Jacobs

Yetta Jacobs, 93, formerly of Brentwood Avenue, Ellwood City, died Monday at the Passavant Center in Zelienople.

Born Sept. 9, 1917, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Friend and Edna Barker Baker.

She was married Dec. 24, 1935, to Joseph Jacobs, who passed away Jan. 1, 1992.

Yetta was a loyal member of the Lillyville Church of God. She had perfect attendance for 27 years. She was active in the WCSC, the Mary Rugh Sewing Circle, the Quilting Group and the Senior Bible Class at Lillyville.

She also enjoyed bowling.

Survivors include three daughters, Edna (Ken) Scheidemantle of Harmony, Shelby (Gary) Hall of Ellwood City and Sonja (Mark) Boots of Ellwood City; seven sons, Paul (Nancy) Jacobs of Ellwood City, Wayne (Pat) Jacobs of New Castle, Larry (Barb) Jacobs of Ellwood City, David (Joyce) Jacobs of Ellwood City, Keith (Docia) Jacobs of Ellwood City, Jay (Terry) Jacobs of Harlansburg and Mark (Anita) Jacobs of Ellwood City; two sisters, Dolores Ecktine of Pittsburgh and Phylis Erdner of Maryland; one stepbrother, James English of Evans City; 32 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Sgt. Dennis Jacobs in 1996 and Jeffrey Jacobs in 1973; five brothers, Earl, Walter, Russell, Samuel and Lawrence Baker; a stepbrother, Harold English; one sister, Waneda Lutz; one grandson; two great-grandsons; and one great-great-grandchild.

<B>JACOBS </B>— Visiting hours for Yetta Jacobs, who died Monday, March 14, 2011, will be Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the <B>Marshall Funeral Home</B>, 200 Fountain Ave., Ellwood City and from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday at the Lillyville Church of God. Pastor Dennis Arndt will officiate. Interment will follow in the Lillyville Church of God Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made to the Lillyville Church of God.Online condolences may be sent to marshallsfh.com.