Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameFred Ritchie Hoke 
Birth4 Nov 1924, Granite Quarry, Rowan County, NC
Death18 Jan 2012, Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, Mooresville, Iredell County, NC
Burial21 Jan 2012, Glenwood Memorial Park, Mooresville, Iredell County, NC
FatherRobert Pierce Hoke (1894-1967)
MotherBeulah Virginia Brown (1896-1970)
Spouses
Birth21 Feb 1924, Richmond County, NC
Death3 Oct 2001
BurialGlenwood Memorial Park, Mooresville, Iredell County, NC
FatherLewallen Millis (1897-1978)
MotherSarah Jane Shepherd (1896-1982)
Marriage24 Sep 1954
ChildrenTeresa J. (1955-)
David Fred (1958-)
Notes for Fred Ritchie Hoke
Fred Ritchie Hoke
November 4, 1924 - January 18, 2012
Fred Ritchie Hoke, 87, of Mooresville, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.
He was born on November 4, 1924, in Granite Quarry, he was the second son of the late Robert Pierce Hoke and Beulah Virginia Brown Hoke. He attended Lenior Rhyne College for one year before enlisting in the US Army Air Force in World War II. He served in the 8th Air Force as a flight engineer, gunner on a B-24 Bomber. He flew 35 missions over Germany and several missions hauling fuel to General Patton’s Tanks. He graduated from NC State University in 1951 with a civil engineering degree. He was employed with Southern Railway as a track supervisor for twenty years and then as the Assistant City Engineer of Statesville for the next twenty years. He retired in 1990. Mr. Hoke was a dedicated member of First Presbyterian Church of Mooresville for the past 52 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Hazel Millis Hoke; three brothers, Kenneth Brown Hoke, Horace Eugene Hoke, and Robert Donald Hoke.
Mr. Hoke is survived by his children, Teresa Hoke Trimble and husband, Paul, David Fred Hoke and wife, Julia; grandsons, Ryan Paul Trimble, Jay Samuel Trimble, Neil Hoke Trimble, and granddaughter, Emilie Winston Hoke.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 21 at First Presbyterian Church in Mooresville with burial preceding at Glenwood Memorial Park in Mooresville. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 PM at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Mooresville, NC.
November 4, 1924 - January 18, 2012
Fred Ritchie Hoke, 87, of Mooresville, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center.
He was born on November 4, 1924, in Granite Quarry, he was the second son of the late Robert Pierce Hoke and Beulah Virginia Brown Hoke. He attended Lenior Rhyne College for one year before enlisting in the US Army Air Force in World War II. He served in the 8th Air Force as a flight engineer, gunner on a B-24 Bomber. He flew 35 missions over Germany and several missions hauling fuel to General Patton’s Tanks. He graduated from NC State University in 1951 with a civil engineering degree. He was employed with Southern Railway as a track supervisor for twenty years and then as the Assistant City Engineer of Statesville for the next twenty years. He retired in 1990. Mr. Hoke was a dedicated member of First Presbyterian Church of Mooresville for the past 52 years.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Hazel Millis Hoke; three brothers, Kenneth Brown Hoke, Horace Eugene Hoke, and Robert Donald Hoke.
Mr. Hoke is survived by his children, Teresa Hoke Trimble and husband, Paul, David Fred Hoke and wife, Julia; grandsons, Ryan Paul Trimble, Jay Samuel Trimble, Neil Hoke Trimble, and granddaughter, Emilie Winston Hoke.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 21 at First Presbyterian Church in Mooresville with burial preceding at Glenwood Memorial Park in Mooresville. The family will receive friends on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 PM at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Mooresville, NC.