Jacob Wayne Layton Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Jacob Wayne Layton passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 9th, 2022 at the age of 32 years. Jacob was born to Louis Evan Layton and Jerri Lynn McMurry in McAlester, Oklahoma on December 25, 1989. He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age and was baptized by his grandfather the Reverend Billy Smith at Silo Baptist Church. Jacob was a graduate of Bennington High School and continued his education at Eastern Oklahoma State College (EOSC) in Wilburton, Oklahoma. Jacob loved to read and was a history buff, sharing his knowledge with anyone who would listen. He was particularly interested in ancient Roman and military history. Jacob followed in his father and step-fathers footsteps and enjoyed working in the public safety field. He was a certified Oklahoma Reserve Peace Officer. He served with the Bryan County Sheriff’s Office and also the Bokchito and Achille Police Departments. He was a campus police officer at EOSC while he was there. When his health prevented him from continuing in that profession, he worked as a private security guard for a local private security company. Jacob was a perpetual member of Rising Star Masonic Lodge #129 in Calera, Oklahoma. He was a Master Mason in his blue lodge and a 32rd degree Scottish Rite Mason of the Valley of McAlester. Jacob said one of the proudest moments of his life was when he became a Shriner and earned the right to wear the red fez. Jacob loved attending fund raisers and helping others less fortunate through his fraternity. He was an active member of his lodge and will be deeply missed by his Masonic brethren. Jacob devoted much of his free time to reading, gaming, and making memories with his family. He especially enjoyed researching his grandfather Smith’s ministry literature. He had a great sense of humor and was a bit of a prankster. He enjoyed making his family and friends laugh. Jacob was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Reverend Billy and Patricia Smith and paternal grandparents Louis and Joyce Layton. Jacob is survived by his mother Jerri Lynn and Mark McMurry, his father Evan and Pam Layton, siblings Jasmine Hurtado, Jessica Larson and husband Cory, Julie Chavez and husband Rosendo, Meg Woodman and husband Kenneth, Bayle Layton and fiancé Christian Riley, and Lucas Reese. He is also survived by nephews Beau and Lane Larson, niece Roslyn Reese, and a host of other relatives and friends. Services for Jacob and under the care of direction of Brown’s Funeral Home. Pall bears are Cory Larson, Rosendo Chavez, Kenneth Woodman, Brandon Davis, Trooper Joshua Christian, and Officer Jason Bannowsky. “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Psalms 133 https://www.tributeslides.com/tributes/show/5WK24NX8WJJ9WY3S

Jacob Wayne Layton

December 25, 1989 - June 9, 2022