John R. Jacobs' Obituary
John Robert Jacobs, 84, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, went to be with his Lord on Friday, October 14, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM, on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at World Outreach Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on August 10, 1932, in Oil City, Louisiana, the son of Charles and Sudia (Farquin) Jacobs. On October 22, 1966, he married Shanna Anderson, the love of his life. John was a pastor, and minister of the Word. His ministry took him all over the world, spreading the Gospel of Jesus! He is survived by his wife, Shanna, children, David Jacobs, of Oakland, California, Phillip Jacobs, and his wife, Kathy, of Southaven, Mississippi, Richard Jacobs, of Longview, Texas, Terri Pontecorvo, and her husband, Albert, of Milford, Pennsylvania, Mark Patton, and his wife, Andrea, of Brentwood, Tennessee, and Elizabeth “Liz” Thompson, and her wife, Sabra, of Seattle, Washington, seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two sisters, Evelyn McGilvray, of Azle, Texas, and Martha Luetkemeyer, of Shreveport, Louisiana, and numerous other family members, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Michael Jacobs, brother, Charles “Chuck” Jacobs, sisters, Ellen Free, and Polly Gillen. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in his name to John Jacobs Ministries, P.O. Box 140836, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74014.
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