Roy was born August 1, 1939, to Temple Estes & Emily (Griffith) Estes in their home in rural Bates County, MO. He grew up in the rural Adrian area & attended elementary school at Silverdale & Merwin; Miami High School as a freshman and sophomore, then Adrian High School where he graduated in 1957. He was active in FFA, basketball & football. After school Roy married the love of his life, Sharon Marie Greer on August 20, 1961. They moved away for 4 years while Roy was in the United States Air Force, but they returned to Adrian to raise their family. He worked for Bendix/Allied-Signal for 30 years & retired in 1989.
He spent many years raising his Limousin cattle & alfalfa hay on their farm. In "retirement" he worked driving school buses for Sharon until they both retired & began spending winters in Texas. He loved playing fast-pitch softball, spending time on the golf course & traveling across the country in their RV. He was a member of the Adrian VFW & attended the First Baptist Church of Adrian. He also cherished the time he could spend with family, especially spoiling his grandchildren & watching them grow up to become wonderful adults.
Roy is preceded in death by his parents; two sisters: Pearl Hicks and Maxine Rullo; niece, Angie Crippen; and nephew, David Craig. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Estes of Adrian, MO; daughter, Vickie Estes of Peculiar, MO; son, Kyle (Julie) Estes of New Braunfels, TX; grandson, Dakotah (Cayla) Estes; granddaughter, Jocilyn Estes; sister, Ruby Lockard; brother-in-law, Wayne Greer; and various nieces & nephews.
