Barbara Eaton Jacob

of Round Rock, Texas,

died Wednesday, Jan 15,

2020, at the new home

she recently moved to in

Cedar Park, Texas after a

long battle with heart

disease.

Barbara “Barb” was

born in Duluth Minnesota

on August 6, 1942. The

daughter of John (Jack)

William Eaton and Vir-

ginia Knapp Eaton.The

family moved to the Rio

Grande Valley in southern

Texas early in Barb’s life.

She graduated from A&I

University in Kingsville,

Texas. Barb taught school

for a short period of time.

After marrying, the Air

Force took her and her

husband, and family, to

North Dakota on two dif-

ferent tours of duty.

In 1987 Barb returned

to Texas. She went back

to school and graduated

from The University of

Texas at Austin, School of

Nursing, where she

gained her license to prac-

tice as a Registered Nurse.

She was extremely proud

of this accomplishment,

since she returned to col-

lege later in life to make a

better life for herself and

her children.

After retirement from

nursing, Barb was able to

enjoy one of her favorite

hobbies, which was target

practice at a local gun

range. She was a “regular”

on Ladies Day and a great

shot! She was very proud

of obtaining her Con-

cealed Carry License.

Barb’s other love was

volunteering at Seton Wil-

liamson Hospital (Round

Rock, Texas) in Day Sur-

gery. Since she was no

longer able to practice as a

Registered Nurse, she was

still able to utilize her

skill and knowledge to as-

sist patients and family.

She always spoke highly

of the staff that she

worked with and I know

that they loved her. Barb

was unhappy when her

illness prevented her from

continuing to volunteer.

Barb is proceeded in

death by her parents and

Gerald (Jerry) Jacobs, ex-

husband and father of her

children. She is survived

by her two children, son

Jeff (Michelle) Jacob

(Minot, North Dakota),

daughter Kathy Jacob

Kifer (Cedar Park, Texas),

and four grandchildren

that she idolized and

could not be more proud

of – Chandler Jacob, Shay-

Lynn Jacob (both of North

Dakota) and Cody Kifer,

Colton Kifer (both of Tex-

as).

In lieu of flowers, dona-

tions can be made to the

American Heart Associa-

tion.

A million times we’ve

needed you, a million

times we’ve cried.

If love alone could have

saved you, you never

would have died.

In life we loved you

dearly, in death we love

you still;

For in our hearts, you

hold a place that no one

could ever fill.

God saw you getting

tired and a cure was not

to be, so he put his arms

around you and

whispered “Come with

me”.

A golden heart stopped

beating, hard-working

hands to rest;

God broke our hearts to

prove to us He only takes

the best.

Your gentle face and pa-

tient smile with sadness I

recall;

you had a friendly word

for each, and died beloved

by all.

It broke our hearts to

lose you, but you didn’t

go alone.

A large part of us went

with you, the day God

took you home.

You wished no one a

last farewell, never told us

goodbye.

You were gone before

we knew it and only God

knows why.

-Author Unknown