Estelene Dotson Stillwell, 91, of the Mac Community of Taylor County, KY was born June 28, 1933 at Maple, Taylor County, KY, the first of ten children born to John Raymond Dotson and Nancy Ellen Price Dotson. She departed this life on Sunday, June 15, 2025 in Campbellsville. 

Estelene professed faith in Christ and was a member of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. Her life was a shining example of Christian humility and kindness. She worked for many years as a seamstress at Fruit of the Loom before her retirement. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she was "Nanny" to all of her family. She dearly loved her family and her church. There was often a crowd at her home, gathered around the wood burning stove in the winter or on her front porch in the summer. She was also an avid genealogist and collector of obituaries and photographs, and enjoyed the history of her community and her church.

On July 30, 1952 she was united in marriage to Ralph Garland Stillwell. He preceded her in death on April 28, 2003.

SURVIVORS:

3 children: Gary Stillwell & companion Teresa Pennington; Judy Johnson & husband Gary; and Dale Stillwell & companion Ketta Phelps

Daughter-in-law: Debbie Stillwell

4 grandchildren: Josh Johnson & wife Leeann, Jeremy Johnson, Aaron Stillwell and John Stillwell

7 great-grandchildren: Ashton Johnson & fiancé' Braeden Paxton, Jacob Johnson, A.J. Stillwell, Shelby Buckman & husband Aaron, Tanner Johnson and Bryce Cooke all of Campbellsville and (an expectant Great-Great-Grandson, Cohen Tate Buckman)

1 sister: Mary Reed of Campbellsville

1 brother: Jewell Dotson of Columbia

A host of other relatives & friends

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Keith Stillwell on November 16, 2022, and her siblings: Matthew Dotson, Nellie Johnson, Jim Dotson, Monroe Dotson, Sylvia Price, Paul Dotson & Elba Dean Dotson.

Funeral Service: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Taylor County with Bro. Freddy Thompson and Bro. Twyman Davis officiating

Burial: Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery

Visitation: After 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday at the church

Pallbearers:

Gary Stillwell, Dale Stillwell, Josh Johnson, Jeremiah Johnson, Aaron Stillwell, AJ Stillwell, John Stillwell, Jacob Johnson

Honorary Pallbearers:

Tanner Johnson, Bryce Cooke, Aaron Buckman, Gary Johnson, Braeden Paxton, Shelby Buckman, Ashton Johnson