In younger years, Jacob was a wrestler. As he matured, he became quite an outdoorsman and developed a love for hiking. For his high school senior trip, he ventured out west with his maternal grandparents and visited all the national parks. He and girlfriend, Tiffany, the love of his life, would take a hike every Sunday.
Jacob became a Christian in March 2007 and lived his life through Christ. He was unusually well-rounded as an individual. Professionally, he worked for the United States Postal Service. In his spare time, he was a lover of coffee, an avid reader, was creative, artistic, and a lover of music. He loved and listened to music of any genre. Being an “old soul”, one of his favorite artists was Frank Sinatra. He was a collector of vinyl LPs and attended music venues all over the city.
Jacob would always accept a dare and could make anyone laugh. With a chuckle, his family says “He really wasn’t all that funny.” He did not identify with one group of friends . . . everyone was his friend and he included everyone. “It seemed that he made friends everywhere or already knew everyone. He was the best friend anyone could ever have.” Jacob loved, was loved, and will be greatly missed.
Jacob is preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Andrew “PawPaw” Curtis; maternal great grandmother, Callie McMillin, maternal great grandfather, Charles Barton; and maternal great grandmother, Ruth Barton.
Jacob is survived by his father, Matthew Raymer; mother, Kristy Raymer; brother, Ethan Raymer; four-legged brother, “Madden”; paternal grandmother, Sherrie Curtis; maternal grandfather, Lynn McMillin; maternal grandmother, Terri McMillin; aunt, Amy Jones (Kevin); uncle, Woody Hartley; uncle, Larry Raymer (Kim); aunt, Kim Smithson (Mike); uncle, Justin Curtis (Ashley); uncle, Chad Curtis; great uncle, Timmy Brown (Karrie); cousins, Alex Jones, Juliet Jones, Woody Hartley, Cody Hartley, Ansley Hartley, Mekenna Raymer, Addie Raymer, Ritchie Hawkins, Kristian Hawkins, Kinsley Hawkins, Makenzie Smithson, Whitley Curtis, Jaci Curtis, Lincoln Curtis; and the love of his life, Tiffany Muzik.
There will be a Gathering of Family & Friends on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Hermitage Funeral Home from 4pm – 8pm and on Friday, December 16, 2022 from 11am – 2pm. Following the time of visitation on Friday, Jacob will be laid to rest in a graveside service in the Garden of Rachel at Hermitage Memorial Gardens with Rev. Glyn Passman, officiating. Ethan Raymer, Tyler Isaacs, Nathan McLaughlin, Damien Herrera, Thomas Grisham, Jackson Roberts, Conner Sullivan, and Tray Cantrell will serve as pallbearers. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared with the Raymer family at HermitageFH.com.
