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Eunice Jacobs

June 3, 1921 ~ July 27, 2020

Eunice M. Jacobs, 99, of Marion, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 27, 2020, at the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services will be held in the summer of 2021 near her 100th birthday. Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, is caring for Eunice and her family. Survivors include her sons, John Weaver of Marion, and Rick (Cindy) Weaver of St. Peters, Missouri; step-daughter, Jeanne Thurston of Tulsa, Oklahoma; nine grandchildren; and many great and great great grandchildren. Eunice was born June 3, 1921, in Monticello, Iowa, the daughter of Luther and Irene (Stambaugh) Howland. She graduated from Monticello High School in 1939, then attended beauty school. She married Vernon Crandall Weaver and they had three sons. They later divorced. In 1966, she married Emmett 'Bud' Jacobs in Rock Island, Illinois. He died in 1994. For many years, Eunice operated a beauty salon in Hiawatha before going to work for Collins Radio, where she retired. She was a member of Kenwood Park United Methodist Church, Eagles, VFW Auxiliary, and the Royal Neighbors of America. Eunice loved everything about hummingbirds and enjoyed doing crafts, especially needlepoint. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, David Weaver; daughters-in-law, Pam Weaver and Judy Weaver; grandchildren, Diane Weaver and Steve Weaver; and great great grandson, Zayden James Weaver. Memorials may be directed to the Witwer Healthy Aging Program in care of Aging Services or the Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy.

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  1. I did Eunice’s hair for many years and so enjoyed seeing her. She was an awesome lady and will be missed so much. Elaine Houts

  2. She was my great-grandma and when I went to her house she would always color with me. i miss her so much. I remember her funeral I couldn’t speak I was devastated. I love you Grandma Euny


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