Ross Hoke, 61, died at his residence at 321 South Lafayette street, at 8:40 last night. He had undergone operation last Oct. 7 at St. Louis for tumor on the brain and had been bedfast since last September.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Clugston funeral home. The Rev. Colin Robertson will officiate, with burial in Ipava cemetery. The Ipava Masonic lodge, of which he was a member, will conduct services.
He was born Oct. 13, 1888 in Fulton county, a son of Emanuel and Alice Jane Lau Hoke. All of his life was spent in Farmers township, Fulton county, except for the last eight years in Macomb. He was a farmer. He was married Dec. 11, 1915 to Chloie Mae Clemens, who survives with a son, George R. Hoke, Macomb route two, and a grandson Kenneth Ross Hoke. Also surviving are a brother and two sisters, Martin C. Hoke, Macomb route one, Mrs. Gertrude Defenbaugh of Peoria and Mrs. Amanda Chambers of Mt. Auburn, Ia., a half-brother, Harry Hoke of Lewistown, and four half-sisters, Mrs. Alfred Johnson of Bushnell, Mrs. Fairy Landis of Avant, Okla., Mrs. Dollie Reneau of Canton and Mrs. Carrie Landis of Skiatook, Okla. A half-brother, Harvey, a sister, Mrs. Ida Barnes, and four half-sisters, Mrs. Anna Johnson, Mrs. Alice Zindel, Mrs. Leah Huston and Mrs. Lucy Lackey, are deceased.
Friends may call at the Hoke residence after 2 p.m. Sunday until 10 a.m. Tuesday.
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IPAVA — The announcement came to Ipava Saturday, saying that Ross Hoke of Macomb had died at a Macomb hospital. The funeral was held in Macomb Sunday. Burial was in the Ipava cemetery.
Mr. Hoke was formerly of near Ipava until the government took the farm he resided on at Camp Ellis. He was the husband of the former Chloe Clemens. He has one son, George Hoke of Macomb. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and O. E. S. He had been in poor health for several years.
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IPAVA — Ross Hoke, 61, died at his home in Macomb, Friday, Sept. 8. He had undergone an operation last October 7 at St. Louis for tumor on the brain and had been bedfast for many months.
He was born Oct. 13, 1888 in Fulton county, a son of Emanuel and Alice Jane (Lau) Hoke. All his life was spent in Farmers township near Ipava, except for the last eight years in Macomb. He was a farmer. He was married Dec. 11, 1915 to Chloie Mae Clemens who survives, with a son, George R. Hoke, Macomb, and a grandson Kenneth Hoke. Also surviving are a brother and two sisters, Martin Hoke, Macomb, Mrs. Gertrude Defenbaugh of Peoria and Mrs. Amanda Chambers of Mt. Auburn, Iowa, a half brother, Harry Hoke of Lewistown and four half-sisters, Mrs. Alfred Johnson of Bushnell, Mrs. Fairy Landis of Avant, Okla., Mrs. Dollie Reneau of Canton and Mrs. Carrie Landis of Skiratook, Okla.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12th at the Clugston funeral home, Macomb. The Rev. Colin Robertson officiated, with burial in Ipava cemetery. The Masonic lodge of which he was a member conducted the services.
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