Evelyn Ann Sickel Whittaker

Evelyn Ann Sickel Whittaker, age 84, of Hazen, died peacefully on May 10, 2015. She was born February 27, 1931 in Tollville, Arkansas, the daughter of Blanche and Adolph Sickel. She lived in Prairie County most of her life and was a life-long member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Tollville. Evelyn Ann graduated from De Valls Bluff high School and then attended Texas State College for Women (now TWU) in Denton, Texas. In 1971 she bought the Country Closet in Hazen and managed it for 28 years before retiring. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Don Whittaker, and brother, Horace "Pete" Sickel. She leaves her two daughters, Cindy Allen and husband, Dave of Batesville, Arkansas and Candy Linn and husband, Donald of Cottonwood Falls, Kansas; two granddaughters, Erin Finzer and husband, Bert of Little Rock and Kathryn Lagus and husband, Todd of the Woodlands, Texas; one grandson, Brad Allen and wife, Brandy of Fayetteville and four great-grandchildren; also, two very special nephews and their families, Lindy and Alan Sickel of Tollville. A service will be held at 3 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Tollville on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. The family will receive friends at the church Parish Hall from 2 to 3 p.m. prior to the memorial service. Graveside service will be immediately following in the Hazen Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Westbrook Funeral Home in Hazen. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to St. Peter's Episcopal Church 1432 Hwy. 86 East, De Valls Bluff, Ark. 72041 or to the Hazen Cemetery, P.O. Box 92 Hazen, Ark. 72064. Online obituary at www.westbrookfuneralhomehazen.com.