Cleah Dayle (Evans) Tinker

Cleah Dayle Tinker left peacefully from this earthly life on Sunday, May 7, 2017. She was born in Snowflake, Az. on April 1, 1936 to Jess and Delilah Evans. The family moved to Flora Vista in 1944. Cleah met Lyle Tinker in high School and he fell in love with the beautiful majorette, and they were married January 25, 1952. Mom and Dad accomplished much in their 62 years of together. She thrived at her lifelong passion of loving and caring for her family and home.

Cleah was preceded in death by her husband Lyle, parents, sisters: Myrna, Mary Leona Evans and Donna Tinker as well as her son-in-law Joe Farrell. She is survived by her daughters: Beverly Farrell, Shawna Martinez and Glenna (Bob) Armenta; sister Elaine Harris, brothers Walter and Dean Evans; grandchildren Brian Farrell, Cory ( Catie) Farrell and Demetrio Martinez and one great-granddaughter Madison Farrell.


A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 11th at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 804 W. Blanco Blvd. in Bloomfield. Interment will follow at the Memory Gardens Cemetery, 6917 E. Main St. in Farmington.

Cleah's care is entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute St. in Farmington, 505-325-8688. Those who wish to express their condolences may do so at serenityandcompany.com.