Mr. Horace Ray Jacobs

November 19, 1943 - April 7, 2022

Statesboro, GA Mr. Horace Ray Jacobs, Sr. age 78, died on Thursday April 7, 2022 at East Georgia Regional Medical Center. The Jasper, FL native was a Columbia High School graduate in Lake City, Fl. Mr. Horace worked for several companies including Girdon Industrial for eight years; as a ship welder for Diamond Construction; before moving to Georgia in 1978 and worked with GAF for over 17 years as a millwright mechanic. He also owned and operated a commercial fishing operation in Florida for many years. Mr. Horace loved gardening and riding his side by side and four wheeler. He was preceded in death by his parents Ervin Jacobs and Inez Boone Jacobs and two children Linda Kay Jacobs and Carol Cox. Surviving is his wife of 50 years Sheila Huff Jacobs of Statesboro; two daughters Karen Harvey of Bloomingdale and Cheryl Hernandez (Julio) of Brandon FL; two sons Horace Ray Jacobs, Jr. (Maria) of Bloomingdale and James Jacobs (Carol) of Rockyford, GA; a sister Sandra Jacobs of Lake City, FL; nine grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. A visitation will be held on Sunday from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home with Pastor Jody Bryant officiating. Interment will be in Bulloch Memorial Gardens. Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com. Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory of Statesboro is in charge of the arrangements.