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Dean Johnson Estes, 94
Estes

Estes

Funeral service for Dean Johnson Estes, age 94, of Smithville was held November 25, 2017 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Bro. Kevin Medlin officiated with a private interment held.

Dean passed away Tuesday morning, November 21, 2017 at the Pavilion in Lebanon. She was a resident of Smithville for 75 years, she moved to Lebanon on the death of her son, Billy, Jr. to live with her grandson Trey and family.  She and her husband owned and operated Estes Shoe Store in Smithville for many years, she also served as DeKalb County Circuit Court Clerk, secretary at WJLE for over 15 years and retired from Union Planters Bank.  During the war while her husband was in the Army, she worked as time clerk at Milton TN Shell Loading Plant.  She was a member of the Smithville First Baptist Church and attended the Lebanon Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

She was born November 3, 1923 in Lebanon to her parents, the late William George and Lillie Lora Shepherd Johnson.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Billy Lewis Estes, Sr.; her 2 sons, Billy Lewis Estes, Jr. and Donald Johnson Estes; two grandsons, Marshall Hunter Estes and Jasen Travis Estes; four brothers, James Douglas Johnson, Perry Huffman Johnson, Howard Milton Johnson and William Glenn Johnson;  two brothers-in-law, Lester Albert and Raymond Thorne; sister-in-law, Sue Bass Johnson; her father and mother-in-law, Herman Lewis and Gerda Faye Estes; brother-in-law, Glen Estes, Sr.; sister and brother-in-law, Mary Jean and Howard Arrington.

She leaves to cherish her memory, two grandsons, Billy Lewis "Trey" Estes III and Wife, Mary Neil Estes of Lebanon and Michael Houston and wife, Hays Estes of Nashville; daughter-in-law, Nancy Cantrell Estes of Franklin; great-grandchildren, Billy Lewis Estes, IV and Emily, Micah Ryne Estes and Chelsie, Brady Dean Estes, Benjamin Donald Estes, Mary Caroline Ferguson and Evan Ferguson all of Lebanon; great-great-grandchildren, Billy Lewis Estes, V, Gemma, Marly and Nash Ferguson and Aden Estes; brother, Robert Norris (Norma Ruth) Johnson; two sisters, Vermell Johnson Albert of New Port Richey, FL; Betty June Johnson Thorne of Lebanon; sisters-in-law, Ruby Johnson of Oak Ridge, TN, Lucy Johnson of August, GA and Dorothy Johnson of Lebanon; several nieces and nephews also survive.

Pallbearers included Will Estes, Micah Estes, Brady Estes, Benjamin Estes, Rick Thorne, David Thorne, Ronnie Johnson and Norris Johnson.

Serving as Honorary Pallbearers were Susie Denman, Liz Hawk, Rose Ley, Guylene Atnip, Ann Goodwin and members of the Golden Circle Sunday School Class at Smithville First Baptist Church.

DeKalb Funeral Chapel, Smithville, was in charge of the arrangements.

Smithville Review

(Smithville, Tenn.)

Nov. 29, 2017