Jacob Curtis (Jake) Linville

Jacob Curtis (Jake) Linville of Tuscumbia, AL was born August 20, 1972 in Florence, AL. He was united in marriage to Kimberly Elam on July 12, 1997.

Jake grew up in Collinwood, TN and graduated at Collinwood High School where he played for the Collinwood Trojans before moving to Memphis, TN where he attended the University of Memphis and was a member of the Memphis Tiger Football Team. He took his first teaching and coaching job in Covington, TN were he remained for 9 years, before moving to Alabama. Jake currently resided in Tuscumbia, AL where he taught and coached for the Deshler Tigers.

Jake was dearly loved by his family and friends. He had the special gift of touching the lives of everyone he met.

Mr. Linville departed this life on Sunday, October 19, 2014 in Cypress Inn, Tennessee at the age of 42 Years, 1 Month, 29 Days.

He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Elam Linville and daughters, Logan Grace and Avery Elizabeth Linville of Tuscumbia, AL; his parents, Curtis and Sue Rich Linville of Cypress Inn, TN; a brother, Jody D. Linville and wife, Susan and their children, Joleigh and Tate of Iron City, TN; a sister, Stephanie Carole Linville Ellis and husband, Paul and their children, Jordan, Sydney and Reid of Tuscumbia, AL; grandmother, Dola Horton Rich of Collinwood, TN; his father and mother-in-law, Joe and Teresa Elam of Covington, TN; brother-in-law, Shane Elam and wife, Alex and their children, Jaxon and Gage of Houston, TX; sister-in-law, Kristi Elam of Memphis, TN; grandmother-in-law, Marjorie Goforth and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins and a host of friends.

He was preceded in death by grandparents, Louis and Mary Linville and Granville Rich.

Services will be Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 1:00 PM at First United Methodist Church, Tuscumbia, Alabama, with Rev. David Lee officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Gardens, Collinwood, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors, Wayne County, assisting the family. Pallbearers will be Toby Ingram, Brett Whiddon, Heath Daniel, Blake Goforth, Phil Horton, Mark Goforth, Russell Thorn and Shane Elam. Honorary pallbearers will be the 2014 Deshler High School Football Team and Coaching Staff; Jeremy Williams, Les Abston, Todd Nelms, Greg Williams, Bryan Thornton, Dr. Troy Youngblood, Tim Holt and Joel Pounders.

Visitation will be Wednesday, October 22, 2014 from 5 pm to 9 pm at Shackelford Funeral Home, Collinwood, TN and Thursday, October 23, 2014 from 11 am until service time at First United Methodist Church, Tuscumbia, AL.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given the Jake Linville Memorial Fund at Wayne County Bank, Collinwood, TN.