Othir William “Jake” Jacobs Jr., 86, of Bardstown, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at his residence. He was born Dec. 12, 1928, in Spencer County. He was a retired truck driver for Mago Construction. He drove cars for Conway-Heaton and painted signs. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, a member of American Legion Post No. 167, and a member of the Baptist Faith.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Eleanora Maddox Jacobs; one stepdaughter, Sherry Maddox; one sister, Mary Lou Jacobs; one brother, Robert Jacobs; his parents, Othir and Estell Jacobs; and several grandchildren.
He is survived by four daughters, Cynthia Claxton, Janet Tonge, Mary Schooling, and Cheril Johnson all of Bardstown; five sons, William Maddox, Robert Maddox Sr. and Marion Claxton, all of Bardstown, Tony Jacobs of Lexington and Hubert Maddox Jr. of Louisville; three cousins, Juanita Stivers of Bloomfield, Raymond Hays of Bardstown, and Barbara Henderson of Ohio; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
The funeral is 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, at Barlow Funeral Home, with burial in Bardstown Cemetery. The Rev. Jewel Brock will officiate.
Visitation is 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may go to American Cancer Society.
Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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