Treasured Seasons

For everything there is
   an appointed season.
And a time for everything
   under heaven -
A time for sharing;
   a time for caring.
A time for loving;
   a time for giving.
A time for remembering;
   a time for parting.
You have made everything
   beautiful in its time
For everything You do
   remains forever.

Joseph L. Jacobi, 71, of Mexico, died at 3:33 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at Audrain Medical Center.

     Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 10 a.m. at Pickering Funeral Home with the Rev. Henry Reichert officiating. Visitation will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Martinsburg.

Joe was born on Feb. 2, 1932, in Martinsburg, a son of Edward L. and Lena Farrow Jacobi. He was a graduate of St. Brendan High School. He was Superintendent of Gas for Missouri Power and Light Company, later AmerenUE, and retired in 1992 after 35 years of service.

He was a member of the Mexico Elks Lodge #919, a charter member of the Experimental Aircraft Association and a member of the Antique Aircraft Association. Joe was well known for cooking large amounts of food for various charitable organizations.

Joe served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1955.

Survivors include a son Joseph L. “Jay” Jacobi II and his wife Diane, Mexico; a daughter Tiffany Wise and husband Bob, Atlanta, Ga.; his long-time friend and companion Joyce Borgmeyer, Mexico; three brothers, Ted Jacobi, New Florence, David Jacobi, Columbia, and Mike Jacobi, Kansas City, Kansas; one sister Mrs. Susie Kulawiec, New Melle, Mo.; and grandchildren, Jennifer Ann Jacobi, Mexico, Taylor Wise, Atlanta, Ga., and Jayda Borgmeyer, Farber.

Four brothers, Frank, Ed, John and Jim Jacobi, and one sister, Margaret Hoer, preceded him in death.

The family suggests memorials to the American Heart Association or the Mexico YMCA. They may be sent in care of Pickering Funeral Home, 403 N. Western, Mexico, MO 65265.

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