Doris Estes

DORIS ESTES, 95 Doris Estes, 95, of Friendswood, Texas, passed away October 24, 2016 in her daughter's home in Friendswood. Doris was born in Calmer, Arkansas to Edna Smith Ryburn and Charles Sydney Ryburn on August 29, 1921, the sixth of seven children. Doris had childhood memories of watching the dirt road in front of the family's farm in hopes of a seeing a mule drawn wagon travel down the road. Later she watched her husband build the substructure to the 8th Wonder of the World (the Astrodome), Neil Armstrong step on the moon, the change of the century past Y2K, and saw today's world where technological advances are a matter of course. Doris survived the deaths of many loved ones including each of her six siblings, her mother at age 97, her father at age 102, her second child, Linda, at age 2 1/2 and her beloved husband of 61 years, Clyde Estes, who died at age 82 in 2002. She is survived by the eldest and youngest of their three children, Marie Estes Collins and Charles Clyde Estes, Jr. Doris enjoyed traveling coast to coast with Clyde in their RV for over 20 years. She lived in her own home until the last year of convalescing in her daughter's home until her passing. Her children and friends miss her already and have fond memories which we will cherish. At her request there will be no services held. Doris and Clyde each requested that their ashes be retained by their children and sprinkled together at a secret place in Colorado. Friends and family are invited to add their remembrances and/or pictures to the tribute to Doris on the website at IntegrityFuneral.com. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations to honor Doris be made to Hospice Care Team, 11441 32nd Avenue North, Suite B, Texas City, Texas 77591, Telephone number 409-938-0070.