Obituary from Observer-News Enterprise, 16 Jul 1986.
CLAREMONT - Avery Eugene Hoke, 69, of Claremont, died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem after a lingering illness. Born Aug. 7, 1916, in Catawba County, he was the son of the late Avery M. and Minnie Moser Hoke.
He was the retired owner of the Claremont Cafe.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Zoie Warren and Mrs. Ollie Morrow and two brothers, Walter and Fred Hoke.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church by the Rev. William Wood, were he was a livetime member. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Geneva Walling Hoke; three sons, Larry, Jerry and Perry Hoke, all of Claremont; two daughters, Janie Edwards and Janice Moser, both of Claremont; two brothers, Everette Hoke and Phil Ray Hoke, both of Claremont; and one sister, Mary Warren of Claremont.
The family will received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Drum Funeral Home in Conover.
Memorials may be made to Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.
Gene started and operated the famous Claremont Cafe where everyone who has ever been in the area has eaten. The legendary menu consists of hamburgers, hot dogs, and other sandwiches plus full breakfasts. The cafe became a gathering place for locals to eat and socialize.
A family enterprise, his children worked with him until poor health forced his retirement, then son Larry continued the cafe with the help of his siblings and other relatives. Now Larry is retired and the next generations serve the burgers and dogs to legions of faithful patrons, some who eat and run, and some stop and visit for awhile.
CLAREMONT - Avery Eugene Hoke, 69, of Claremont, died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem after a lingering illness. Born Aug. 7, 1916, in Catawba County, he was the son of the late Avery M. and Minnie Moser Hoke.
He was the retired owner of the Claremont Cafe.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Zoie Warren and Mrs. Ollie Morrow and two brothers, Walter and Fred Hoke.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church by the Rev. William Wood, were he was a livetime member. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Geneva Walling Hoke; three sons, Larry, Jerry and Perry Hoke, all of Claremont; two daughters, Janie Edwards and Janice Moser, both of Claremont; two brothers, Everette Hoke and Phil Ray Hoke, both of Claremont; and one sister, Mary Warren of Claremont.
The family will received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Drum Funeral Home in Conover.
Memorials may be made to Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.
Gene started and operated the famous Claremont Cafe where everyone who has ever been in the area has eaten. The legendary menu consists of hamburgers, hot dogs, and other sandwiches plus full breakfasts. The cafe became a gathering place for locals to eat and socialize.
A family enterprise, his children worked with him until poor health forced his retirement, then son Larry continued the cafe with the help of his siblings and other relatives. Now Larry is retired and the next generations serve the burgers and dogs to legions of faithful patrons, some who eat and run, and some stop and visit for awhile.
Obituary from Observer-News Enterprise, 16 Jul 1986.
CLAREMONT - Avery Eugene Hoke, 69, of Claremont, died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem after a lingering illness. Born Aug. 7, 1916, in Catawba County, he was the son of the late Avery M. and Minnie Moser Hoke.
He was the retired owner of the Claremont Cafe.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Zoie Warren and Mrs. Ollie Morrow and two brothers, Walter and Fred Hoke.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church by the Rev. William Wood, were he was a livetime member. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Geneva Walling Hoke; three sons, Larry, Jerry and Perry Hoke, all of Claremont; two daughters, Janie Edwards and Janice Moser, both of Claremont; two brothers, Everette Hoke and Phil Ray Hoke, both of Claremont; and one sister, Mary Warren of Claremont.
The family will received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Drum Funeral Home in Conover.
Memorials may be made to Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.
Gene started and operated the famous Claremont Cafe where everyone who has ever been in the area has eaten. The legendary menu consists of hamburgers, hot dogs, and other sandwiches plus full breakfasts. The cafe became a gathering place for locals to eat and socialize.
A family enterprise, his children worked with him until poor health forced his retirement, then son Larry continued the cafe with the help of his siblings and other relatives. Now Larry is retired and the next generations serve the burgers and dogs to legions of faithful patrons, some who eat and run, and some stop and visit for awhile.
CLAREMONT - Avery Eugene Hoke, 69, of Claremont, died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem after a lingering illness. Born Aug. 7, 1916, in Catawba County, he was the son of the late Avery M. and Minnie Moser Hoke.
He was the retired owner of the Claremont Cafe.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mrs. Zoie Warren and Mrs. Ollie Morrow and two brothers, Walter and Fred Hoke.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church by the Rev. William Wood, were he was a livetime member. The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Geneva Walling Hoke; three sons, Larry, Jerry and Perry Hoke, all of Claremont; two daughters, Janie Edwards and Janice Moser, both of Claremont; two brothers, Everette Hoke and Phil Ray Hoke, both of Claremont; and one sister, Mary Warren of Claremont.
The family will received friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Drum Funeral Home in Conover.
Memorials may be made to Mount Calvary Lutheran Church.
Gene started and operated the famous Claremont Cafe where everyone who has ever been in the area has eaten. The legendary menu consists of hamburgers, hot dogs, and other sandwiches plus full breakfasts. The cafe became a gathering place for locals to eat and socialize.
A family enterprise, his children worked with him until poor health forced his retirement, then son Larry continued the cafe with the help of his siblings and other relatives. Now Larry is retired and the next generations serve the burgers and dogs to legions of faithful patrons, some who eat and run, and some stop and visit for awhile.
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