Obituary
Constance "Cora" Jacobs
St. Martin Parish Louisiana
November, 2001


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JACOBS, CONSTANCE "CORA" A retired restaurant owner, who was the first
black in Crowley to own and operate her own business, the Blue Heaven Café.
She stayed in business for 20 years. Mrs. Jacobs later worked as a
housekeeper at the rectory of St. Teresa Catholic Church for 20 years after
closing her restaurant. A resident of Crowley, she died at 3:30 p.m. Monday,
Nov. 12, 2001, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Mid City. She was 106
and a native of Breaux Bridge. Visiting at St. Teresa Catholic Church,
Crowley, from 9 a.m. until recitation of the rosary at 9:45 a.m. Monday.
Mass of Christian Burial at the church at 10 a.m. Monday, celebrated by
the Rev. Richard Sadlier, S.S.J. Entombment in Old Crowley Cemetery.
Survived by two daughters, Margaret J. Walker of Crowley and Jessie J.
Lumbard of Baton Rouge; 16 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, three
great-great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. Preceded in death
by her husband, Harvey Jacobs Sr.; two sons, Harvey Jacobs Jr. and Wilbert
Jacobs; 10 sisters and three brothers. Pallbearers will be Michael L. Lumbard,
Anthony E. Lumbard, Donald J. Lumbard, Eric Jacobs, Gregory Jacobs and Leon
Jacobs. Honorary pallbearers are Joseph Broussard, Roosevelt J. Stevenson,
Anthony J. Stevenson, Alton J. Stevenson, Rodger Moultry, Wilbert Jacobs,
Byron Jacobs and members of the Altar and St. Joseph societies of St. Teresa
Catholic Church. She was a former board member of the Council on Aging in
Crowley, former member of the Council on Aging Pokeno Club and a member of
the Altar Society and St. Joseph Society at St. Teresa Catholic Church. She
received special awards from former President Bill Clinton, former Gov. Edwin
Edwards and the mayor of Crowley and a certificate of appreciation for dedicated
services in the church and community from the senior citizens of Bethel CME
Church. Her hobbies included cooking, gardening and flowers and going to
church. Winnfield Funeral Home of Baton Rouge in charge of arrangements.