1921
Jacob
2015
Jacob Hargis (Jack) Covington, Jr.
April 11, 1921 — May 10, 2015
Jacob Hargis (Jack) Covington, Jr. was born on April 11, 1921 in Cumberland, Maryland to Jacob Hargis Covington, Sr., and Evelyn Cole Covington. He died in his sleep on Mother’s Day, May 10, 2015, at the age of 94. Jack held a Bachelor of Science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Science from the University of Michigan. He married his lifelong sweetheart, Dorothy (Dottie) Smith, in 1942.
While in the Navy, he taught radio and radar classes until the war ended. He worked as a Chemical Engineer for DuPont in Charleston, West Virginia and at the Sabine River Works in Orange, Texas. Jack and Dottie lived in Griffing Park until moving to Beaumont in 1990. He moved to Mont Belvieu, Texas, in 2008, to be near his family.
Jack and Dottie were loving parents of two daughters, Carla Schaefer and Margaret Anne (Peggy) Zink. His daughter, Carla, has great comfort knowing that her father has joined his beloved Dottie and Peggy in heaven. He is survived by his daughter, Carla Schaefer and husband Ed, of Mont Belvieu; son-in-law Peter Zink of Maineville, Ohio; three granddaughters and their spouses, Erin and David Cox, Leigh Anne and Joey Spell, and Martha and Dedrick Maisonneuve.
He took great pleasure in his seven great-grandchildren, Reagan, Nate and Griffin Cox, of Mont Belvieu; Lorrie, Ellie, and Mollie Spell, of Cove, and Grant Maisonneuve of Clear Lake. They will miss him dearly, as they were accustomed to seeing him daily for the evening meal at Nana and Pawpaw’s.
A lifelong Methodist, Jack directed the choir at St. Marks Methodist Church. In Beaumont, Jack and Dottie sang in the choir at First United Methodist Church and with the Beaumont’s Interfaith Choral Society. He was a Lion, a ham radio operator (call sign NG5F,) a master gardener and rosarian, and an expert woodworker. He never stopped learning. His was a life well lived.
A celebration of Jack’s life will be held at First United Methodist Church in Beaumont, Texas, on Friday, May 15, 2015, at 2:00 PM, with a reception following in the narthex.
Friends who wish my direct memorial contributions to First United Methodist Church, 701 Calder, Beaumont, Texas, 77701, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Heritage Foundation, or the charity of choice
While in the Navy, he taught radio and radar classes until the war ended. He worked as a Chemical Engineer for DuPont in Charleston, West Virginia and at the Sabine River Works in Orange, Texas. Jack and Dottie lived in Griffing Park until moving to Beaumont in 1990. He moved to Mont Belvieu, Texas, in 2008, to be near his family.
Jack and Dottie were loving parents of two daughters, Carla Schaefer and Margaret Anne (Peggy) Zink. His daughter, Carla, has great comfort knowing that her father has joined his beloved Dottie and Peggy in heaven. He is survived by his daughter, Carla Schaefer and husband Ed, of Mont Belvieu; son-in-law Peter Zink of Maineville, Ohio; three granddaughters and their spouses, Erin and David Cox, Leigh Anne and Joey Spell, and Martha and Dedrick Maisonneuve.
He took great pleasure in his seven great-grandchildren, Reagan, Nate and Griffin Cox, of Mont Belvieu; Lorrie, Ellie, and Mollie Spell, of Cove, and Grant Maisonneuve of Clear Lake. They will miss him dearly, as they were accustomed to seeing him daily for the evening meal at Nana and Pawpaw’s.
A lifelong Methodist, Jack directed the choir at St. Marks Methodist Church. In Beaumont, Jack and Dottie sang in the choir at First United Methodist Church and with the Beaumont’s Interfaith Choral Society. He was a Lion, a ham radio operator (call sign NG5F,) a master gardener and rosarian, and an expert woodworker. He never stopped learning. His was a life well lived.
A celebration of Jack’s life will be held at First United Methodist Church in Beaumont, Texas, on Friday, May 15, 2015, at 2:00 PM, with a reception following in the narthex.
Friends who wish my direct memorial contributions to First United Methodist Church, 701 Calder, Beaumont, Texas, 77701, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Heritage Foundation, or the charity of choice
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