ELMER B. JACOBS

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Elmer B. Jacobs, 69, of Dongola, formerly of Murphysboro and Elmhurst, Ill., died Saturday, Nov. 27, 1993, at his home.

He was born July 23, 1924 in Murphysboro, the son of Elmer B. and Clara M. Betz Jacobs.

On Aug. 21, 1948, he married Sylvia Dietz, who survives of Dongola.

He was a retired chairman of the education department at Elmhurst College and a veteran of World War II, having served in the Army. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Dongola, as well as a member and past president of the Anna-Jonesboro Rotary Club, and past governor of District 6510.

He was also a member and past president of the Northern Illinois Principals Association and a life member of the National Education Association. He was active with the YMCA and the Boy Scouts. He also served on the board of directors of the Union County Counseling Service and was a member of the Dongola Masonic Lodge.

In addition to his wife, survivors include two sons, George Jacobs of Wheaton, Ill., and William B. Jacobs of Tacoma, Wash.; two brothers, Donald Jacobs of Murphysboro and Paul Jacobs of Brooksville, Fla.; one sister, Dorothy Layman of Grand Junction, Colo.; and two grandchildren.

One sister and one grandchild preceded him in death.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Crain Funeral Home Pleasant Grove Chapel, with the Rev. William Horn officiating. Burial will be in Indian Hill Cemetery near DeSoto, Ill.

Friends may call after 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral chapel.