Frank William Matchner, Jr.

Frank William Matchner, Jr., 99, of Fort Myers, FL (and formerly of Oxford, PA and Elkton, MD)
was called Home by his Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on July 1, 2019. Born September 13, 1919 in West Chester, PA, he was the son of the late Frank Wiseman Matchner, Sr and the late Martha Betts (Rickards) Matchner. He is preceded in death by his first wife of 45 years Grace Emma (Leike) Matchner; his second wife of 9 years Elizabeth (Betty) Amanda (Tarr) HerringtonMatchner; a son William Frank Matchner; a daughter Janice Elaine (Matchner) Herr; and a brother Ivan Thomas Matchner. He is survived by a brother Marvin Sypherd Matchner of Lewisville, TX; two daughters Ruth Ann (Matchner) Vincent of Headland, AL and Martha Mae (Matchner) Livingston of Citrus Springs, FL (Marshall); a son Frank Walter Matchner III of Monrovia, MD (Jean); 10 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; and 15 great-great grandchildren.

Mr. Matchner was raised in West Chester, PA and graduated from West Chester State Teachers’ College. He served in the United States Army and fought in Germany during World War II. After the war, he became a mathematics teacher at Oxford High School and Oxford Middle School, and he held second, part-time jobs for several years on the Oxford Police force and as the proprietor of Matchner’s Used Cars in Oxford. He was a life member and former Post Adjutant of the Roy W. Gibson Post #535 American Legion (Oxford), a member of the GrayNichols Post #1779 VFW (Oxford), and a member and former Captain of the Oxford Fire Company. He also volunteered as a Sunday School teacher and served on several committees of the Oxford United Methodist Church. After moving to Maryland, he became a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church (Elkton, MD) and after moving to Florida, he became a member of Grace Church (Fort Myers, FL).

A funeral service will be held in Pennsylvania at 11 am Tuesday July 9, 2019 at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St. Parkesburg, PA, with visitation beginning at 10 am. Burial with military honors will take place at Upper Octorara Cemetery in Parkesburg, PA following the service. A Celebration of Life service will be held in Florida later in July at Grace Church, 14036 Matanzas Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33905. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to Grace Church.

Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com