Henry Edward Jacobs, 78, of Finger passed away, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Estes Church of Christ with Billy Smith, Danny Eubanks and Roy Sharp officiating. Burial followed in Old Estes Cemetery. The family received friends at Estes Church of Christ from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. service time.
He was born Dec. 28, 1943, in Memphis and raised at Pocahontas, the son of the late Henry Gordon and Mary Ettie Brumblow Jacobs. He graduated from Selmer High School in 1961. He married Linda Barnes in 1965 and was drafted to the US-Army serving in Vietnam. After the service he went to Crump Vocational School and graduated with a degree in electrical technology. He began working for Proctor & Gamble in 1971 and served in various positions, retiring as technical manager in 1999.
He and Linda had made their home near Finger since 1973.
He was a member of the Estes Church of Christ since 1973, where he had served as a deacon. He was a part of a mission trip to Russia.
After his retirement, he operated a “mini tractor” sales and services. He enjoyed staying busy doing odd jobs around the house, the children’s homes and the animal clinic.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Faye Barnes Jacobs of Finger; two sons, Jody Lee (Heather) Jacobs of Henderson and James Edward Jacobs of Nashville; three grandchildren, Makenna C. Jacobs, Morgan C. Jacobs and Andrew R. Jacobs; and two sisters, Connie Cornelius of Springfield and Bonnie Veach of Middleton.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Virginia Miller and Dorothy McCollum; and three half sisters, Mary Pickard, Marie Greene and Grace Robinson.
