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Melba Cooley

Melba Cooley

Female 1920 - 2016  (95 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has 94 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Melba Cooley 
    Birth 11 Dec 1920  Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Initiatory (LDS) 7 Apr 1942  ARIZO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FamilySearch ID LXWY-LNV 
    Death 19 Oct 2016  Lindon, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 24 Oct 2016  City of Mesa Cemetery, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I162340  mytree
    Last Modified 25 Feb 2024 

    Father Freeman Cooley,   b. 23 Nov 1888, Joseph, Sevier, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1984, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Mother Pearl Wallrade Whipple,   b. 17 Jan 1893, Colonia Juárez, Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, México Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1979, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 4 Sep 1912  El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F41187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Haskell Vaud Stradling,   b. 15 Oct 1918, St. Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 2005, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 10 Apr 1942  Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. M Brent Stradling
     2. Jolaine Stradling
     3. Denna Stradling,   b. 6 Feb 1946, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 2011, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     4. Greg Stradling
     5. Sally Stradling,   b. 4 Mar 1950, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Nov 2003, Cassville, Barry, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     6. Lonnie Stradling
     7. Katherine Stradling
    Family ID F41259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 May 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Dec 1920 - Gilbert, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsInitiatory (LDS) - 7 Apr 1942 - ARIZO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Apr 1942 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Oct 2016 - Lindon, Utah, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 24 Oct 2016 - City of Mesa Cemetery, Maricopa, Arizona, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Obituary:
      Melba Cooley Stradling, 95 of Lindon, Utah, passed away October 19, 201 6 . Melba was born in Gilbert, Arizona December 11, 1920 to Freeman and P ea rl Cooley. She was married to the late Haskell V. Stradling in the Mes a A rizona Temple April 10, 1942. Together they raised seven children . A life time Arizona resident, Melba lived a life of service to her fami ly and ot hers who knew her. She served a mission with her husband for th e Church o f Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the Nashville, Tennesse e Mission . They served their entire mission in Morgantown, Kentucky wher e they mad e new lifetime friends.

      Melba was a dedicated and sweet example of Motherhood to her children a n d her posterity. Melba had an interest in health and natural healing a n d was great in the kitchen. She could take any recipe and make a health ie r version. Many who met Melba wanted to know how to live like she did.

      Melba’s family consists of: her beloved late husband, Haskell, who prece d ed her in death in 2005; her children: M. Brent (Bettie), Jolaine (Way n e Moffett), Denna deceased in 2011 (Gail Marble), Greg (Fay), Sally dec ea sed 2003 (Martin Hornberger), Lonnie (Dawna), and Katherine (Lee Hendr ick s); 52 grandchildren; 111 great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandch ildr en; Melba is also survived by a sister, Velma Huffaker, and a brothe r, Ch arles Cooley, both of Arizona.

      Funeral Services for Melba will be Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the Lin d on Central Stake Center, 56 East 600 North, Lindon, UT 84042 at 4:0 0 P M . There will be a viewing prior to the services from 2:30-3:30. Mel ba wil l be buried in the Mesa City Cemetery alongside her husband. Ther e will b e a Graveside service Monday, October 24, 2016 at the Mesa Cit y Cemeter y at 12:00 noon.