Obituary of Rodney Gary Jacobs

Rodney Gary Jacobs Of Fort Payne, AL Rodney Gary Jacobs, 67, of Fort Payne, AL, formerly of Man, WV, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at Fort Payne, AL, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, with his sons by his side. He was born on September 1, 1947, in Logan, WV, a son of the late Willis "Jack" and Helen Terezakis Jacobs. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Joe Jacobs; special nephew Christopher Jacobs, maternal grandparents, Michael and Gladys Terezakis, and paternal grandparents, Willis and Allie Jacobs. Gary was a veteran of the US Army, and a retired coal miner. Those left to cherish his memory are his two devoted sons, Rodney (Eileen) Jacobs, Jr. of Moline, IL, and Michael Lee Jacobs of Jacksonville, FL; one sister, Gladys (Tom) Statzer of Man, WV; two brothers, Lucky (Tammy) Jacobs, and Tony (Doris) Jacobs both of Robinette, WV; three granddaughters, Cassandra Coyle, and Samantha and Madelaine Jacobs; three nieces, Brandy Statzer, Tiffany Jacobs, and Emily Jacobs, two nephews, Joey Jacobs and Ryan Johnson; and dearest friend George Politakis; along with a host of other relatives and friends. A memorial service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Monday, November 3, 2014 at the Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home at Man, WV. Inurnment will follow in Highland Memory Gardens at Godby, WV, where military graveside rites will be conducted by VFW Post 6153 & American Legion Post 103 of Chapmanville and DAV Post 39 of Harts. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral home on Monday. Online condolences may be sent to www.krantzmcneelyfuneralhome.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home at Man.