Betty Lenore (Spooner) Wick Meyer passed away on April 24, 2021 at the age of 98. Betty was born on February 24, 1923, in Spokane, Washington, to John ‘Bill’ Spooner, her father, and Effie McNeil, her mother. She married Charles Wick in October of 1948 in Valleyford, WA and the couple had three children together (Ty, Terry, and Tim). Betty then married Richard ‘Dick’ Meyer in February 1967, in Spokane, Washington. She had two brothers and one sister (Bill, Don, and Pat) and is recognized as a Washington State Pioneer, as her family settled in the Spokane area before the state was formed.
One of the few people ever born on the then Spokane fairgrounds (Corbin Park), she was raised on a local dairy farm (the East End Dairy) which was lost during the Great Depression, and subsequently moved to the Freeman community before joining the war effort in 1943. Betty served as a stenographer at the rank of Chief Petty Officer in the United States Coast Guard Women’s Reserve, #140 unit of the SPARS. Upon leaving the service she worked for the Social Security Administration until her retirement.
She loved to travel and often times spent the winters traveling in her motorhome with her husband, Dick, to Apache Junction, AZ and also with her friends and family traveling around the United States and the world.
Betty loved to tap dance in her youth and often reminisced about performing shows at all the Spokane Theatres as well as her time on the farm, always preferring to have black and white dairy cows around in every decoration. For a period of time she even started an antique business called the Treasure Chest Antiques with her favorite collectible being milk bottles, especially the ones identifying the city and states they were from. This became a passion she shared with her grandchildren and together they catalogued her collection to continue this tradition throughout her life.
She was very active in the Rockford Historical Society serving for many years as President and helped them establish their Rockford Military Museum, where her uniform currently resides. She was also a proud member of the Westerners Association, Spokane Valley Chapter #1821 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), the Spokane Regional Council of Beta Sigma Phi, and the Spokane Valley Women of the Moose.
Betty is survived by her brother Don Spooner, daughter Terry Wick, son Tim Wick (Laura), grandchildren Gail Wick (Ryan Orth), Greg Wick (Jen), Ben Wick (Danica), Adam Wick (Amanda), great grandchildren Garnet, Edgar, Lucy, Harriet, Sabriel, Hermione, Celaena, Lincoln, Brooklyn, and Emma, step-daughters Carolyn Loy and Beverly Mickelson, step-son Mark Meyer (Berta), as well as extended family April O’Hair (Mitchell) and Kassidee. She is preceded in death by her brother Bill, sister Pat, husbands Chuck Wick and Dick Meyer, and son Ty Wick (Diane).
In lieu of flowers, please send donations in honor of Betty Meyer to the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum, PO Box 141341, Spokane Valley, WA 99214-1341
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