Joy Jacobs

Mrs. Alice Joy Shelton Jacobs was born Jan 24, 1946 in Manchester, TN and went to meet her Savior on July 31, 2024 at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.

Joy was a devout Christian, a member of the Free Methodist Church and attended Covenant Fellowship Church until her health declined. She studied the Bible daily, until her vision would no longer allow her to read. Then she asked Wayne to get her a Bible she could listen to. She used that until she couldn’t see good enough to use it. After that he would read her Dr. David Jeremiah’s daily devotional, which she enjoyed.

She answered to many names over the years including Mama, Baby, Nana, Nana Joy, Ms. Joy, Cowmaw, Mrs. Alice, Aunt Joy. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother to her grandchildren, whom she adored. She chose to stay home and raise her children and help raise her grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews. She later worked at Hale’s Cleaners. She was a wonderful cook. As long as her health allowed, she enjoyed flowers, hummingbirds, and butterflies. She loved unconditionally.

She will be sorely missed by her family and many who loved her. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Charles Wayne Jacobs of Centertown, daughters Stacy Jacobs of Knoxville and Jamie Crim of Manchester, grandchildren John Thomas Crim of Manchester and Ivy Crim of Murfreesboro, sisters Pamela Jacobs of Centertown, Kathryn (Jimmy) Merriman of Centertown, and Gwendolyn (Gary) Williams of Pelham, Ala. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins, and friends. She was preceded in death by parents William Thomas and Cleo Parker Shelton, sister and brother-in-law Barbara and Hiram Stanley, brother-in-law Bobby Jacobs, nephew Mark Bush and her life-long friend Dorothy Sartain Daniel.

Receiving of friends will be held at Woodbury Funeral Home on Saturday, August 3rd from 4-8 p.m. and Sunday, August 4th beginning at 10 a.m. with service at 2 p.m. and burial to follow at Centertown Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Woodbury Funeral Home, 615-563-2311 or to leave condolences for her family, please visit www.woodburyfuneralhome.net

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