Roll Call Tribute

Elmer LaWarren Jacob 

August 21, 1936 - July 5, 2024 

Elmer passed away in his sleep, after a four-month struggle with stomach cancer. He is preceded in death by his parents Elmer Christian Jacob and Matilda Arnecke Jacob and older brother Dennis Ray Jacob and daughter in law Gerlane Jacob.

He is survived by sister Jeanie Dell Schulze (Olen) and brother Nelson Loyd Jacob and numerous Jacob and Arnecke relatives.

Elmer grew up on a farm in the Kilgore Community of Goliad County and is a proud graduate of Goliad High School (Class of ’54) and Texas A&M University (Class of ’58). He is a U.S. Army Veteran, having served state-side in the Quartermaster Corps.

He loved to hunt and fish, having hunted all over Texas and Colorado and fished the rivers, lakes, and shoreline of Texas. Rattle the dominoes and he was ready to play 42, Straight or Moon. After college and military service, Elmer taught school and served as elementary school principal in Taft, Texas and spent most of his professional career as owner and manager of the Western Auto Associate store in Woodsboro, Texas. His long-time loyal associate and friend, Olivia Yanez was always ready and able to step in and manage the store while Elmer was hunting or fishing. He always found time to worship the Lord and was a faithful member and supporter of Peace Lutheran Church of Woodsboro and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Ander (Goliad County). Elmer's family and many friends will attest that he leaves a lasting legacy of honesty, unblemished character and love.

Honoring Elmer as pallbearers will be Ethan Jacob, Nolan Jacob, Nicholas Leite, Justin Roeben, Gordon Schulze, and Kevin Willms.

Honorary pallbearers are all persons who have enriched Elmer’s life with their love and friendship.

Family and friends will gather for visitation on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Grace Funeral Home, in Goliad, Texas. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at 10:00 AM at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Goliad, Texas with a burial to follow at Kilgore Cemetery, 412 Kilgore Road in Goliad, Texas.

Suggestions for memorial gifts to honor the memory of Elmer LaWarren Jacob: the most precious gift anyone can make to honor the legacy of a loved one is to talk and act in a manner that reflects a Christ centered life.

Persons wishing to honor Elmer with a tangible memorial gift are encouraged to either send a contribution to their favorite charity in his name or support Christ-centered education of the youth of Peace Lutheran Church, PO Box 1108, Woodsboro, TX 78393, or St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 1545 E FM 1961, Goliad, TX 77963-3414, Elmer’s home congregations for most of his life.