Forest was the first born child of John William and Lucy Jaeger Hoch, born at home on the farm in Yoakum, Texas. He was the oldest of four sons, Charles Floyd, Troy Tharston and John Junior Hoch.
When he was 18 years old, he bought his first motorcycle, a brand new 1928 Indian, which he and many of his cousins rode. He began taking John Jr, are Babe, as Forest called him with him early on. John Jr and his brothers all told the story of their mother standing on the porch yelling at Forest not to take Babe on the motorcycle, and off to town they went. When it was time for Forest to pick up his date, he brought John Jr home.
Forest started at Texas A&M, but was forced to drop out when the Depression hit. In 1939, he took his old truck and went to Houston County to work. Their he met and married Blanche Lane. It was in Houston County that Forest began Hoch Brothers Gin Company along with his brothers, Troy and John Jr in the Jones School House Community, where Blanche was born and raised. Forest learned about the cotton gin, from his grandfather, William Jaeger, who came from Germany at the age of 16, moved to Dewitt County and build one of the first cotton gins there. Forest's uncle JH Schwab, who married Forest's aunt, Martha Hoch, was also a ginner in Hochheim for a number of years.
They moved the Gin to Grapeland, where their three oldest sons, Donald, Forest(Buzz)and Michael attended school, and Scott was born in 1957. In 1962 he moved the Gin to West Texas.
Forest continued to run the Gin until his death, from a heart attack in 1966. He died at home, was a very smart and talented man.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John William & Lucy Jaeger Hoch, and grandparents August & Caroline Hoch; and grandparents William & Louise Jaeger.
FW HOCH RITES SLATED TUESDAY - STANDARD TIMES NEWS SERVICE
BIG SPRING: Forest William Hoch, 55, of the St Lawrence community near Garden City, died at 130am,Sunday in a Big Spring Hospital. He had a history of heart trouble.
Mr Hoch was born October 5, 1910 in Hochheim, and he was a gin operator and was co-owner of Hoch Brothers Gin in St Lawrence.
He was married to the former Miss Blanche Lane, November 18, 1939 in Crockett. He moved to Garden City in 1962 from Grapeland. Mr Hoch was a member of the Methodist Church in Garden City.
Services will be held at 2pm Tuesday at the First Methodist Church in Big Spring. Burial will be in Trinity Memorial Park under the direction of Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home here.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Donald Hoch of New York City, Forest Hoch of Lubbock, and Michael and Scott Hoch both of Garden City; three brothers, Floyd Hoch of San Antonio, Troy and John Hoch, both of Garden City; and two grandchildren. Nieces Linda Hoch and Nancy Lee Hoch; nephews Ralph Martin Hoch, William Floyd Hoch, Robert Lynn Hoch, Charles George Hoch and John William Hoch II.
When he was 18 years old, he bought his first motorcycle, a brand new 1928 Indian, which he and many of his cousins rode. He began taking John Jr, are Babe, as Forest called him with him early on. John Jr and his brothers all told the story of their mother standing on the porch yelling at Forest not to take Babe on the motorcycle, and off to town they went. When it was time for Forest to pick up his date, he brought John Jr home.
Forest started at Texas A&M, but was forced to drop out when the Depression hit. In 1939, he took his old truck and went to Houston County to work. Their he met and married Blanche Lane. It was in Houston County that Forest began Hoch Brothers Gin Company along with his brothers, Troy and John Jr in the Jones School House Community, where Blanche was born and raised. Forest learned about the cotton gin, from his grandfather, William Jaeger, who came from Germany at the age of 16, moved to Dewitt County and build one of the first cotton gins there. Forest's uncle JH Schwab, who married Forest's aunt, Martha Hoch, was also a ginner in Hochheim for a number of years.
They moved the Gin to Grapeland, where their three oldest sons, Donald, Forest(Buzz)and Michael attended school, and Scott was born in 1957. In 1962 he moved the Gin to West Texas.
Forest continued to run the Gin until his death, from a heart attack in 1966. He died at home, was a very smart and talented man.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John William & Lucy Jaeger Hoch, and grandparents August & Caroline Hoch; and grandparents William & Louise Jaeger.
FW HOCH RITES SLATED TUESDAY - STANDARD TIMES NEWS SERVICE
BIG SPRING: Forest William Hoch, 55, of the St Lawrence community near Garden City, died at 130am,Sunday in a Big Spring Hospital. He had a history of heart trouble.
Mr Hoch was born October 5, 1910 in Hochheim, and he was a gin operator and was co-owner of Hoch Brothers Gin in St Lawrence.
He was married to the former Miss Blanche Lane, November 18, 1939 in Crockett. He moved to Garden City in 1962 from Grapeland. Mr Hoch was a member of the Methodist Church in Garden City.
Services will be held at 2pm Tuesday at the First Methodist Church in Big Spring. Burial will be in Trinity Memorial Park under the direction of Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home here.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Donald Hoch of New York City, Forest Hoch of Lubbock, and Michael and Scott Hoch both of Garden City; three brothers, Floyd Hoch of San Antonio, Troy and John Hoch, both of Garden City; and two grandchildren. Nieces Linda Hoch and Nancy Lee Hoch; nephews Ralph Martin Hoch, William Floyd Hoch, Robert Lynn Hoch, Charles George Hoch and John William Hoch II.
Forest was the first born child of John William and Lucy Jaeger Hoch, born at home on the farm in Yoakum, Texas. He was the oldest of four sons, Charles Floyd, Troy Tharston and John Junior Hoch.
When he was 18 years old, he bought his first motorcycle, a brand new 1928 Indian, which he and many of his cousins rode. He began taking John Jr, are Babe, as Forest called him with him early on. John Jr and his brothers all told the story of their mother standing on the porch yelling at Forest not to take Babe on the motorcycle, and off to town they went. When it was time for Forest to pick up his date, he brought John Jr home.
Forest started at Texas A&M, but was forced to drop out when the Depression hit. In 1939, he took his old truck and went to Houston County to work. Their he met and married Blanche Lane. It was in Houston County that Forest began Hoch Brothers Gin Company along with his brothers, Troy and John Jr in the Jones School House Community, where Blanche was born and raised. Forest learned about the cotton gin, from his grandfather, William Jaeger, who came from Germany at the age of 16, moved to Dewitt County and build one of the first cotton gins there. Forest's uncle JH Schwab, who married Forest's aunt, Martha Hoch, was also a ginner in Hochheim for a number of years.
They moved the Gin to Grapeland, where their three oldest sons, Donald, Forest(Buzz)and Michael attended school, and Scott was born in 1957. In 1962 he moved the Gin to West Texas.
Forest continued to run the Gin until his death, from a heart attack in 1966. He died at home, was a very smart and talented man.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John William & Lucy Jaeger Hoch, and grandparents August & Caroline Hoch; and grandparents William & Louise Jaeger.
FW HOCH RITES SLATED TUESDAY - STANDARD TIMES NEWS SERVICE
BIG SPRING: Forest William Hoch, 55, of the St Lawrence community near Garden City, died at 130am,Sunday in a Big Spring Hospital. He had a history of heart trouble.
Mr Hoch was born October 5, 1910 in Hochheim, and he was a gin operator and was co-owner of Hoch Brothers Gin in St Lawrence.
He was married to the former Miss Blanche Lane, November 18, 1939 in Crockett. He moved to Garden City in 1962 from Grapeland. Mr Hoch was a member of the Methodist Church in Garden City.
Services will be held at 2pm Tuesday at the First Methodist Church in Big Spring. Burial will be in Trinity Memorial Park under the direction of Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home here.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Donald Hoch of New York City, Forest Hoch of Lubbock, and Michael and Scott Hoch both of Garden City; three brothers, Floyd Hoch of San Antonio, Troy and John Hoch, both of Garden City; and two grandchildren. Nieces Linda Hoch and Nancy Lee Hoch; nephews Ralph Martin Hoch, William Floyd Hoch, Robert Lynn Hoch, Charles George Hoch and John William Hoch II.
When he was 18 years old, he bought his first motorcycle, a brand new 1928 Indian, which he and many of his cousins rode. He began taking John Jr, are Babe, as Forest called him with him early on. John Jr and his brothers all told the story of their mother standing on the porch yelling at Forest not to take Babe on the motorcycle, and off to town they went. When it was time for Forest to pick up his date, he brought John Jr home.
Forest started at Texas A&M, but was forced to drop out when the Depression hit. In 1939, he took his old truck and went to Houston County to work. Their he met and married Blanche Lane. It was in Houston County that Forest began Hoch Brothers Gin Company along with his brothers, Troy and John Jr in the Jones School House Community, where Blanche was born and raised. Forest learned about the cotton gin, from his grandfather, William Jaeger, who came from Germany at the age of 16, moved to Dewitt County and build one of the first cotton gins there. Forest's uncle JH Schwab, who married Forest's aunt, Martha Hoch, was also a ginner in Hochheim for a number of years.
They moved the Gin to Grapeland, where their three oldest sons, Donald, Forest(Buzz)and Michael attended school, and Scott was born in 1957. In 1962 he moved the Gin to West Texas.
Forest continued to run the Gin until his death, from a heart attack in 1966. He died at home, was a very smart and talented man.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John William & Lucy Jaeger Hoch, and grandparents August & Caroline Hoch; and grandparents William & Louise Jaeger.
FW HOCH RITES SLATED TUESDAY - STANDARD TIMES NEWS SERVICE
BIG SPRING: Forest William Hoch, 55, of the St Lawrence community near Garden City, died at 130am,Sunday in a Big Spring Hospital. He had a history of heart trouble.
Mr Hoch was born October 5, 1910 in Hochheim, and he was a gin operator and was co-owner of Hoch Brothers Gin in St Lawrence.
He was married to the former Miss Blanche Lane, November 18, 1939 in Crockett. He moved to Garden City in 1962 from Grapeland. Mr Hoch was a member of the Methodist Church in Garden City.
Services will be held at 2pm Tuesday at the First Methodist Church in Big Spring. Burial will be in Trinity Memorial Park under the direction of Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home here.
Survivors include his wife; four sons, Donald Hoch of New York City, Forest Hoch of Lubbock, and Michael and Scott Hoch both of Garden City; three brothers, Floyd Hoch of San Antonio, Troy and John Hoch, both of Garden City; and two grandchildren. Nieces Linda Hoch and Nancy Lee Hoch; nephews Ralph Martin Hoch, William Floyd Hoch, Robert Lynn Hoch, Charles George Hoch and John William Hoch II.
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