Jakob Hogan Tapley

Jakob Hogan Tapley, 25, of Ellabell, Georgia, passed away suddenly on Friday, June 19, 2026, as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Jakob is going to be missed by his parents, Terry and Sherry Tapley; brother, Carter Tapley (Makenna); maternal grandparents, David and Shirley Hogan “Nana and Pop Pop”; special family, Cristy Sehr (William), Macey Mroz, and Caroline Cannady; uncles, Greg Tapley and Kim Tapley; aunts, Crystal Deal “Beet”, Charlie Spence and Melanie Cook (Mel Mel); special friends, Lucas Dyal, Trey Meeks, Destiny Graham, Greg Romano, Tommy Mikell, Thomas Hicks (Dolly), Terryn New, and Patrick Baratta; cousins, Timothy “Tim Tim” Thompson (Amber), Logan, Laney, Kinsley Sehr, Andrea Flakes, Daci Flakes, Maranda Thompson and Dathan Flakes.

Jakob and Logan Deal, who also passed away in the accident, were cousins and best friends from birth, each other’s “ride or die”. Jakob was his grandparents first grandchild, and his grandmother Shirley enjoyed calling him her “SugaBuggaBuggaBear”. He enjoyed fishing with his dad and brother, gaming, collecting guns, swords and he enjoyed anything Marvel. He was always happy and never had a bad day. Jakob had the most contagious smile and loved big. Jakob was so loved by his family and was always picked on for being a mama’s boy, who he loved and adored the most. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Edsel and Ethelene Tapley, and was employed with the ILA 1475 at the Georgia Port Authority.

The visitation will be on Friday, June 26, 2026 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the funeral home.  The funeral to honor Jakob's life will follow at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the funeral home.

Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Homes – WEST CHATHAM CHAPEL – 901 West Highway 80 – Pooler, Georgia (912) 748-2444