Voth, Jacob (1916-2004)

"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2004 Nov 5 p. 17

Birth date: 1916 Mar 23

text of obituary:

JACOB VOTH

Jacob Voth died Aug. 30. He was born Mar. 23, 1916 to Johann and Sarah Voth in Herbert, Sask. He based his conversion on Isaiah 53:5,6. He was baptized in 1935 and joined Greenfarm MB Church. He attended Herbert Bible School for 4 years: He married Ruth Penner Oct. 13, 1940. They farmed in Greenfarm. He loved the Lord and desired to serve Him faithfully. He taught Sunday school, sang in a choir and a quartet, played his guitar and led the church, preaching when needed. When the Greenfarm church amalgamated with Herbert MB Church he was a deacon, building committee chair and Sunday school teacher. He served on the Bethany Bible Institute board. He retired to Abbotsford in 1981, later moving to Lethbridge, Alta. He did woodwork. He loved to travel and visited Africa, Brazil, as well as places in U.S. and Canada. He was a quiet, gentle man of integrity, faith and commitment to the Lord and his family. He was often heard humming a hymn or chorus. He is mourned by Ruth; daughters Merle Carlson, Elaine Hiebert, Dianne Voth, Karen McDonald, Verona Mullison; son Verlan. The funeral was Sept 4. in Lethbridge Evangelical Free Church.