Barbara A. Jacobs, 79, La Crosse, Kansas, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at Rush County Memorial Hospital, La Crosse, Kansas.

Mrs. Jacobs was born January 2, 1939, in Brownell, Kansas, the daughter of Orville Wayne and Phyllis Genevieve (Murphy) Barnett. She was a resident of La Crosse, Kansas, since 1979, moving there from Ellinwood, Kansas. A graduate of Wray High School, Wray, Colorado, she attended Barton County Community College, Great Bend, Kansas.

Mrs. Jacobs was a homemaker. She enjoyed floral work, and was a cook at 4-Corners Restaurant, La Crosse, Kansas, and the Rush County Memorial Hospital, La Crosse, Kansas before her retirement. In 1983, Barbara organized the La Crosse Farmers’ Market, La Crosse, Kansas, and managed the same until recently.

She was a member of the First Lutheran Church, La Crosse, Kansas, where she participated in many church activities. When her daughters were young, Barbara was a Girl Scout leader, and a 4-H cooking leader.

On October 15, 1983, she married Ralph G. Jacobs at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, La Crosse, Kansas.

Survivors include: her husband, Ralph Jacobs, La Crosse, Kansas; three daughters, Jacquelynn Blair (Roger), Scott City, Kansas, Mary Ann Willems (Neil), Tabernash, Colorado, and Linda Riedel (Don), La Crosse, Kansas; seven grandchildren, Amber Russell (Brian), Chad Tylicki (Mandi), Paul Willems, Stephanie Ochsner, Shannon Bennett (Casey), Aaron Riedel (Sarah), and Jordon Riedel; eight great grandchildren; and two brothers, Louis Barnett (Patsy Shields), Fleming, Colorado, and John Barnett (Virginia), Augusta, Kansas.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Lawrence Barnett; and one sister, Mary Cox.

Visitation will be Friday, November 16, 2018, from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, Kansas.

Church visitation will be Saturday, November 17, 2018, from 9:30 A.M. to 10:20 A.M. at the First Lutheran Church, La Crosse, Kansas.

Funeral service will be Saturday, November 17, 2018, at 10:30 A.M. at the First Lutheran Church, La Crosse, Kansas, with Pastor Phyllis Burdge officiating. Interment will be in the La Crosse City Cemetery, La Crosse, Kansas.

In lieu of flowers or plants, the family requests memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Condolences or remembrances may be left for the family at www.charterfunerals.com/locations/janousek-lacrosse.php.

Arrangements were by Janousek Funeral Home, 719 Pine Street, P O Box 550, La Crosse, Kansas 67548, 785/222-2517.