Clarkton, NC--James Emmit Jacobs, 81, died August 6, 2011, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC. He was a veteran.
Final rites were held on Thursday, August 11, 2011, at Pierce's Chapel AME Zion Church. Burial was in Mitchellfield Cemetery, Clarkton, NC. Arrangements were handled by Union Funeral Home , Whiteville, NC.
Survivors include one son, James Jacobs; two brothers, Leon and Willie Jacobs; three sisters, Clara Campbell, Zella White, and Cecelia Cunningham.