Evelyn Kay Whitcomb Harvill
November 23, 1953-November 12, 2022
Evelyn Kay Whitcomb Harvill, beloved and feisty mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend, passed away at age 68 on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, in Elwood after a sudden cardiac event.
She was born on Nov. 23, 1953 in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Ms. Harvill attended Littleton Senior High School, in Littleton, Massachusetts, and was a member of the National Honor Society. Throughout her career, she has been described by her co-workers and managers as an essential part of their success and an extremely hard worker. She enjoyed her work and spent the last decade with Cognia Inc in Dover, NH, where her supervisor, Jen Carton, became a dear family friend.
But of all her life’s work, Ms. Harvill’s deepest joy was in the relationships she created with her children and grandchildren, who filled her life with laughter, purpose, and unabashed delight. Her commitment to these relationships was so sincere that after spending most of her life in New England, she chose to move to Elwood in 2021 so that she could be closer to her daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren to continue watching them grow into the wonderful people they are still becoming.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law David Harvill and Stephanie Schanda; daughter and son-in-law Sarah and David Gray; 4 grandchildren Cardon, Maggie, “Hope” Charlotte and David-Benjamin Gray; mother Rita May Duncan Wicks; 5 sisters Peggy Lapin, Felicia Rai, Leslie Whitcomb, Brenda Merrill, and Juanita Hammond; brother Oliver Adams Whitcomb III; aunt Barbara Whitcomb; a large extended family and many wonderful friends.
She was preceded in death by her “Grammy” and “Pa,” Margaret and Oliver Adams Whitcomb Sr; “Nana,” Thora Otterson Mekkelsen Eager; 2 brothers Chris Whitcomb and Jimmy Lewis Waters, Jr.; uncle Henry Whitcomb; 2 cousins Bryan Whitcomb and Tim Lapin; and brother-in-law Marc Lapin.
A visitation is scheduled to be held on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 from 5-6 p.m. in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Chapel, 11257 Temple Dr. Carmel, where the Funeral Service is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
A Memorial and interment for family and friends will take place in New England at a later date with details forthcoming.
Flowers in honor of Ms. Harvill may be sent to the chapel address listed above.
Memorial donations may be made to PREVAIL: crisis intervention & restorative support services of Nobelsville (prevailinc.com/index.php/general-donations).
And if you really wish to celebrate her vivid life, turn up your favorite song, close your eyes, and dance like nobody’s watching. We know she is!
Bussell Family Funerals is privileged to assist the family in arrangements.