Ret US "Pop" Jacobs

Ret US "Pop" Jacobs obituary

Ret US "Pop" Jacobs

Upcoming Events

Aug

27

Celebration of Life

10:00 a.m.

St Phillip AME Church

4351 McCords Ferry Rd, Eastover, SC 29044

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Aug

27

Interment

1:00 p.m.

Fort Jackson Nation Cemetery

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Ret Jacobs Obituary

Visit the JP Holley Funeral Home - Garners Ferry Road SE Chapel website to view the full obituary.
(Retired) US Navy Petty Officer (1st) Class Elijah N. Jacobs "Pop", 74, of Columbia, South Carolina entered into eternal rest on the 19th day of August, 2025. A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted at ten o'clock in the morning on Wednesday, the 27th day of August, 2025, at St. Phillip AME Church, 4351 McCords Ferry Rd Eastover, SC 29044. Interment will follow at one o'clock in the afternoon in the Ft. Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29229. A public visitation will be held from four o'clock in the afternoon until seven o'clock in the evening on Tuesday, the 26th day of August, 2025 at JP Holley Funeral Home Southeast Chapel.

JP Holley Funeral Home is honored to serve the Jacobs Family.

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JP Holley Funeral Home - Garners Ferry Road SE Chapel

8132 Garners Ferry Road P.O. Box 90403, Columbia, SC 29209

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Upcoming Events

Aug

27

Celebration of Life

10:00 a.m.

St Phillip AME Church

4351 McCords Ferry Rd, Eastover, SC 29044

Send Flowers

Aug

27

Interment

1:00 p.m.

Fort Jackson Nation Cemetery

Send Flowers

Only 5 days left for delivery to next service.