Simpsonville, South Carolina
Joe Wiley Estes
1936 — 2024
Mr. Joe Wiley Estes Sr., age 87, beloved husband of Rosa McDade Estes, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Mr. Estes was born in Union County, S.C., on June 29, 1936, a son of Clarence Poole Estes and Minnie Lou Ivey Estes. Mr. Estes was a graduate of Union High School Class of '56. He served as co-captain of the football team in 1955. He also played high school basketball. After graduating from high school, Mr. Estes worked at Carlisle Finishing Company for five years. In June 1961, he began working for the Columbia, S.C police department where he initially walked a downtown "beat." He later joined the department's motorcycle police force. He...