Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at Grace Episcopal Church for Dr. Ed Estes of Gainesville. The Rev. Doug Dailey will officiate. Visitation will be at Little & Davenport Funeral Home on Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.
Dr. Edward Everette Estes died this past Sunday, 20 December 2009. He is survived by his wife Sidney Wyvonne Estes; son and daughter-in-law Sam and Laura Estes; daughter Laura Lee Estes; grandsons Zach Estes, Martin Estes, and Andrew Estes. Other surviving family members include brothers Frank Estes of Austin Texas and Jim Estes of Little Rock Arkansas. Dr. Estes practiced urology in northeast Georgia for over 35 years. His participation and positions of leadership included numerous professional and medical associations. He also served in several civic organizations and successful philanthropic campaigns. In his profession, he was recognized as a skilled surgeon who was greatly respected by his peers and loved by hundreds of patients who came to him from as far away as the mountains of north Georgia and North Carolina. In addition to serving a term as chief of staff at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Dr. Estes assumed the position of senior partner in one of the stateâ
