Donald Jacobson

DONALD O. JACOBSON SWAN VALLEY, ID -- Donald Oran Jacobson, 79, of Swan Valley, died June 8, 2006, at Teton Valley Hospital in Driggs. He was born August 30, 1926, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Oran Mead and Emma Minna Pieper Jacobson. He attended grade school at the Rainey Dell School in Swan Valley and graduated from Idaho Falls High School, in 1944. He joined the U.S. Navy and served in the Pacific Theatre. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 1947 to 1949 in the Central States Mission. He married Gayle Pickett in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple June 14, 1950. They lived in Rexburg for three years and then made their home in Swan Valley. He worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as a power plant operator and farmed in the Swan Valley area. Don was Bishop of the Palisades LDS Ward for seven years and also served in two other Bishoprics. He served on the East Rigby Stake High Council and was in charge of the West Piney Girls Camp for 11 years. In his later years he and his wife, Gayle, served a full-time mission at Cove Fort, Utah. He also served many years in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Don served on the Swan Valley Village Board. He enjoyed his children, grandchildren and their activities. He was an avid horseman. He also loved to hunt, fish and participate in outdoor activities. Survivors: His wife, Gayle Jacobson of Swan Valley; Son, Nathan Don "Jake" (Patti) Jacobson of Idaho Falls; Daughter, Cheryl (Ray) Chatham of Hot Springs, Arkansas; Son, Delbert Blaine (Cynthia) Jacobson of Boise; Daughter, Jo Anne Matthews of Rexburg ; Son, Douglas Lynn (Tracy) Jacobson, of Rexburg; Daughter, Yvonne (Kirk) Nickerson of Howe; Son, Jay Bryant (Jeri) Jacobson of Rigby; Son, Eric Warren (Azell) Jacobson of Rexburg; Daughter, Marilee (Jon) Moe of New York, New York; Daughter, Alisa (David) Miller of Ventura, CA; Son, Dallan Kay Jacobson of Nagasaki, Japan; Sister, Carmen (Kenneth) Thomas of Iona; Sister, Carren Jacobson of Blackfoot; 40 Grandchildren and 3 Great Grandchildren He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, June 15, 2006, at the Palisades LDS Ward Chapel on the Swan Valley Highway with Bishop Blair Jacobson officiating. The family will visit with friends Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Wood East Side Chapel (963 S. Ammon) and Thursday for one hour prior to the services at the church in Swan Valley. Burial will be in the Ammon Cemetery under the direction of Wood Funeral Home. Military Rites will be performed by the Bonneville County Veterans Memorial Team. ------------------------------------------------ Condolences sent online: L. D. Hedrick [lhedrick@fs.fed.us] Cheryl and Family: Please accept our condolences and know that you are in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. John and Nancy Nichols [jcnichols@fs.fed.us] Cheryl, and to your family, our hearts and sympathy to you all for your loss. God Bless and comfort you. John and Nancy Nichols Teresa Knapp [teresaknapp@msn.com] My thoughts and prayers are with you as you go through the next few days and the months to come. I pray that peace replace your heartache. I have the great pleasure of having Cheryl Chatham as my very dear friend. I feel as if I know the family through one of the most beautiful individuals I've ever met in Cheryl. Be strong and know that you're surrounded by so many dear friends. With Sympathy, Teresa Knapp Myrna & Delmar Anderson [anderson@fretel.com] Dear Gayle and family, We were so sorry to read of Don's passing. Please know that we are thinking and praying for you at this hard time. Gayle, we think of you often and hope you are ok. Love, Delmar & Myrna Anderson C.J. Norvell [cj@norvellranch.com] To Cheryl and family: Y'all are in our thoughts and prayers. Hold on to one another and keep precious memories of your Dad close to your heart. Jan Emerson [jemerson@fs.fed.us] Cheryl, you and your entire family are in my prayers. I know how hard it is to lose your Father. Just remember GOD is always with you and will help you thru this difficult time in your lives. Love and Prayers - Jan Emerson Terri Vining [tvining@fs.fed.us] Our prayers and thoughts are with you at this time. John & Gay Ippolito [gippolito@fs.fed.us] Cheryl, You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers during this time of loss. Katrina Stanley [krstanley@fs.fed.us] The Mena & Oden Ranger Districts offer our condolences to Cheryl Chatham and Family. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all. Richard Standage Cheryl Chatham and family: We are sorry to hear of your loss. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Richard, Kim & Elizabeth Standage Dan Miller [danielamiller@fs.fed.us] Cheryl and Family, I am so sorry to hear about your loss. Be assured that you and your family will be in my prayers and thoughts. God can and will bring you peace and carry you through - that is one of his promises to us. Let me know if I can be of any help to you. – With Deepest Sympathies, Dan Miller Ouachita National Forest Mary Gaines [mgaines@fs.fed.us] To Cheryl and the family of Mr. Donald O. Jacobson. May you find peace in knowing that thoughts and prayers of others are with you during your loss. Look to the one who cares and who can and will give you strength and comfort. With Sympathy, Mary Gaines National Forests in Alabama Carolyn Shedd [ckshedd@fs.fed.us] I am sorry for your loss, and I am praying for your family during this difficult time of sadness. I am a friend of Cheryl's in Mississippi. In Christ, Carolyn Shedd Vida Hanks Weatherston vidahw @ juno.com We don't see each other often but wanted you to know I was thinking of you at this time. Am sure you are grateful to have had so many good years together. With love, Vida