Clarence “Gene” Cooley, 74, of Avondale died August 29, 2010 in Avondale. He was born December 22, 1935 in Neoga, IL to William and Oleta Cooley. The family moved to Arizona when Gene was 9. He left Arizona and joined the U. S. Navy in 1955. He was married to Connie Kay (Vickers) January 19, 1964 in Pensacola, FL. He retired in 1974 from the Navy and he and Connie moved back to Arizona. Gene was a member of the VFW and the American Legion.
Mr. Cooley is survived by his wife, Connie, his daughter Lisa DeHaan (Jeromy), his sons Kevin Cooley (Cindy) and Clarence “Buddy” Cooley Jr., his brother John (Marsha) Cooley, and his grandchildren Keegan, Sarah, Caitlin, Patrick, Jayme, Jeromy (J.J.), Nathan, and Savannah. He was preceded in death by his son Keith.
Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, September 3 at 10:00am at Thompson’s Valley West Funeral Chapel, 926 S. Litchfield Rd., Goodyear, AZ. Burial will follow with full military honors at Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix.
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