Bobby Don Jacobs, the youngest child of Fearel and Lucy Bridges Jacobs went home to be with the Lord on 18 Jan 2014 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was born in Clarksville, Arkansas Sept 12, 1952. Living in the Springhill area as a child and attended the Hartman School as a young boy. At the age of 7 he moved to Clarksville and attended the Clarksville Schools. He was member of the Boy Scouts as a young boy. Bobby is the grandson to Charles and Etta Jacobs and John Franklin and Savannah Smith Bridges. Bobby was a certified scuba diver, where he used this skill in underwater car extractions and was a dedicated paramedic for 18 years where he thoroughly enjoyed his line of work. He was paramedic in Fort Smith, Tulsa, Benton, Texarkansa and Dallas. He worked in Little Rock as a dispatcher for Angel 1. He attended the Garland County Community College, where he earned a degree in Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Services/Paramedic. Bobby was a lifelong Baptist, recently returning to worship at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, where he also attended the Men's Bible Worship. Bobby was a kind loving man, who loved to make people laugh and had a great sense of humor, which he will always be remembered for. He had a passion for the outdoors, where he enjoyed camping, fishing and hunting.
Bobby is preceded in death by his parents and grandparents. He is survived by daughter, Greta Jacobs Roughley and husband Damian, daughter, Stacy Jacobs Butler and husband Rhett and son, Kevin Jacobs and wife Delta all of Clarksville, Arkansas; grandchildren, Kaleb and Kole Jacobs, Jacob and Jack Butler all of Clarksville; sisters, Jean Iddings of Clever, Missouri, Shirley Price of Clarksville, Arkansas and Phyllis Galbreath of Nashville, Tennessee; numerous nieces and nephews and cousins. His funeral service will be officiated by Bruce Phillips at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, Wednesday January 22, 2014, burial in Kendall Cemetery.