I-69 Heritage Corridor - Grant County
DeKalb Cty -- Coney
-- Hochstettler
-- Houser
-- Minard
-- Myers
-- Placencia
-- Riser
-- Waterloo jam session
-- Sarasien
-- Sechler
-- Stackhouse
-- Rowe
Grant Cty -- Adkins
-- Butler
-- Petro
-- Neuhouser
-- Garage pickers
-- Cox
-- Hoke
-- Cash
-- Powers
Hamilton Cty -- Bundy
-- Davis
-- Day
-- Gordon
-- Cricket players
-- Dr. Bomie Han
-- Gerald Terry
-- Bobbie Kauffman
Delaware Cty -- Jackson
-- Doris Jean Coil
-- Ronald Davis
-- John Zile
-- Ken Shipley
-- Atchade
-- Roberts
Allen Cty -- Mowry
-- Zehner
-- Bozarth
-- Cynar
-- Lengacher
-- Gorman
-- Hollman
-- Patria Smith
-- Penny Myers
-- Rugsaken
Madison Cty -- Spencer
-- Joe Rice
-- Theoharris
-- Carol Ball
-- Greg Adams
Huntington Cty -- Enyeart
-- Glessner
-- Alice Stickler
-- Company Singers
-- Dick Hinton
-- Goldenberg
-- Jay Peters
-- Gil Shideler
Henry Cty -- Bennett
Willis Hoke holding a wooden horse he carved --
Photo by Lisa Gabbert
Willis Hoke -- Wood carver
Mr. Hoke's workshop is located in what looks to be a side addition to the garage. His workshop is filled with hundreds of different kinds of figures, including horses, fish, mules, buggies, circus scenes, bears, different types of birds, and a Ferris wheel and merry-go-round that move.
It is clear, however, that his primary passion is horses, which constitute the bulk of the figures. There were many different kinds of horses hitched to wagons and buggies, including draft horses and horses pulling plows. Most of these had people with them as well. He also carves large carousel horses. His passion for horses clearly stems from his life as a farmer. It is what he knows and loves best.