Beth York McVicker

ST. MATTHEWS - Mrs. Beth York McVicker, age 71, of 307 Mill Street, St. Matthews, SC, died Friday evening, May 16, 2008, in The Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, May 19, 2008, at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in St. Matthews with Pastor Patty Mayfield officiating. Thompson Funeral Home of Orangeburg is in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. McVicker was born August 6, 1936, in Friona, TX, a daughter of the late John Wesley York and the late Maurine Furlong York Fent. Beth was Salutatorian of Dibble High School in Dibble, OK. She graduated in 1954. She was a licensed realtor and insurance agent. She was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in St. Matthews and a member of Bill Sadler’s Sunday School Class and the Anne Godbold Women’s Circle.

She was an avid reader and wrote book reviews for the Calhoun Times. She was extremely witty and articulate. Her first job was at Oklahoma Press Assoc. in Oklahoma City, OK. She then worked at Tinker Air Force Base in Midwest City, OK. She lived in Tuddenham, England, with her husband David for three years while he was stationed at the Air Force Base there. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Tim York and Stephen K. York.

Surviving are her husband, David D. McVicker of St. Matthews, SC; daughter, Tania (Ronald) Houck of Fort Motte, SC, grandchildren, Gretchen (Billy) Wise of Sandy Run, SC, and Erica Houck of Ft. Motte, SC; daughter, Bronwyn (Mike) Stinecipher of Honolulu, Hawaii, grandchildren, Krystal (Lance) Swygert of St. Matthews, Joshua Jimenez of Chapel Hill, NC, Mitch Stinecipher and Bethani Jimenez, both of Honolulu, Hawaii; son, David (Gloria) McVicker Jr. of Alice, TX, grandchildren, Shawn (Betty) Thomas of Binghamton, NY, Victoria McVicker of St. Matthews, SC, and Mallorie (Keith) Parrish of Swansea, SC, great-grandchildren, Ashton Thomas of Binghamton, NY, Jeremiah Knotts and Tarique Parrish, both of Swansea, SC; son, Mark McVicker of Frametown, WV, grandchildren, Jacob McVicker and Danielle McVicker, both of Pocahontas, AR; brothers and sisters, John York of Austin, TX, June Edington of Chandler, TX, Laverne Gobs of Hamilton, VA, Richard York of Denton, TX, Kathy E. Dunn of Norman, OK, Mary Dughi of Olivehurst, CA, Paul York of St. Matthews, SC, and Cynthia M. Raney of Noble, OK.