MECHANICSBURG • Clayton Elwood Hoke, age 97, of Country Meadows, Mechanicsburg, formerly of Valley View, Hershey and Boiling Springs, died Sunday, Jan. 27 at his residence. He was born May 28, 1921, in Big Run, a son of the late Maude B. (Shade) and the late Harry “Hoyt” J. Hoke. He was a 1940 graduate of the former Hubley Twp. High School. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving stateside as property and supply officer for the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D.C. He was a supply supervisor for the Letterkenny Army Depot, Chambersburg, until his retirement. He was preceded in death by his wife Lorraine “Pet” Hoke in 2006; by his parents; a son, Clayton E. Hoke, Jr; two sisters, Violet Herb and Dorothy Dunleavy; five brothers, Harry, Marlin, Leon and Charles Hoke and James Dunleavy. He is survived by three daughters, Jane L. Hoke, Hummelstown; Harriet L. Reed, New Cumberland; and Susan J. Hoke, South Carolina; a son, Jack A Hoke, Camp Hill; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services were held at Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, 200 West Main St., Valley View, Feb. 2. Burial was made in St. Andrew’s Cemetery, Valley View. Memorial contributions can be made to Celtic Hospice, 900 Century Dr. No. 201, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. Condolences can be left for the family at buffingtonreed.com
