Mrs. Martha Nell Estes, age 84, Limestone, passed away Monday, January 20, 2025, at Franklin Woods Community Hospital.

Mrs. Estes was born on March 10, 1940, in Johnson City, Tennessee, to the late William & Florence Chambers Smith.

She was a member of Salem Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Estes was a proud graduate of Washington College Academy Class of 1957. She later served on the Board and was Secretary of the Board of Trustees. Mrs. Estes was a teacher in Colorado before returning to Washington County, Tennessee where she taught at Gray and West View Elementary Schools.

Survivors include a son, Clay Cooper (Amanda), Johnson City; daughter, Christy Cooper Teague, Raleigh, NC; grandchildren, Thomas Dudley Evans, Cooper Teague, Jessica Bajestani, Clay Carlton Cooper II, Noah William Cooper and Emmanuel Malachi Cooper; great-grandchildren, Isabella Blair Bajestani; and a sister, Joan McQueen.

Private services will be conducted at the residence at a later date.