Obituary of Jacob Dylan Gilbert

Services for Jacob Dylan Gilbert, 18, Overton, are scheduled for 11:00 am, Saturday, October 7, at the First Baptist Church, Overton, with the Reverends Gary Chalk and Charles Paschall officiating. Burial will be in the Overton City Cemetery, under the direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Jacob died Tuesday, October 3, near Overton. He was born May 23, 1988, in Tyler. He was a 2006 graduate of Overton High School where he was active in Ag and was member of the FFA. He was named All District in football. He loved to show calves and to hunt deer and hogs. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Overton. Jacob was preceded in death by his grandmother, Bobbie Preslar and by an uncle, William 'Bubba' Tyra. Survivors include his his mother and stepfather, Terri and Gary Phillips, Overton; father and stepmother, Mac and Karon Gilbert, Ben Wheeler; a brother, Casey Gilbert, Overton; grandparents, Bill and Sherry Tyra and Howard Preslar, all of Overton and Elouise Cook, Lindale; and numerous cousins, aunts, and uncles. Pallbearers will be Cory Brown, Chris Jones, Brian Gurley, Torre Wilson, Michael Povy, Raymond Chappell, Logan Cain, and Dustin Aiken. Honorary Pallbearers will be Steven Jacobs and Clint Cain. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Friday, October 6.