Beatrice Elizabeth Jacobs Beatrice Elizabeth Degnan Jacobs was born Dec. 28, 1915 in a farm home north of Englewood, KS to Thomas Andrew and Nora Euphias Dunn Degnan. In August of 1919 the family moved south of Ashland where Bea attended the Sunnyvale School and later St. Mary's Academy in Dodge City. Bea was a life long resident of Clark County, a life member of St.Joseph's Catholic Church, a member of the Altar Society,belonged to the Daughters of Isabella, and a member of Bear Creek HDU. She worked as a cook for Ashland District Hospital. On Oct. 12, 1936, she married Leo Marcus Jacobs at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ashland. He died Sept. 22, 1997. Bea was also preceded in death by her parents and one grandson William Jacobs. She had two children a son, Pat and his wife Ganell Lampe Jacobs and a daughter, Martha and her husband Donald Crane. Her grandchildren include Andy and Susan Jacobs and their son Will, Justin, TX, Wade and Cindy Jacobs, Fort Worth, TX. and his daughter Haley, Throckmorton. TX, Rose Wells and her daughter Chelsie, Comanche, TX. Sarah Patton, Sharon Springs,KS. and her son Zack Patton, Ashland, KS. and Trevor Gruver, Scott City, KS, Shalah and Gary White and their Sons Henry, Elliot, and Robert, Ashland, KS. and Amy Crane, Ashland, KS. She is also survived by her sister Mildred Hunter of San Jose, CA. Bea died Sunday May 6, 2007 at Minneola District Hospital. The vigil was held on Wednesday. May 9th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. The funeral mass will be held Thursday, May 10th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Ashland, with interment immediately following in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery. Officiating were Fr. Maurice Cummings and Deacon Dwayne Lampe. Pallbearers were Andy Jacobs, Wade Jacobs, Dirk Stanley, Gary White, Frank Jacobs and Cletus Mages. Honorary pallbearers were all of Bea's special friends. Memorials may be made to Minneola District Hospital Employees Fund or Ashland Long Term Care Activities Fund in care of Myatt Funeral Home, Box 578 Ashland, KS. 67831 All services were in care of Myatt Funeral Home, Ashland. The Clark County Clipper May 10 2007