Jeane Runnels McVicker

Jeane Runnels McVicker, 94, passed away at her home in Lakeway, Texas on April 28, 2025. She was born on February 8, 1931, in Lufkin, Texas to Townsend W. Runnels and Syble Howard Runnels. Jeane managed her husband's medical office and real estate. She worked at Texas National Bank and was also a realtor. Jeane also had a used/antique furniture store in Lufkin. In Austin, she was an active member and secretary at Lakeway Church. She was a founding member and board member of White Stone Church and financed the church's building. She never shied away from hard work, which included sawing trees well into her 80s. She was stubborn as a mule, a trait she inherited from her mother, and a trait that served her well, until it didn't. She couldn't carry a tune in the bucket and teasingly "tortured" her nieces at Christmas by singing "Oh, Christmas Tree." She constantly tried to share the food on her plate with her nieces and grandson. When her grandson was in pre-school, she cooked him oatmeal every morning and then took him to school. Until she could no longer grocery shop on her own, she always made sure there were bags of frozen green beans at the house because they were his favorite food. She attended almost every flag and tackle football game he ever played in, just like attended every baseball game her son played in. Even though she hated swimming, she took her son swimming as often as he wanted and frequently had to jump in the water to save a floundering kid whose own mother was too busy gossiping to see that her child was drowning. Other than an occasional "ham on the bone" for Robert or Noah and chicken spaghetti for Suzy (enough to feed an Army), she was a purposeful terrible cook so that she didn't have to make holiday meals. She loved to share Pillsbury cinnamon rolls and black coffee with Juanita at Juanita's house. In fact, she loved to share any food with Juanita and her daughters as long as Juanita or Siba cooked, and especially if it involved sour cream. She was preceded in death by her husband Dr. B.H. McVicker; her mother Syble Runnels; her sisters Townie Squyres and Vernell Rice, and sister and best friend Juanita R. Spencer; niece Kathleen Garner; nephew Ron Rice; and father Townsend W. Runnels. Jeane's survivors are her son Robert Hunt McVicker; her grandson Noah Hunt McVicker and Noah's wife Devin McVicker; and nieces Siba Spencer, Suzy Spencer, and Kathy Squyres. A graveside service will be held on Monday, May 12, beginning at 1 P.M. at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Rusk, Texas. Services are under the direction of Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home.

Jeane Runnels McVicker

February 8, 1931 - April 28, 2025