Peter John Jacobs, 79

SEAFORD - Peter John Jacobs of Seaford passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2007, in his home. He was 79.

Peter was born Feb. 10, 1928, in Hammonton, N.J., son of the late John and Mary (Biaggi) Jacobs.

He was a graduate of Hammonton High School and was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, serving from 1946 to 1948.

Peter owned and operated of his own truck, and previously owned tree nurseries in Hammonton and Delaware.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Procido Jacobs.

He is survived by his wife, Marie E. (Jordan) Jacobs, whom he married Nov. 2, 1970; six children, Sherron Burden and her husband Albert of Pine Hill, N.J., Linda Heim and her husband Norman of Greenwood, Dallasee Palverento, Desiree Black and her husband Wayne, and Darryll Wallace, all of Seaford, and Michael Gormley of Philadelphia; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Pauline Rector and her husband Boyd of Hammonton; two brothers, Joseph Jacobs and wife Carol of Tuckahoe, N.J., and John Jacobs of Maryland; and five nieces and nephews.

A memorial service with military honors will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in Framptom Funeral Home, Federalsburg, Md.

Interment will be private.