Kenneth Poe Funeral Services

February 3, 2025

CHARLOTTE – Robert (Bob) Lewis Jacobs passed away Monday, February 3, 2025, after a tenuous argument with Alzheimer’s Disease.  He left this world quietly and without fanfare, as was his nature.  Prior to his passing, he was surrounded by his wife Joan, and various family members advocating for his comfort.  His family would like to acknowledge and thank Novant Presbyterian Hospital Hospice for their quick attention to his final care.

Bob was born on September 10, 1937, in the town of Passaic, NJ, the oldest of three children.  As a young man he spent time with his father learning the ins and outs of car engines and how to perfect the art of ‘tinkering’.  Much later in life, he would insist on performing all oil changes to his beloved Toyota pick-up truck, in the privacy of his own driveway.

After 3 years of service to our country as a clerk in the army, he went on to study at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA where he earned a mining engineering degree and then to NC State where he earned a metallurgical engineering degree.  He worked in oil refinery with meticulous precision where he made many contributions.  Bob later went on to seminary at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC where he achieved both a Master’s of Divinity and a Master’s of Theology Degree in the biblical languages.  He read Hebrew and Greek, and relished time in his study where he translated ancient scriptures and texts.  Bob was an avid reader all his life, loved music, traditional hymns, and playing the trumpet.  Along with his wife, Joan, he was an active member of Wake Forest Baptist Church, Wake Forest for several years.  There he was delighted and honored to play his trumpet in their ensemble of music, led by Bryant Moxley, who he held in high regard and admired very much.  Growing vegetables from seed and working in his backyard tool shed were favorite meditative pastimes.  He spent many years enjoying annual lake vacations with his large extended family where he loved to kayak and swim in the open water.  He enjoyed simply being around his grandchildren who all called him Papa, which he liked very much.

Bob Jacobs was as kind as he was quiet, a truly gentle spirit through and through.  He lived a life of integrity, expressed unselfishness and love for everyone he met.

Bob is survived by his wife, Joan; daughter, Carol Ditto (Don); sister, Doris Jacobs; stepchildren, Amy and Ryan Bullard (Ingrid); 5 grandchildren, Matthew and Rachel Ditto, Riley, Addie, and Olivia Bullard.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis and Esther Jacobs, his brother David Jacobs, and his son John David Jacobs.

A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Monday, February 10, 2025, in the Fellowship Hall of Aldersgate Retirement Community.  The family will receive friends following the service in the Club Room in the Wintergarden.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be offered in memory of Bob to Aldersgate, Attn:  Cuthbertson Village Memory Care, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215 or Wake Forest Baptist Church, Attn:  Music Ministry, 118 E. South Avenue, Wake Forest, NC 27587.

Arrangements are in the care of Kenneth W. Poe Funeral & Cremation Service, 1321 Berkeley Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204; (704) 641-7606. Online condolences may be shared at www.kennethpoeservices.com.