Background
Hoke, Charles Jacob was born on August 21, 1915 in Arlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry George and Lulu Kathern (Gall) Hoke.
Hoke, Charles Jacob was born on August 21, 1915 in Arlington, Iowa, United States. Son of Henry George and Lulu Kathern (Gall) Hoke.
Student, Blue Ridge Junior College, New Windsor, Maryland., 1932-1934; Bachelor of Arts in Geology, University of Illinois, Champaign, 1934-1937.
Geologist, Phillips Petroleum, 1937-1946; senior vice president, Murphy Oil Corporation, ElDorado, Arkansas, 1946-1976; consultant, private practice, ElDorado, Arkansas, since 1976. Director Murphy Oil Corporation, ElDorado, Arkansas, 1950-1976, Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1955-1975, Ocean Oil and Gas, 1971-1980,Basic Resources Inte rnat., New York City, 1976-1980.
Trustee Lyon College, Batesvile, since 1974, Young Men’s Christian Association, Eldorado, Arkansas, 1985-1992. Fellow American Geological Society. Member American Petroleum Institute, American Association Petroleum Geologists, Society Independent Earth Scientists, Association Professional Geological Scientists., Shreveport Geological Society.
Married Floy Lee Neeley, August 28, 1938. Children: Linda Lee Bledsoe, Marsha Louise Hire.