A text file is a text file (letters and numbers). A jpg is a type of image file and it can't be converted to a text file without being processed by some kind of character recognition software. Some types of"text" files, like MS Word and equivalents, allow you to imbed an image in the middle of text but it remains an image. Like a photo or drawing.

If your niece sent you scans or photos of text on a page, you need to read by using a photo or other image viewing software. Good luck.

Adobe Acrobat Pro will convert image to text also.

Yes, that's$100+ software, very useful in organizations but not often owned for private, non employment use. I believe it has OCR (character recognition) capability.

I've never had a home computer without it. I consider is a necessary program. And yes, it has had OCR capabilities for many versions.

Most likely your niece scanned the printed obituary ( newspaper clipping? ) on her flatbed scanner and saved it as a jpeg file, which is commonly used for photos. Save the jpeg file to your computer and then open it in the same way as you do photos. It should be easy to read the text. You do not need to do any conversions to read it. You should also be able to print it.

Adobe Acrobat Pro is NOT free.... the "Pro" in the title should be a hint. The only free Adobe application is the Adobe Reader.

Just open the file like you would a picture.

You may also need to use a photo viewer that has a robust zoom-in feature if the text in the image is small - not all do that well. Report back if you need to find another image viewer, there are many available for free and several I know have good zoom in features.

Of course Abode Acrobat isn't free, where did that come from?