Thomas Ziba Cokely

THOMAS ZIBA COKELY Thomas Ziba Cokely was born May 13, 1951 in Hudson, N.Y. the son of Carl Leon and Evelyn Ruth (Greene) Cokely. He passed away at his Mancos, Colo. home on Monday, January 17, 2011 at the age of 59. Thomas entered the U.S. Army on January 31, 1970, serving in Vietnam. On July 7, 2008, Thomas married Linda Lee Pesteridge in Winchester, Virginia. Surviving Thomas are his wife, Linda Cokely of Mancos, Colo.; his children, Thomas A. Cokely and his companion, Roxanne Richardson of Johnson City, N.Y., Tawnya Grick and husband, Jeremy of Lawton, Penn., and Lindsay Strohl and husband, Michael of Montrose, Penn.; by a stepson, James Edward Rippeon II of Easton, Penn; by five grandchildren; and by three brothers, Dennis Cokely of Guinness, N.Y., Jerry Linfoot and Dick Linfoot. Thomas was preceded in death by his parents; and by one brother, Kendall Cokely. Cremation has taken place and services will be held at a later date.