Estelle Axton

American record executive. Sister of Jim Stewart, mother of Charles Axton. With her brother, she co-founded Satellite (2) in 1959, renamed Stax in 1961 (Stewart - Axton). She sold her interest in the company in 1970 and formed Fretone. She was the founder of the Memphis Songwriters Association in 1973. Born: September 11, 1918 in Middleton, Tennessee Died: February 24, 2004 in Memphis, Tennessee