Estes Nelson Page

Published 8:03 pm Monday, March 2, 2015

Estes Nelson Page, 76, passed away March 1, 2015.

He was born in Brunswick County, VA the son of the late Oscar C. and Nettie C. Page. He was predeceased by his sister, Anita P. Wright and brother, James B. Page.

Estes was a United States Army veteran. He retired after 30 years as a conductor from Norfolk Southern Railway. He was a member of First Baptist Church. He was also a member of the Kings Fork Ruritan Club, American Legion Post No. 0141 for 24 years, and Portsmouth Moose Lodge No. 898 for more than 40 years.

Estes is survived by his wife of 50 years, Martha Wallace Page; sons, Douglas Nelson Page and his wife, Kathy Talley Page, and Stephen Estes Page; grandchildren, Audrey Ann Page, Michelle Wallace Page and Rebecca Lynn Page; sister, Hazel P. Walker; brother, David H. Page and his wife, Sandy.

A funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Parr Funeral Home & Crematory, 3515 Robs Dr., Suffolk, with Dr. Thurman Hayes Jr. officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery. Friends may join the family Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorial donations may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 237 N. Main St., Suffolk, VA 23434. Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com.