Herbert Dale Estes, 80, of Ocilla, Georgia, died Sunday, July 13, 2025, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held, 2 PM, Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Bethlehem Baptist Church, in Irwin County, Georgia, with the Rev. James Griffin officiating. Interment will follow in the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, in Irwin County, Georgia. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the services in the church sanctuary.
Mr. Estes was born January 4, 1945, in Tifton, Georgia, to the late Herbert Edward & Nancy Tabitha Griffin Estes. He served his country honorably in the United States Air Force. Mr. Estes retired as a maintenance technician while working at a hospital in Florida. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Irwin County.
He is survived by his wife of 9 years, Milred O. Goodman Estes of Ocilla; a son, Chris & Suzanne Estes of Tifton; a daughter, Candace & Robert Jackowski of Tampa, Florida; step-children: Kay, Michael and Steve; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Patricia “Patsy” Gale Estes and a step-son, Tim Goodman.
Paulk Funeral Home, Ocilla, is in charge of arrangements.