Roy Allen Jacobs, 71, of Bowling Green, passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Roy was born in Butler, Alabama on April 10, 1946. He moved to Hardee County from Fort Meade in 1971. He was a Baptist and served in the United States Army. Roy had been employed as a salesman of Ag-Lime chemicals, as a cattleman, and with Jacob's Bail Bonds.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Leroy and Denise Allen Jacobs, and a brother, John Jacobs. Survivors include his wife, Bettina "Tina" Jacobs of Bowling Green; son, Glenn Silas Kirk and his fiancee Holley Kelly of Bowling Green; daughters, Kimberly Gough and husband Paul H. of Wauchula, and Emily Lang and husband Jerod A. of Avon Park; sisters, Dimple Galvan of Fort Meade, and Regina King of Grier, South Carolina; and grandchildren, Brison Glenn Ward, Paul Howard Gough III, and Ciarra Cheyanne Gough.

Visitation will be held on Friday, May 19, 2017 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Robarts Garden Chapel. Funeral services are at 4:00 PM on Saturday, May 20th at First Baptist Church of Bowling Green. Officiating will be Mr. Duck Smith, Pastor Barry Taylor, and Rev. Scott Tharp.
Interment with Military Honors provided by the American Legion Post #2 will follow at Paynes Creek Cemetery.