Background
Tooke was born in DeRidder in Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana, to Charles Tooke, Senior (1880-1951), a native of Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana, and the former Bessie Lee Roberts (1887-1961).
Tooke was born in DeRidder in Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana, to Charles Tooke, Senior (1880-1951), a native of Bienville Parish in northwestern Louisiana, and the former Bessie Lee Roberts (1887-1961).
Tooke was a lieutenant in the United States Navy Reserve during World World War World War II He worked in the military government and civil affairs of the Navy in the Pacific Theater of Operations. Tooke is interred at Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport.