Benjamin Joe Estes, son of Eugene Estes and Sharlene Mays Estes was born in Irvine, Kentucky on April 15, 1980 and departed this life in Pikeville, Kentucky on January 18, 2024 at the age of 43 years, 9 months, and 3 days. He was a truck driver for Ballard Trucking and attended the Heavenly Missions Church. Ben is survived by his father, Eugene Estes and wife Oreitus of Campton, Kentucky; his mother, Sharlene Estes of Beattyville, Kentucky; three children, Emma Anna, Morgan Isaac, and Clora Eloree Estes all of Booneville, Kentucky; brothers and sister, Steven Eugene Estes and wife Michelle of Beattyville, Teresa Gail Estes Johnson and husband Granville of Jackson, Kentucky, and Timothy Andrew Estes and wife Elizabeth Susan of North Canton, Ohio; nieces and nephews, Samantha Estes Purcell, Sara Estes, Caleb Nathaniel Estes, and Dylan Jesse Estes; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Jesse and Eloree Combs Mays; paternal grandparents, Sherman and Clora Estes; and two nephews, Nathaniel Aaron and Granville Aaron Johnson.
Services held Jan. 26th, 2024 at Newnam Funeral Home of Beattyville. Burial; Fairview Haven of Rest- Right Fork Mill RD, Lee Co. Newnam in charge of arrangements.
