Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Meyer, Jacob O. April 9, 2010
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News  on April 12, 2010  
  Jacob O. Meyer 
   
  Elder Jacob O. Meyer BETHEL TWP. Elder Jacob Owen Meyer, 75, passed to his rest 
  April 9, 2010, at the Hershey Medical Center surrounded by his wife, children, 
  grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren. He peacefully left this life at 4:30 
  p.m. He was the husband of Ruth (Foreman) Meyer. Born in Bethel Twp., on 
  November 11, 1934, he was the son of the late Jacob J. and Mary M. (Bross) 
  Meyer. He attended the Evangelical School of Theology in Myerstown, 
  specializing in Biblical languages, Geography, and History. He then attended 
  Dropsie University in Philadelphia and also Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. Jacob 
  Meyer, known by most as Elder Meyer was President, Bishop, and Directing Elder 
  of the Assemblies of Yahweh, a religious organization and Ministry he founded 
  in 1966 with the Sacred Name Radio Broadcast. Elder Meyer served on the 
  Advisory Board of the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters, was an 
  elected Constable of Bethel Township, and also served as Choir Director for the 
  Bethel Choir. He was also an avid gardener and Managing Partner of Shalom Farm 
  in Jefferson Twp. In addition to his wife he is survived by seven sons, Joseph 
  G. Meyer, Columbia, Jacob C. Meyer, Bethel, Daniel K. Meyer, Philadelphia, 
  Jonathan S. Meyer, Pinegrove, Micah D. Meyer, Tigerton, Wis., Nathaniel A. 
  Meyer, Bethel, and Solomon E. Meyer, Bernville; three daughters, Mary E. Meyer, 
  Bethel, Rachel A. Meyer, Sacramento, Calif., and Sarah A. Nutt, Sinking Spring; 
  a brother, Carl E. Meyer, Ansonia, Ohio; and a sister, Mildred A. Deck, New 
  Bloomfield, Mo. He is also survived by 37 grandchildren; and 19 
  greatgrandchildren. He was also predeceased by a grandson, Jeremy Seth; and a 
  greatgranddaughter, Ashley Owen. Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at 
  the Assemblies of Yahweh International Headquarters Convocation Center, 300 
  Airport Rd., Bethel, PA 19507, with Elder Jonathan S. Meyer officiating. 
  Interment at the Assemblies of Yahweh Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made 
  to the, Elder Jacob O. Meyer Memorial Fund, P.O. Box C, Bethel, PA 19507. Hill 
  Funeral Home, Rehrersburg is handling arrangements. 
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on April 12, 2010 
  
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