Estill Ray Letcher, 83, of Louisville, formerly of Carlisle, husband of Lois Harvey Letcher, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Columbus Colony in Columbus, Ohio.

He was born October 31, 1926 in Carlisle, Kentucky to the late Earl & Minnie Vaughn Letcher, he was a graduate of the Kentucky School for the Deaf, a retired press operator for the McMillan-Blodel Company, a member of the KSD Hall of Fame, a Kentucky Colonel, a member of several deaf clubs in Kentucky as well as other states, and was a member of Southeast Christian Church.

Estill is also survived by 2 brothers, Eugene Letcher, Carlisle, and William Letcher, Jeffersonville, IN, 3 sisters, Marie Crawford and Faye Letcher, Carlisle, and Mary Della Gillispie, Bourbon County, along with several nieces and nephews.

He was also preceded in death by 3 brothers, Gaylord, Clay and Ronnie Letcher and a sister, Wilma McClanahan.

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at Mathers-Gaunce Funeral Home by Rev. Gaylord Gilllispie and Rev. James Gaunce. Burial will follow in the Carlisle Cemetery.

Visitation will be after 5:00 P.M. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions suggested to the Kentucky School for the Deaf, P.O. Box 27, Danville, Kentucky 40422.