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Jacob "J.D." Dirks, 13, of Knoxville, died
on Thursday, at Blank Children's Hospital
from injuries sustained in an
accident.
A celebration of
life will be held on February 27 at 10
A.M. at the Celebrate Community Church in
Knoxville. Burial will be in the I.O.O.F.
in Bloomfield at 2 P.M.
He was baptized
in his mother's home church, Bloomfield
United Methodist. In 1994 Jacob's family
moved to Knoxville. Jacob was currently
enrolled in the 8th grade in the Knoxville
Community Schools. He was active in
wrestling, football, track and made the
All Stars baseball three years in a row.
He was an avid Hawkeye fan and was proud
of his cap which the entire Hawkeye
Wrestling team had signed. J.D. enjoyed
music, video games, spider solitaire,
hunting, fishing and hanging with his
friends. He was also very involved with
the Celebrate Church and Living Word
Fellowship Youth Groups.
Jacob is survived
by his parents, Neal and Cindy; brother,
Zachary; maternal grandparents, Charles
and Carolyn Scott of Bloomfield; paternal
grandmother, Mildred Dirks of Cedar
Rapids; aunts and uncles, Craig and Kathi
Scott of Bloomfield, Colleen and Kurt
Birchmier of Carlisle, Christine and
Michael McClure of Bloomfield and Leon and
Kay Dirks of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his paternal
grandfather, William Dirks and his uncle,
Clark Dirks.
Youth Leader Bruce Rietveld and Drew
Raleigh, Officiating
Music
Selection
"I Can Only Imagine" - Mercy Me
"Who
You'd Be
Today" -
Kenny Chesney
"Held"
- Natalie Grant
"Go
Rest High on the
Mountain"
- Vince Gill
Casket
Bearers
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Robbie
Veatch
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Rodney
Veatch
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Frank
Sullivan
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Sam
Sullivan
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Kevin
Meyer
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Skip
Johnson
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Honorary
Casket
Bearers
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Angelia
Scott
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Aaron
Scott
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Caleb
Birchmier
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Claire
Birchmier
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Cody
McClure
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Maggie
McClure
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Casey
Dirks
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Noel
Dirks
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Wyatt
Dirks
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All
Jacob's Schoolmates
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In lieu of
flowers, memorials may be made to the
Knoxville Little League or to the family
in Jacobs's memory. Bybee & Davis
Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Go
Rest High on that
Mountain
Who
You'd Be
Today
Jacob loved his
family and friends and was a very caring
young man,
which is why his family chose to use the
Iowa Donor Network
to donate his heart valves to help
others.
You can
honor Jacob and his family's decision
to give this generous gift by joining
the
Iowa Donor
Registry
Phone
1-877-366-6742
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