Katie was born to Lue Donel and Mary Brown. She married Charles Burns Sr. in 1941 in Mississippi, and one son was born to that union. She later married Willie B. Jacobs Sr. on Aug. 26, 1956, in Peoria, and six children were born to that union. Both husbands preceded her in death.
Katie is survived by three sons, Charles (Violet) Burns Jr., Willie (Brenda) Jacobs Jr. and Roger (Pat) Jacobs; four daughters, Elizabeth (Larry) Jacobs-Burnett, Sheila (Cornell) McGoy, Sharon (Johnnie) Jacobs-Taylor and Lender (Thomas Niemeyer) Wilkinson; three brothers, Samuel (Wilma) Petty, Eugene (Jackie) Petty and George Petty; two sisters, James Anna (Albert) Hightower and Lee (William) Bonds; 20 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and family and friends who all adored her.
She also was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, five sisters, two brothers and two grandchildren.
Katie is survived by three sons, Charles (Violet) Burns Jr., Willie (Brenda) Jacobs Jr. and Roger (Pat) Jacobs; four daughters, Elizabeth (Larry) Jacobs-Burnett, Sheila (Cornell) McGoy, Sharon (Johnnie) Jacobs-Taylor and Lender (Thomas Niemeyer) Wilkinson; three brothers, Samuel (Wilma) Petty, Eugene (Jackie) Petty and George Petty; two sisters, James Anna (Albert) Hightower and Lee (William) Bonds; 20 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and family and friends who all adored her.
She also was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, five sisters, two brothers and two grandchildren.
Katie was born to Lue Donel and Mary Brown. She married Charles Burns Sr. in 1941 in Mississippi, and one son was born to that union. She later married Willie B. Jacobs Sr. on Aug. 26, 1956, in Peoria, and six children were born to that union. Both husbands preceded her in death.
Katie is survived by three sons, Charles (Violet) Burns Jr., Willie (Brenda) Jacobs Jr. and Roger (Pat) Jacobs; four daughters, Elizabeth (Larry) Jacobs-Burnett, Sheila (Cornell) McGoy, Sharon (Johnnie) Jacobs-Taylor and Lender (Thomas Niemeyer) Wilkinson; three brothers, Samuel (Wilma) Petty, Eugene (Jackie) Petty and George Petty; two sisters, James Anna (Albert) Hightower and Lee (William) Bonds; 20 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and family and friends who all adored her.
She also was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, five sisters, two brothers and two grandchildren.
Katie is survived by three sons, Charles (Violet) Burns Jr., Willie (Brenda) Jacobs Jr. and Roger (Pat) Jacobs; four daughters, Elizabeth (Larry) Jacobs-Burnett, Sheila (Cornell) McGoy, Sharon (Johnnie) Jacobs-Taylor and Lender (Thomas Niemeyer) Wilkinson; three brothers, Samuel (Wilma) Petty, Eugene (Jackie) Petty and George Petty; two sisters, James Anna (Albert) Hightower and Lee (William) Bonds; 20 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and family and friends who all adored her.
She also was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, five sisters, two brothers and two grandchildren.
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