Estes Thomas

Estes Earl Thomas, 83, of Tompkinsville, KY passed away Monday, September 13th, at Monroe County Medical Center.

Estes was born in Monroe County, KY on May 13, 1938, a son of the late Pearl (Isenberg) and Tom Thomas.

He was a member of Liberty Methodist Church. He was retired from Belden Corporation.

On October 6, 1979, he married Patty Walker.

Estes is  survived by his wife, Patty Thomas, of Tompkinsville, KY; four sons Steve Thomas, and wife, Heidi, of Bettendorf, IA;  Roger Thomas, and wife, Carla;  Eddy Thomas, and wife, Lisa, and  Lynn Thomas, all of Tompkinsville, KY;  a step daughter, Cherie Eads, and husband, Rudy, of Livingston, TN;  two step sons Donald Harper, and wife, Vickie and Michael Harper, and wife, Kim, both of Tompkinsville, KY;   6 grandchildren, 3 step grandchildren, 3 great grandchildren and 3 step great grandchildren. 

Estes is also survived by two sisters, Clara Geralds, of Tompkinsville, KY and  Linda Spear, and husband, Reggie of Tompkinsville, KY; and a brother, Carl D. Thomas, of Austin, KY.
 
Other than his parents, he is preceded in death by a sister and brother-in-law, Eva Ree and Carl Duvall; stepdaughter, Connie Johnson; daughter-in-law, Naomi Thomas; sister-in-law, Clarice Thomas; and brother-in-law, Cletas Geralds.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, September 16th at Yokley Trible Funeral Home in Tompkinsville, KY with burial to follow at Monroe County Memorial Lawn. 

Visitation is Wednesday, September 15, from 5-8 PM, and Thursday morning after 8 AM until service time at 1:00 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Estes' memory may be made to Liberty Cemetery. 

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