Dougand "Duke" Jacobs' Obituary
Dougand “Duke” Jacobs finished his mortal journey on the morning of 4/1/2024. Duke was born
in Olympia, Washington to James and Wilma Jacobs on 4/3/1951. He was the youngest of three
boys and had one younger sister. Jimmy, Larry and Karen. As a child Duke loved running
through the woods around their home and being out in nature. When Duke was around 8 years
old he and his family moved to Tooele, Utah. Duke would stay here long enough to play football
and graduate from Tooele High School.
During the early 70’s Duke was aware that the draft would be coming for him so instead of
waiting for it he decided to join the United States Navy. Duke thankfully never saw combat
during his time in the Navy and received an honorable discharge from his military service.
Duke had many hobbies and jobs in his life. He could patch your jeans, get rid of a virus on your
computer and fix your car, sometimes all in the same day. Perhaps one of Duke's favorite
hobbies was socializing. Duke could talk to just about anyone, and he would. There were many
times where Duke would walk up to a stranger and walk away with a new friend. If you were
lucky he might have even shown you his double headed quarter magic trick that he dubbed the
“Elvis Effect”.
In 2010 Duke was living in Tooele, Utah. During that time he met Denise Davenport. They
quickly formed a strong connection and the rest was history. After marrying he moved to
Payson, Utah with Denise and her three kids, Kamaile(James Busby), Kani, and Kyle.
Duke found God later in life but did his best to make up for that lost time. He loved the gospel.
He loved the scriptures. He loved the teachings of the church and did his best to share it with
everyone. Duke loved having the missionaries over to visit (and to show them his collection of
swords). Duke found a wonderful joy in genealogy work. Duke found many names and brought
many of them to the temple to get their work done, including some of his own family.
Perhaps Duke’s favorite calling was being a scout leader, he absolutely loved it. Whether it was
taking the scouts on a camping trip or teaching them to fish or tie knots he always gave it his all.
Duke always had stories to tell about his time in the scouting program.
There will be no services for Duke as per his wishes. He will be buried at the Utah Veterans
Memorial Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family is asking for those who are
interested to please donate to The Independence Fund, a wonderful foundation that helps
support wounded Veterans, their family, and/or caregivers.
We would like to share a big thank you for the Hospice nurses, facility aides/nurses who took
special care of Duke in his life, he shared so many stories and memories of so many of you.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
https://independencefund.org/
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