Archive for Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Obit: Floyd B. Jacobs
1927-2005
Edwardsville
Floyd B. Jacobs, 77, Edwardsville, died Sunday, March 27, 2004. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, 2719 N. 67th St., Kansas City, Kan. Visitation will precede the service.
Mr. Jacobs was born July 21, 1927, in Elmwood. He was a World War II U.S. Navy Seabees veteran and a heavy equipment operator with Local Union 101. He married Tressa Goodell on Oct. 20, 1949 and together they had nine children.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Fern Jacobs; a brother, Lloyd Jacobs; a sister, Clara McFarland; and a son, Jimmy Jacobs. Survivors include the wife, Tressa; and children, Gary Jacobs, Odessa, Mo.; Sheryl Hollbrook, Independence, Mo.; Marsha Biondo, Blue Springs, Mo.; and Bill and Kathy DeBoer, Wahoo, Neb. There are 18 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the church or to the Alzheimer's Association.
Arrangements: Cremation Society of Kansas and Missouri, 8837 Roe Ave., Prairie Village, KS 66207, 913-383-9888.
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