WILLIAM YORK

Funeral services for William Floyd York, 83, of Columbia, will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Greenlawn Funeral Home with Reverend Roger Ormon and Reverend Joe Copeland officiating. Burial with Full Military Honors will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8pm Monday evening at Greenlawn Funeral Home. Mr. York passed away on Friday, July 16, 2010. He was born May 10, 1927 in Goldsboro, NC to the late John Henry York and Sara White York. He retired as a Major with the North Carolina National Guard, having previously attained the enlisted rank of First Sergeant. Mr. York was also retired from the insurance industry after 63 years of service with Paul Revere Life Insurance in North Carolina, and Principal Life Insurance in South Carolina. Mr. York was a member of North Trenholm Baptist Church, and served as choir director for several churches including East Columbia Baptist Church. He was a member of the Gideons and was a 33rd Degree Mason. Surviving are his loving wife, Elizabeth Carlisle York; daughters, Susan Allen of North Augusta and Sara Tison (husband John) of Columbia; sons, William F. York, Jr. of Columbia and James Patrick York (wife Mary) of Lexington; grandchildren, Ashley Davis (husband Kevin), Elise Tison, Rachel Tison, John David Tison, James York Jr., Jordan York, Jason Davis (wife Jana) and Nathan Lyles; and three great-grandsons, Jackson Davis, Cooper Davis, and Dylan Davis. The family would like to thank the staff of the Brian Center, St. Andrews for the care and compassion shown to Mr. York and his family. Also a special thanks to Kim Thornton with Synergy Home Care, and to the owner and staff of the Flight Deck Restaurant in Lexington. The family requests that memorials may be made to the Gideons. Greenlawn Funeral Home 845 Leesburg Road Columbia, SC 29209 803-776-1092