Martin L. Tooke, Jr.
Martin Luther Tooke, Jr., 88, of 321 Zoar Heights Road, died March 1, 2016 at his home.
A native of Greer, son of the late Martin Luther Tooke, Sr., and Annie Laura Dill Tooke, he was a retired employee of J.P. Stevens Delta Woodside and a member of Fairview Baptist Church where he was a member of Young at Hearts. Mr. Tooke was a US Navy WWII and Korean War Veteran, and was a member of the Hejaz Marching Patrol and Chairman of Tyger River Fire Department Board of Commissioners.
Surviving are his wife, Millicent Bright Tooke, of the home; two daughters, Deb Jordan (Rudy) and Sandy Culpepper (Mike), all of Greer; one sister, Minnie Mae Vaughn, of Lyman; three grandchildren, Matt Jordan (Jamie), Chris Jordan (Whitney) and Lindsey Barnett and five great-grandchildren, Charlie and Tucker Jordan, Grady Jordan and Kamron and Kaleb Barnett.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at Wood Mortuary conducted by Dr. Henry Johnson and Rev. John Bedford.
Visitation will be held 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Wood Mortuary.
The family is at the home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tyger River Fire Department, 355 Locust Street, Lyman, SC 29365 or Greer Community Ministries, PO Box 1373, Greer, SC 29652.
Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortuary.com.
