James M. Yost

YORK James M. Yost, 88, of West Manchester Township, died Friday, June 25, 2010, at the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. He was the husband of Beryl N. (Gise) Yost. Mr. and Mrs. Yost observed their 68th wedding anniversary on May 25, 2010. Jim was born in Plainfield, N.J., on July 22, 1921, a son of the late Charles Chester Yost, Sr. and Martha England (Murphy) Yost. He had a very active professional life having been an insurance agent for Prudential and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance. Jim was a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable consecutive years and was named in the Who's Who In Business. He was the owner of Benefit Designs and also First Capital Tax and Accounting. He taught accounting at Penn State York. Due to education restrictions early in World War II, James joined the Royal Canadian Air Force so that he could fly. He was a 1940 graduate of William Penn Senior High School and a graduate of Penn State University. Jim attended York Christian Fellowship. He was the past commander and member for 46 years of the York Civil Air Patrol Squadron 301. Other memberships include National Accounting Assoc., York Rotary Club, York Organ Club, Christian Businessmen's Assoc., and the Flyers Club. In his free time he loved to golf and fly. He was also a faithful swimmer at the YMCA. In addition to his wife, Beryl, he is survived by three daughters, Jacquelyn M. and husband, Glen D. Eby and Jane M. Yost, both of York, and Beverly N. and husband, Dean S. Faircloth of Mechanicsburg; seven grandchildren; eight greatgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Scott and a brother, Charles Yost Jr. A funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Etzweiler Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 1111 E. Market St., York. Officiating will be his brother-in-law, the Rev. Dr. William Scott. Burial will be in Mount Rose Cemetery with full military rites provided by the York County Veterans Honor Guard. A viewing will be Tuesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to Four Diamonds Fund at Penn State M.S. Hershey Medical Center, P.O. Box 852, Hershey, PA 17033; or York Civil Air Patrol, 6054 Lincoln Hwy. West, Thomasville, PA 17364. www.etzweiler.com