Joe Jacobs, 77 of
Drexel, Missouri passed away May 7, 2025 at his home in Drexel. Funeral services will be held 10:00 am,
Monday, May 12, 2025 at Mullinax Funeral Home, Drexel Chapel (816-657-4400). No visitation is scheduled. Burial will follow in Sharon Cemetery,
Drexel, Missouri. Memorial contributions
may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Messages of condolence may be left for the
family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
Joseph Allen Jacobs was
born on December 28, 1947 in Butler, Missouri to Elmer Joseph and Sarah
Alene Prier Jacobs. In the words of his wife Vicki, ‘Joe liked to work. It’s
what he did. He worked.’ He was a kind, strong, simple man who loved the Lord
and his family. He would gladly stop his work for the day to spend an hour
visiting on the back porch over a glass of tea with his grandkids or anyone
else that stopped by. Joe grew up the eldest of 5 siblings. They learned to
work hard and to be good Christian stewards of the land on their farm outside
of Drexel. Joe attended school in Drexel, graduating in 1965. He served his
country from March 1966 to January 1968 with the United States Marine Corp
during the Vietnam War. He was united in marriage to Vicki Lynn Hartman on
October 10, 1969. From this union, two sons, Brent and Brad, were born. As a
father, Joe instilled the importance of working hard. He liked to point out
that a tough job builds character and said it often to his boys. Joe attended
Merwin Christian Church. He was a pillar of the church, serving as a
deacon and on numerous committees throughout the years. Joe worked hard, every
day. He made his living as a farmer, raising hogs and cattle. He enjoyed
making the rounds on his four-wheeler checking cows, fences, and just being on
the land. Joe’s favorite role was that of a grandpa. He loved all of his
grandkids dearly, when they would stop by you can guarantee the work was
stopped. He would take them to check cows, play uno, and most of all pester each
other.
Joe is survived by his wife Vicki Jacobs, two sons Brent Jacobs
and wife Shari and Brad Jacobs and wife Jill all of Drexel, Missouri; two
brothers Don Jacobs and wife Judy and Ronnie Jacobs and wife Shelley all of
Drexel, and brother-in-law Norman Purkey and wife Sue of Harrisonville; 6
grandchildren Sarah Hernandez (Jon), Steven Jacobs (Korby), Joey Jacobs (Nina),
August Jacobs, Bryson Jacobs, and Jaclyn Jacobs; three great children, Oliver,
Marlow, and Odin. He was preceded in death by his parents Elmer and Alene;
sisters Kathy Purkey and Sheryl Yoakum.
Paul Harvey once said, ‘And on the eighth day,
God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker.” So, God
made a farmer.
