Don Maurice Estep
Houston, TX – Don Maurice Estep, 84, of Houston, TX, passed away April 21, 2015, from complications of melanoma. Don was born July 29, 1930 at Porter, WV to Donald Matthew and Lorna Bird Estep. After his mother’s death in 1936, Don and his older sister Arlene lived with their grandparents, Hence and Ella Estep, at Porter and attended local schools.
Don is a graduate of Clay County High School, class of 1947. During the Korean conflict, he entered the U. S. Army, became a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne at Ft. Bragg, NC, and was honorably discharged as Corporal in 1954. After separation from the Army, Don began working as a Piping Design Engineer in the oil and gas industry, He was employed by Union Carbide for 32 years (during which time he was transferred to Houston), for Brown and Root for 12 years and for Bechtel Corp for eight years. After three retirements, he took his love for long-distance driving and worked for Mercury Delivery Courier Service until age 79.
Don was preceded in death by his parents and son Jeffrey. Surviving are his wife of 27 years, Lovella Estep, daughters Lorna Gail Estep of Houston and Constance Leigh Estep of Bloomington, IL, one grandson and two great-grandsons. Also surviving are sisters, Arlene Munson of Vienna, WV, Carole Sue (Bill) Lynch of Alexandria, VA, Ella Guthrie of Roanoke, VA, and Linda (David) Wilson of Lehigh Acres, FL. and numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and friends.
A celebration of Don’s life was held April 24 at the United Methodist Church in Conroe, TX, with private interment at Houston National Cemetery in Houston, TX.
