Ralph Hoar, Sr.

1923 - 1997  (74 years)

• Name	Ralph Hoar
  Suffix	Sr.
  Born	24 Jan 1923	Richmond, Henrico Co, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930
  Died	16 Sep 1997	Toano, James City Co, Virginia, USA
  Buried	Norge, James City Co, Viirginia, USA (Olive Branch Christian Church Cemetery)
  Person ID	I8986	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Ralph Hoar,   b. 13 Oct 1893, Grand Lake Stream, Washington Co, Maine, USA ,   d. 6 Sep 1974, Norge, James City Co, Virginia, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Jane Pugh,   b. 14 Sep 1896, Byrdten, , Virginia, USA ,   d. 4 Sep 1986, Toano, James City Co, Virginia, USA  (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F4004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Meadows,   b. 12 Mar 1921, Elkton, Page Co, Virginia, USA ,   d. 24 Mar 2005, Toano, James City Co, Virginia, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1941	Newport News, , Virginia, USA
  Children	1. Ralph Hoar, Jr.,   b. 13 Jul 1945, Williamsburg, James City Co, Virginia, USA ,   d. 21 Sep 2001, Arlington, Virginia, USA  (Age 56 years)   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F4006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=59328127 [[ Obituary: RALPH W. HOAR: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice Daily Press (Newport News, VA) - September 18, 1997 Deceased Name: RALPH W. HOAR TOANO - Ralph W. Hoar, 74, civic leader and lifelong resident of James City County, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 16, 1997, of cancer at his home in Toano. Mr. Hoar was born in Richmond at St. Luke's Hospital and graduated from Toano High School and Coyne Electrical School. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy and worked as a civilian at the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown. He retired in 1978. After retiring, he and Margaret Meadows Hoar, his wife of 55 years, divided their time between residences in Toano and Bonita Springs, Fla. Throughout his life, Mr. Hoar was active in civic affairs in his community. He was a founding member and president of the James City-Bruton Volunteer Rescue Squad and taught first aid to the squad's early volunteers. He was also president of the James City-Bruton Volunteer Fire Department and was instrumental in building the Toano fire house solely with private contributions and volunteer labor. Mr. Hoar was scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 205 in Toano, past master of Chickahominy Masonic Lodge 286 and deacon, elder and Sunday school superintendent at Olive Branch Christian Church. He was president of the Toano Lions Club. He served as board member of the Lime Tree Owners Association in Bonita Springs, Fla. Mr. Hoar was a talented electrician, woodworker and woodcarver. He was known for his generosity, his quiet strength, his warm smile and gentle wit. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Meadows Hoar; brothers, Bobby Neal Hoar of Norge and Earl "Genie" Hoar of Williamsburg; sister, Doris Trait of Long Beach, Calif.; three sons, Ralph W. Hoar Jr. of Arlington, James C. Hoar of Richmond and Robert Wayne Hoar of Williamsburg; and seven grandchildren, Jason Hoar, Tyler Hoar, Jennifer Kitson, Amanda Kitson, Cara Hoar, Adrienne Hoar and Patrick Hoar. Funeral services will be held on Friday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. at Olive Branch Christian Church with the Rev. William Whitehurst and the Rev. Michael O. Christensen officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at Bucktrout of Williamsburg from 7 to 8 p.m. today. Memorials may be made to the James City-Bruton Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 321, Toano, Va. 23168. Bucktrout of Williamsburg is in charge of arrangements. Edition: Final Page: C4