Bath, NH- Wendell Ernest Estes, 85, formerly of West Bath Road, died on Sunday, September 27, 2015, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville, NH. Wendell was born in Bath on March 14, 1930, to Ernest and Catherine (Corey) Estes. On November 29, 1951, he married Beverly Margaret Lewis. Wendell served in the US Air Force during the Korean War from June 29, 1951 through June 28, 1955. He was employed by the Bath Fiber Mill, G.A. Clark Automotive in Lisbon, NH, and by Lotta Rock Dairy in Littleton. He then finished his working career at New England Wire in Lisbon, retiring in 1990. Wendell was a member of Ross-Wood American Legion Post #20 in Woodsville, NH. In his younger years, he was a motorcycle enthusiast. He enjoyed hunting and working with Sam, his work horse. Mostly, Wendell loved spending time with his family and always inquired as to the well-being of everyone. He was predeceased by his wife of nearly sixty years, Beverly Estes on November 14, 2011; a son, Keith Wendell Estes on December 4, 2009; three sisters, Blanche Page, Bernice Dexter, and Thelma Stebbins; and four brothers, Lyle, Robert, Howard, and Roger Estes. He is survived by a daughter, Jody Youngman and husband Gary of Bath; a son Dana Estes and wife Vicky of Bath; four grandchildren, Ryan Youngman, Tara Hamlett, Donnie Estes and Melissa Lyndes; eleven great grandchildren; a sister, Lois Estes of Portsmouth, NH; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. There will be a calling hour on Friday, October 2 from 10-11 AM with a funeral service to follow at 11 AM at Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH. Father William Watts will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bath Village Cemetery, Bath. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Ross-Wood American Legion Post #20, 4 Ammonoosuc Street, Woodsville, NH 03785 or to the Grafton County Home Association, 3855 Dartmouth College Highway, North Haverhill, NH 03774.