Robert Lee Estes Sr.

Robert Lee Estes Sr. was born Wednesday, December 13, 1944, to Rosie M. Byrd and Isiah Estes in Louisville, MS. He attended and graduated from Louisville High School, and shortly thereafter he married his high school sweetheart, Gertrude Cooper. This union was blessed with two children and over twenty years of marriage. Robert worked for the PA State Treasury Department where he retired after twenty years of service. He was proud to be an Inner Guard of Unity Lodge #71 while also earning his PSP. He enjoyed playing pool, participating in various bus trips and excursions and was an avid supporter of the Harrisburg High School Sports Program attending most football and basketball games. He was also a lifelong fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Boston Celtics. He has always loved R&B, Soul and Gospel Music - and was even known to sing karaoke from time to time with friends. He was also known to be a very skilled shoe cobbler and took pride in a gleaming shoeshine. Robert served diligently as a Trustee at the Camp Curtin Memorial-Mitchell United Methodist Church. Moreover, he strongly believed in the power of prayer and stood by the proverb that “Prayer Changes Things.” Robert Lee Estes Sr. passed away peacefully at his home in Harrisburg, PA, on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at the age of seventy-eight. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rosie and Isiah Estes; grandmother, Hattie Burges; and his loving wife Gertrude. Robert is survived by his children, Tiffany Steele (Milton), Mechanicsburg, PA, and Robert Estes Jr.; a brother, Antion Estes, Belleville, IL; six sisters, Juanita Green, St. Louis, MO (both parented by their grandmother), Delmetric Silas, Springfield, IL, Lydia Thornton (Michael), East St. Louis, IL, Kimberly Thomas (Richard), Belleville, IL, Mary Estes, Belleville, IL, and Narvella Byrd, St. Louis, MO; his granddaughter, Courtney Parham, TN, and one goddaughter, Sequica Griggs, PA. He also leaves to cherish his memory a host of friends that he considered to be family. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLICK ON THE SHARE A MEMORY TAB TO POST VIDEOS, SHARE MEMORIES, CONDOLENCES, REFLECTIONS OR SIMPLY LEAVE YOUR NAME.

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Robert Lee Estes Sr.

December 13, 1944 - March 23, 2023