. That will be dearly missed.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you both,
Brett Flynn and Chris & David Lawrence

June 8, 2011

To Ruth and Peg and Eric,
Aren't we all in the same state right now!!!! I am so sad for you. Dads/husbands are our rock. Bless you all.

Nancy Newlean

June 6, 2011

My thoughts and prayers are with you. Joan Drevdahl

June 6, 2011

God bless you all,and may the love of family and friends carry you through this time of sorrow and into happier days.

Brad Miller

June 5, 2011

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