Kermit D Jacobs

 Kermit Dwight Jacobs Obituary

Kermit passed away the morning of Sunday May 23, 2010 at the Powell Valley Care Center six days after celebrating his 94^th birthday. He was the first born of the seven children of Harry and Harriet Jacobs in Helvey, later known as Powell, Nebraska.

While growing up on the family farm in Nebraska, he worked with heavy horses and always enjoyed horses of all types. He spent time there with the Civilian Conservation Corps building trails. He left Nebraska and traveled to Idaho for work on a ranch and while there, his family relocated to the Powell, Wyoming area and when he came to visit them, he met Oma Royal. They were married on June 26, 1943 in Billings, Montana. He worked at the Heart Mountain Relocation camp and for various farmers in the Powell valley until later joining his brother Jake in a farming operation in the Willwood area south of Powell.

In 1970, he and Oma moved into town and he became more active in recreational activities with children and grandchildren. Upon retirement from farming in 1981, he continued working for Big Horn Cooperative in the fertilizer operation and helping at automotive shops nearby. He and Oma enjoyed camping and he was always active riding horses and mules. Kerm and his son Kim rode miles of trails in Northwestern Wyoming, from the Beartooth range south to the Hamilton Dome area, sightseeing and elk hunting with friends. He was always helpful to others in completing any task and he really enjoyed that.

Kerm was instrumental in the establishment of horseshoe pitching in the area and after open heart surgery in 1987, he won two state championships in the state horseshoe pitching tournament in 1988 & 89.

Parents Harriet and Harry preceded him in death in 1982 and 83. He is survived by his wife of nearly 67 years and 3 children, Sherry Krause (Ken) of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Jeana Gatch (Dan) of Laurel, Montana; and son Kim (Cindy) of Powell. Kerm and Oma have 8 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.

Brothers Jake of Powell and Larry of Oregon join sisters Gwen Baxter, Belle Jones, Pat Jones and Barbara Werbelow, all of Powell, in mourning the passing of their oldest brother.

No funeral services are planned and the family will conduct a memorial service at a later date. For those who wish, memorial donations may be made to the Powell Valley Care Center at 777 Avenue H, Powell, WY 82435.