Beth Tyner grew up in the small town of St. George, South Carolina. Growing up, Beth and her two sisters’ main hobbies were sports and reading. These activities were encouraged by their mother, an athletic woman who taught Beth and her sisters how to swim, fish, and play tennis and basketball. Aside from teaching Beth how to enjoy the outdoors, her mother also passed down her main passion—the love of the written word.
Following college and marriage, Beth convinced her husband, Mack, to move back to Saint George, where they both began working at her father’s hardware store. While originally intended to be a temporary situation, Beth and Mack ended up owning and running “the store” for over 30 years. In the beginning, neither expected hardware store to be a permanent fixture in their lives. However, both are thankful for how the store has shaped their lives and the lives of their four children. While the family hardware store closed after 65 years of service, Beth was determined to ensure that the memories and history surrounding the store were not forgotten. Beth originally wrote “Inside The George” for her grandchildren to give them a glimpse of how their grandparents and parents’ lives were shaped by the family business, its customers, its employees and the local community.
Beth still resides in Saint George, South Carolina, with her husband, and she fills her days with gardening, cheering for her South Carolina Gamecocks, and, most importantly, spending time with family.