Mrs. Effie May (Holbritter) Jacobs, 57, wife of Henry W. Jacobs, died Dec. 2. She had been in failing health several years, and although confined to her bed or wheel chair much of the time, she had been able to have the oversight of her household and business affairs. Mrs. Jacobs was born in Grafton, N.Y., Sept. 12, 1868, a daughter of Michael and Anne (Heiswolffin) Holbritter. She lived in Grafton until her marriage to Henry W. Jacobs which took place on Thanksgiving day in 1884. She then went to New York, where her husband was engaged in the ice business. After a few years they moved to Boyntonville, N.Y., where they lived for a time. Two sons born to them died in infancy, and it was in Boyntonville that a little girl came to gladden the home and the sorrowing heart of the mother. Thirty years ago Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs came to Wilmington and located near Haystack. Since that time they have lived in many different places in town, including 11 years spent on the town farm. After coming to Wilmington four more sons were born to them. About eight years ago the family moved to the village. Mrs. Jacobs was an industrious, hard-working woman. About 22 years ago she united with the Baptist church and as long as health permitted was faithful in attendance at the services and active in the work of the different church organizations, and to the last was deeply interested in the Ever Ready Bible class in the Sunday school, of which she was a member. She leaves her husband, a daughter, Mrs. Perry Haskins, four sons, Gerald, Gordon, Henry and Karl, also three grandchildren, all of this town; one sister, Mrs. Harriet Hasson of Berlin, N.Y.; four brothers, George of Croydon, N.H., James, Richard and Alfred of Johnson, N.Y. The three last named with Richard's wife were in attendance at the funeral in the Baptist church Saturday afternoon at 2 o clock. Rev. N.A. Wood, a former pastor of the church, now of Williamstown, Mass., officiated, assisted by Rev. Thomas Davison, the present pastor. Charles Allen rendered a solo, and a quartet from the church choir sang Abide With Me. There were many beautiful floral tributes. The burial took place in Riverview, the sons, Gerald, Gordon and Henry, and Perry Haskins acting as bearers. The brother from Croydon, N.H., started to come to the funeral but could not get up Hogback mountain and returned to Brattleboro, from where he telephoned to the family. Several other relatives would have been present had weather and traveling conditions been favorable.
The Brattleboro Reformer, 10 Dec 1925