Saturday, October 5, 2019

Obituary -Steven Wesley Jacobs

Steven Wesley Jacobs, 73, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at his home in Nevada, MO, following a lengthy illness. Steven was born on September 24, 1946 in Kansas City, KS, to Clarence Melvin and Agnes Eileen (Harding) Jacobs. On June 26, 1965 he married Jessie Louise Culbertson in Eldorado Springs, MO and she survives of the home.

Steven grew up in Kansas City, KS. At age 17 or 18 he moved to El Dorado Springs and in 1977 moved to Nevada where he has lived since. He worked for MKT Railroad in 1967 and retired from MNA Railroad in 2006. He was an avid CB’er and his handle was RR (Railroader) and was also an avid hunter and fisherman.

In addition to his wife Jessie, survivors include three sons, Steven Jacobs, Jr., Nevada, Stanley Jacobs, Nevada and Stewart Jacobs and his wife Kerri, Butler, MO; six grandchildren, Hayley Bellinger, Mitchell Jacobs, Quinton Jacobs, Jessica Koger, Kyle Jacobs, and Kale Jacobs; four great-grandchildren, Keylee Jacobs, Kade Jacobs, Kameron Jacobs and Riggin Koger; two sisters, Karen Skaggs and her husband Norman, Kansas City, MO, and Leslie Tuckness and her husband John, Tightwad, MO; one brother, Dennis Jacobs, Mound City, KS; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; grandson, Kevin Jacobs; one brother, Richard Jacobs; and his mother and father-in-law, Zelpha and Jessie Culbertson.

A visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 11, 2019 at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, MO. Inurnment will be held at the Wright Cemetery, Cedar County, MO, at a later date.

Those who wish may contribute in Steven’s memory to the American Heart Association and Giving Fore Living in care of Ferry Funeral Home.

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