Willa Dean Perry Jacobs was safely carried to heaven on February 4, 2023. She was born and raised in Elizabethton, TN on November 14, 1933. She graduated from Elizabethton High School, worked in the insurance industry, became a realtor and retired from the American Red Cross. Willa Dean thoroughly enjoyed the NC Coast and could eat her weight in seafood.
Per her request, a graveside service to celebrate her life will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Highland Cemetery, Elizabethton, TN.
She is survived by her children: Sharon Woodard, Teresa Davis (Frank), Jack Jacobs (Laura); grandchildren: Jennifer, Freeman, Christian, Lindsey, Isabella, Joshua, and Joey; great-grandchildren: Kennedy, Cohen, Shaelyn, Wessing, Hunter, and Emma; sister, Janet Winn.
She was preceded in death by her father, Hunter Perry; mother, Bonnie Horton; and daughter, Lana Jacobs.
In lieu of flowers please consider a gift to Trinity United Methodist Church, 1163 Marshallberg Road, Marshallberg, NC 28553.
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