Ruby Virginia (Gibson) Jacobs, 84, of Newton died on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at her son's home in Newton. Funeral services at the Wallace Family Funeral Home.
Ruby, the daughter of Orie and Hazel (Henney) Gibson, was born on March 7, 1935, in Colfax, Iowa. She was a lifelong resident of Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 1953.
On May 30, 1953, Ruby married Roland Jacobs in Newton. Ruby worked at Jacobs Electric as a bookkeeper for 12 years, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the Metz Community Church.
Ruby loved playing cards, crocheting, knitting, and genealogy. She also enjoyed being active in her yard whether it be mowing, raking, or shoveling. Ruby loved being with her family and enjoyed decorating her home with pictures of family and friends.
Surviving are her children, Randall J (Deb) Jacobs of Newton, Jennifer (Tom) McConeghey of Waterloo, and Lorraine K Harter of Newton; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and brother, Kenneth (Bev) Gibson of Tennessee.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Orie and Hazel Gibson; husband, Roland Jacobs; son, Tony Jacobs; and son-in-law, Rudy Harter.
Source: Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa
Ruby, the daughter of Orie and Hazel (Henney) Gibson, was born on March 7, 1935, in Colfax, Iowa. She was a lifelong resident of Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 1953.
On May 30, 1953, Ruby married Roland Jacobs in Newton. Ruby worked at Jacobs Electric as a bookkeeper for 12 years, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the Metz Community Church.
Ruby loved playing cards, crocheting, knitting, and genealogy. She also enjoyed being active in her yard whether it be mowing, raking, or shoveling. Ruby loved being with her family and enjoyed decorating her home with pictures of family and friends.
Surviving are her children, Randall J (Deb) Jacobs of Newton, Jennifer (Tom) McConeghey of Waterloo, and Lorraine K Harter of Newton; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and brother, Kenneth (Bev) Gibson of Tennessee.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Orie and Hazel Gibson; husband, Roland Jacobs; son, Tony Jacobs; and son-in-law, Rudy Harter.
Source: Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa
Ruby Virginia (Gibson) Jacobs, 84, of Newton died on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at her son's home in Newton. Funeral services at the Wallace Family Funeral Home.
Ruby, the daughter of Orie and Hazel (Henney) Gibson, was born on March 7, 1935, in Colfax, Iowa. She was a lifelong resident of Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 1953.
On May 30, 1953, Ruby married Roland Jacobs in Newton. Ruby worked at Jacobs Electric as a bookkeeper for 12 years, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the Metz Community Church.
Ruby loved playing cards, crocheting, knitting, and genealogy. She also enjoyed being active in her yard whether it be mowing, raking, or shoveling. Ruby loved being with her family and enjoyed decorating her home with pictures of family and friends.
Surviving are her children, Randall J (Deb) Jacobs of Newton, Jennifer (Tom) McConeghey of Waterloo, and Lorraine K Harter of Newton; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and brother, Kenneth (Bev) Gibson of Tennessee.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Orie and Hazel Gibson; husband, Roland Jacobs; son, Tony Jacobs; and son-in-law, Rudy Harter.
Source: Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa
Ruby, the daughter of Orie and Hazel (Henney) Gibson, was born on March 7, 1935, in Colfax, Iowa. She was a lifelong resident of Newton and graduated from Newton High School in 1953.
On May 30, 1953, Ruby married Roland Jacobs in Newton. Ruby worked at Jacobs Electric as a bookkeeper for 12 years, retiring in 1992. She was a member of the Metz Community Church.
Ruby loved playing cards, crocheting, knitting, and genealogy. She also enjoyed being active in her yard whether it be mowing, raking, or shoveling. Ruby loved being with her family and enjoyed decorating her home with pictures of family and friends.
Surviving are her children, Randall J (Deb) Jacobs of Newton, Jennifer (Tom) McConeghey of Waterloo, and Lorraine K Harter of Newton; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and brother, Kenneth (Bev) Gibson of Tennessee.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Orie and Hazel Gibson; husband, Roland Jacobs; son, Tony Jacobs; and son-in-law, Rudy Harter.
Source: Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa
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