Estel Vanover, 91, of Pipestem, died peacefully Tuesday morning, December 27, 2022, at Princeton Community Hospital. Born December 21, 1931, at Rock Ridge, he was the son of the late Everett and Cassie Steele Vanover. Estel was a retired coal miner, having worked for Eastern Gas & Fuel and retired from Mettiki Coal Company, Oakland Maryland. He was of the Church of God faith, a true family man, always putting his family first. In his spare time, he enjoyed woodworking, fishing, NASCAR, bluegrass music and making music. Estel proudly served his country with the U.S. Army. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by a son Douglas Vanover. Those left to cherish his memory, His loving and caring wife of 69 years, Doris Lenoria Jackson Vanover; Four children, Vernon Vanover, Diana Wyatt, Wanda Cale (Max) and Karen Wyatt; Six grandchildren; Eight great-grandchildren; Two siblings, Harold Vanover (Patty), and Athlene Addair. Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 3, 2023, in the Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens Road in Princeton with Lennis Jackson, Cletis Jackson and Pastor Matthew Trail officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Friends may visit with the family on Tuesday from 10:00 A.M. until the service hour at the funeral home. Serving as pallbearers will be, Zach Gill, Max Cale, Ned Pandzic, John Marshall, Amy Adkins and Harleigh Marshall. Online condolences may be shared with the family via www.memorialfd.com . The Vanover family is being served by the Memorial Funeral Directory and Cremation Center on the Athens Road in Princeton.