Jerry Jacobs was born in a sharecropper’s shack in the middle of World War II. He grew up in the country and, as an adult, worked in factories until age thirty-eight. He then attended Union Univers...ver maisJerry Jacobs was born in a sharecropper’s shack in the middle of World War II. He grew up in the country and, as an adult, worked in factories until age thirty-eight. He then attended Union University and University of Memphis. He taught school while serving as bi-vocational pastor in local churches. He remains active in local ministries in Jackson, Tennessee.ver menos