Mrs. Bobbie McIver Sox passed away July 27, 2021. She was born March 14, 1927 to the late Tracy C. McIver and Louise Bryant McIver of Hamlet, NC. She was the wife of Thomas L. Sox, Sr. “Wink” of Lexington, SC.
A service will be held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, July 31 at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church, Lexington, SC. The family will greet friends following the service in the fellowship hall.
Mrs. Sox was a graduate of Rockingham High School and Mercy Hospital in Charlotte. She worked as a nurse for Dr. Liverman at Liverman Hospital for a number of years and later for Rikard Nursing Home for about 30 years. She was a lifelong caregiver. She was a member of St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church where she often volunteered. Bobbie’s greatest love was her family. She enjoyed life’s simple pleasures and was known for being a great cook. No one has yet mastered her homemade biscuits or dressing. You never left her home empty-handed. She and her devoted husband were married for 71 years. She will be greatly missed.
She is predeceased by her brothers, John McIver and Charlie McIver and sister, JoAnne Smith. She is survived by her husband “Wink” Sox of Lexington; son Thomas L. Sox, Jr. and wife Ginger of Lexington; son, Joel Sox of Gaston; two grandchildren, Abby Beard of Lexington and Jason Sox of Charleston; 4 great grandchildren, Holly, Olivia, Alston and Anna Kate; a brother, Don McIver; brother, Richard McIver and sister, Debbie Walters as well as many loving friends and family.
A special thanks to the staff and residents of Oakleaf Village for their care and friendships. Online condolences may be made to the family at caughmanlexington.com.
In lieu of flowers, you may make memorials to St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church building fund of Lexington.
