Bobbie Jane Austin Jacks, 82, passed away on December 12, 2022 at her residence in Starkville, MS. She was a retired secretary for the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors and a Baptist. She enjoyed sewing, playing the piano and singing in the church choir. Bobbie loved her family, especially her grand children and great grandchildren as well as her church family.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Bryan Eugene Jacks and Ralph Alan Jacks; and her brother, Cecil Austin.
She is survived by her husband, Bobby Jacks; and her son, Carl Ray Jacks (Olivia), all of Starkville, MS; sisters, Sarah Carpenter and Billie Whitfield; grandchildren, Joshua Jacks, Emily Jacks, and Brittany Smith; and great grandchildren, Emmy Smith, Scooter Jacks, and K K Jacks.
Visitation is scheduled for Thursday, December 15, 2022 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Welch Funeral Home in Starkville, MS. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, December 16, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. in the Welch Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Dickie Bryan will conduct the service. Burial will be in Memorial Garden Park Cemetery in Starkville.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, ALSAC/
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
