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John Staples Estill, Jr
d. October 24, 2007
Date Died: October 24, 2007
FORT WORTH: John Staples Estill Jr., 88, a retired attorney, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, in Fort Worth.
Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Saturday in Aurora Cemetery.
Mr. Estill was born Jan. 20, 1919, in Grapevine to John S. and Ada Chambers Estill Sr. He was a U.S. Navy veteran and he received his law degree from SMU. He was a devoted husband to Dorothy, his TCU sweetheart and wife of 67 years, a loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather, as well as a gifted attorney. He was truly an example of integrity and virtue, a source of inspiration to all who knew him.
Mr. Estill was preceded in death by his sister, Rebekah Estill George, and his parents.
Survivors: Wife, Dorothy Estill of Fort Worth; sons, John Staples Estill III and wife, Elizabeth, of Tulsa, Okla., and James Calloway Estill and wife, Sharon, of Argyle; daughter, Sally Estill Muhlbach and husband, Donald, of Lufkin; grandchildren, Tiffany Riccono, Emily Garrett, Kimberly Ducic, Donald Muhlbach, Molly Muhlbach and Beau Mulhback; and great-grandchildren, Brittany Garrett, Chase McKay, Connor McKay, Sophia Riccono, Madalaina Riccono, Aleksa Ducic, Luka Ducic, Nikola Ducic and Nadia Ducic.