Alan Estes

Alan Wayne Estes, 55, of Jackson suffered a pulmonary embolism on Sunday, June 5, 2016, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He will be missed by many friends who regularly visited Estes Deli in Jackson.

Alan was born Aug. 1, 1960, in Cape Girardeau to Wayne and Mary Lou Stroder Estes. He and Linda Schlichter were married May 21, 2005, in Cape Girardeau.

Alan had owned and operated Estes Deli in Jackson since 1989. He truly loved being at the deli to the point that he didn't consider it to be work, but rather a way of life and a dedication to his family, employees and the community.

Alan was a graduate of Jackson High School. Above all, he enjoyed spending time with his family, but he had a special love for his horses and enjoyed caring for and riding them. He was gifted with children and had a knack for introducing them to horses and horsemanship.

In recent years, he also took pleasure in woodworking, especially in repurposing wood, and recently had used repurposed wood to update his horse barn.

Alan was a longtime member of Cape County Cowboy Church and formerly served many years on the 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale Committee for the annual SEMO District Fair.

Loving survivors include his wife of 11 years, Linda Estes of Jackson; a son, Dustin (Kyla) Estes and their daughter, Amya, of Sedgewickville, Missouri; a daughter, Ashley Estes (Justin Riegel) and children, Christian, Ava and Jax; his parents, Wayne and Mary Lou Estes of Jackson; a sister, Kim (Chuck) Crowden and a brother, Darren (Gail) Estes, all of Jackson; paternal grandmother, Arvella Estes of Jackson; brothers-in-law, David (Sandy) Schlichter of Colorado and Mark (Joan) Schlichter of Weldon Springs, Missouri; sisters-in-law, Jean (Steve) Moll of Perryville, Missouri, and Mary (Dave) Holochuck of Elk Grove, California; and his honorary mom, Juanita "Neeter" Chapman of Jackson. Alan was also anticipating the arrival of two more grandchildren -- Ashley and Justin's baby girl in August and Dustin and Kyla's baby in February.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Claude Estes; maternal grandparents, Hilbert and Beryl Stroder; and father- and mother-in-law, L. Jack and LeVern Schlichter.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to the service time Thursday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Jim Matthews officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

For those wishing to give memorials, the family suggests contributions to the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer Research or Cape County Cowboy Church.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting mccombsfuneralhome.com.