Lucy Anne Jacoby

Lucy Anne Jacoby, age 98 of Hastings, passed away on Thursday February 9, 2012 at Carveth Village in Middleville. She was born October 24, 1913 in Putney , Georgia , the daughter of George Christian and Beatrice Cenci (George) Schempp.

Lucy graduated from Ithaca New York Public School and then Cornell University in 1925 , she then received a Master's degree from Western Michigan University in 1970. Lucy was married to Ernest H. Jacoby on July 5, 1941 at Sage Chapel Cornell University in New York. Lucy taught grade school at Middleville, Delton and Maple Valley in Nashville. She retired in June of 1981 after 40 years of teaching in Public Schools. During WWII Lucy packed artillery shells for Allied Forces at Winchester Arms in New Haven CT. She was a member of Daughters of the American Revolution (DeGarmo), Pilgrims Daughters of American Colonist, Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hastings, St. Andrews & Mathias Anglican Church of Middleville. Lucy's interests were genealogy, flowers , gardening, knitting, crocheting, dancing to big band music, and traveling. She enjoyed wintering in Florida and the summers in Michigan, and keeping up with many of her former students and peers.

Lucy was preceded in death by her Husband Ernest in 2003, her parents , 2 brothers, John Schempp. George Schempp and a sister Beatrice (Schempp) Reddick.

Lucy is survived by her children, Lucerne Anne (Ken) Simeone of Port Charlotte, FL.: Jenneane Helen (Bruce) Pelon of Clearwater FL.: Ernest Christian (Joy) Jacoby of Port Orange, FL.: Stephen Alfred Jacoby of Coconut Creek, FL. 5 grandchildren , Scott (Greta) Cook : Brian Cook of Florida : Elizabeth Cook of Ionia : Jill (David) Daniels of Hastings : Holly (Peter) Martin of Hudsonville : 6 great-grandchildren Brandon & Justin Daniels : Luke, Abby and Kelsey Martin and Ernest Cook.

Memorial Contributions:
Barry Community Hospice
450 Meadow Run Dr.
Hastings, MI 49058

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