Lee Estes

Lee Estes obituary

Lee Estes

Lee Estes Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Burgess Funeral Home & Crematory - Lancaster on Oct. 28, 2025.

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LANCASTER, SC – Mr. Raymond "Lee" Estes, age 57, passed away Monday, October 27, 2025. He was born January 25, 1968, a son of the late Marion "Raymond" Broughton and the late Ila Mae "Judy" Polston Broughton. Lee was a man of the outdoors who enjoyed fishing and was a handyman who could build just about anything.

Mr. Lee is survived by a sister, Louise Pressley; and his brother, James Edward Estes, Jr.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Judy Broughton; and a sister, Judy "Diane" Foster.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023 or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

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Burgess Funeral Home & Crematory - Lancaster

1800 Charlotte Highway PO Box 1743, Lancaster, SC 29721

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