Russell Elwood Jacobs

Russell E. Jacobs Died on 12/31/1977 Buried in Blair Cemetery Additional Items Available

Obituary RUSSELL E. JACOBS DIED AT OMAHA FRIDAY, DEC. 31 Russell E. Jacobs, of 1143 Park Street, Blair, died Friday, December 31st, at an Omaha hospital. He had been in failing health for several years.

The deceased was born at Omaha March 5, 1914. He was 62 years of age at his death. Before his health failed, he was a truck driver. For many years he was a driver for the Blair Transfer and also worked for Omaha transfer firms.

He served in World War Two in the South Pacific for a period of three years.

He is survived by his wife, Fern, and by two sons and four grandchildren. The sons are Bruce and Roger Jacobs, both of Omaha.

Also surviving are five sisters and a brother. The brother is Virgil Jacobs of Blair. The sisters are Mrs. George (Frances) King of Blair; Mrs. Harold (Evelyn) Davis of Blair; Mrs. Carl (Norma) Helms of Washington; Mrs. Harvey (Lila) Barker, of Tekamah and Mrs. Kayo (Sirley) Moore of Omaha.

Funeral services will be held at the Campbell Mortuary Tuesday, December 4 at 2:00 p.m. The Rev. Vernon Clark will conduct the service and burial will be made in the Blair Cemetery.

Source Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 1/3/1977

Name: Russell Elwood Jacobs Event Type: Draft Registration Event Date: 16 Oct 1940 Event Place: Blair, Washington, Nebraska, United States Race: White Complexion: Light Employer: Farmer Birth Date: 05 Mar 1914 Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska Weight: 152 Height: 5 8 Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Blue Relative's Name: Fern Jacobs Relationship to Veteran: Wife

Affiliate Publication Number: 7644738 Affiliate Publication Title: World War II Draft Registration Cards for Nebraska, 1940-1947 Digital Folder Number: 103357325 Image Number: 02035

Citing this Record "Nebraska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFQ-GMCT : 15 August 2019), Fern Jacobs in entry for Russell Elwood Jacobs, 16 Oct 1940; records extracted by FamilySearch, images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, Blair, Washington, Nebraska, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Nebraska,10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," various NAID. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.

Name: Russell Jacobs Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 13 Jan 1940 Event Place: Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska, United States Event Place (Original): Papillion Gender: Male Age: 25 Spouse's Name: Fern Wagers Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age: 21

Citing this Record "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZP-YFFM : 28 November 2018), Russell Jacobs and Fern Wagers, 13 Jan 1940; citing Marriage, Papillion, Sarpy, Nebraska, United States, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln; FHL microfilm 2,108,176.