Julia Frances Christmas

Frances Jacobs Christmas Frances Jacobs Christmas March 22, 1921 - April 1, 2010 COLUMBUS, GA— Frances Jacobs Christmas, 89, of Columbus died Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Heritage Hills Alzheimer's Facility. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 5, 2010 in the chapel of Striffler-Hamby Mortuary, 4071 Macon Road, Columbus, GA 31907 with the Reverend Lamar Harper officiating. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Mrs. Christmas was born March 22, 1921 in Cordele, GA. She was one of ten children born to the late William Carter Jacobs and Maye Belle Arnett. Mrs. Christmas moved to Columbus in 1947. She was an excellent seamstress, sewing most of her daughters clothing including underwear. Mrs. Christmas was a great cook and Sunday Dinners were always a big production, using the good china and silverware. She also loved canning and preserving foods. Mrs. Christmas was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years James A. Christmas Sr. and six brothers and two sisters. Survivors include three daughters, Judith Poor of Orlando, FL, Julia Elizabeth Nutting and husband Charles of Blue Ridge, GA, Audrey C. Goodson and husband Bobby of Columbus; a son, James A. "Buddy" Christmas Jr. and wife Sue of Leesburg, GA; a sister, Mable Jewell Jacobs of Cordele, GA; sister-in-law, Flora Jacobs of Vienna, GA; 13 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff of Heritage Hills and Columbus Hospice. A special thanks goes out to Vanessa Johnson, Debbie Garner, and LaShun Scott. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Columbus Hospice at www.columbushospice.com in memory of Mrs. Christmas.