John Jacobs

John Jacobs LUBBOCK-John Oliver Jacobs, 77, went to be with his Savior on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at the Venue on Broadway, 2202 Broadway. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at the Venue on Broadway. Burial will be in Petersburg Cemetery. John was born March 3, 1939 in Thackersville, OK, to Claude Herman and Millie Oneta Busby Jacobs. He was raised in the McAdoo area. He joined the United States Army in 1956. He married Melda Jo Ramsey on Sept. 18, 1960. The couple made their home in New Home and later in Lubbock. He was a hardworking man, and had many jobs, including working at a gas station, in the pump industry and delivering bottled water. He was known by many as the coffee man through his years of work with Maxwell House and AAA Office Coffee Service. In his later years, he worked as a contract employee, selling and installing lighting for Maintenance Engineering. John was a generous man who never met a stranger. He loved the Lord, his family and friends and enjoyed telling stories of his younger years. He was proud of his Cherokee heritage, and he and Melda traveled to pow-wows in Texas and Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his wife, Melda; his parents; brothers, Charles William Jacobs, John Henry Jacobs and Carl Lee Jacobs; and sisters, Mary Parker, Helen Lowater, Claudine Jacobs and Linda Jacobs He is survived by one daughter, Melanie Songer and husband, Greg of Lubbock; one son, Clay Jacobs and wife, Danni of Abilene; one granddaughter, Rachel Jacobs of Huntsville; two brothers, Lehmon Jacobs and Billy Don Jacobs; three sisters, Ola Nettles, Shirley Shinault and Retha Kay Tigue; and many cousins, nieces and nephews. He is also survived by Ora Mae Burrow, who was a special part of his life for the past three years. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to St Joseph's Indian School, PO Box 326 Chamberlain, SD 57326, or a favorite charity. Please celebrate the life of John by visiting www.combestfamilyfuneralhomes.com.