Evelyn Mary Cooley passed away at age 92 on Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Snowflake. Services will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 22, at the Holbrook Public Library followed by the resting of her ashes with her son Chris at the Holbrook Cemetery. She was born Nov. 28, 1924, in Lubbock County, Texas, to Walter L. Clingman and Mary Grace Webb Clingman, AZ. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Chris Everett Cooley; her husband, Everett M. Cooley; her ex-husband, Robert L. June; three brothers, Hugh Clingman, Ernest Clingman, Robert Dean Link; and a sister, Geneva Larson. Survivors include five children, Linda June Wilson of Gilbert, Richard M. June of Concord, Calif., Robert Dennis June, of Scottsdale, Leslie Koury of Lakeside and Charles P. Cooley of Snowflake; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Paul E. Link (Arta), and sister-in-law, Theresa Link, all of Lindale, Texas. Evelyn was raised and grew up in Flagstaff and Prescott, where her mother Grace and stepfather Harvey Link resided. Mr. Link worked as a laborer in the lumber industry prior to his death in 1939. Evelyn attended elementary school on the campus of Arizona State Teachers College, a rare privilege at the time. She remained in Flagstaff through high school, marriage and the birth of four children. She and the young family briefly lived in Los Angeles, Calif., where her husband was stationed during World War II. Following her marriage to Mr. Cooley and moving to Holbrook, she graduated from Lamson Business College in Phoenix and thereafter worked at the local bank in Holbrook for many years, where she made numerous lifelong friends. She also worked for Dr. Haley and Dr. Lothman in the office and as receptionist before taking a delivery/driver position. She was a passionate reader and was a popular patron at the Holbrook Public Library, where she later was employed before retiring. Evelyn and Everett enjoyed their cabin at Hawley Lake for many years. The family spent as much time as possible there looking for wildlife, gathering firewood, swimming or wading, fishing, walking and feeding the squirrels. Evelyn loved to cook at the cabin and made it a cozy home away from home. After taking decorative painting classes at Northland Pioneer College she painted all the kitchen cabinets in both homes with western scenes, as well as painting shirts and other clothing.
