Gayle A. Jacobs (nee: Alderson) of St. Charles, MO, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016, at the age of 78. Loving wife of the late Robert E. Jacobs; beloved daughter of the late Thorley and Ruby Alderson; devoted mother of Vickie (Brad) Struckmann, Richard (Mary) Jacobs, Robin (Charlie) Jameson, and Daniel (Carol) Jacobs; cherished grandmother of Elijah, Caleb, Gabriel, Travis, Ashley, Stephanie, Angie, Katie, Emily, Robert Parker, Sarah, Adam, Melinda, Sydney, and Hannah; treasured great-grandmother of twenty-one. She is preceded in death by her grandson, Laine Austin Jacobs and her great-grandson Michael Kade Roberson.
Gayle retired from St. Charles Transit after more than 40 years of ownership. She was a member of Job’s Daughters and the St. Charles Sinawik, and she was a longtime Girl Scout leader. She loved reading, music, playing piano, and going to the Muny to see musicals. But most of all, she loved spending time with her family, and shopping with her grandchildren. She was dearly loved, and will be missed by all who knew her.
Memorials may be made to the
American Legion or
Boys and Girls Clubs of America.