Mrs. Evelyn McKinley
After completing her assigned work here on Earth, Evelyn Jeanette Hawthorne McKinley, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Friday, August 14, 2020, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born to Paul Emerson and Lura Mae Cornutt Hawthorne at Colbert, Oklahoma on October 1, 1936. She was a long-time member of the First Baptist Church in Lockesburg.

She worked for many years as a secretary and bookkeeper. She worked for Allied Telephone and Sevier County Farmers Cooperative in De Queen.

She graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in Dallas, Texas and later attended Henderson State College.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 63 years, John Edward McKinley; one daughter, Rhonda Joyce Coon; two brothers, James Earl and Weldon Paul Hawthorne; and one sister, Florance Marie Achimon.

She is survived by two sons, Ronald Edward McKinley of Horatio, and Jerry Randal McKinley and wife Sonya of De Queen; three grandchildren and spouses, Reagan Lynn McKinley of Bryant, Tiffany and Jeremy Craig of Grannis, and Chris and Katie Winer of Umpire; eight great-grandchildren, Braylon Liggin of Bryant, Emma and Clyde Craig of Grannis, and Elizabeth Jane, Tristan, Copelan, Crimson and Bradley Quinn Winer of Umpire; one sister and brother-in-law, Tommie Mae and Bobby Jordan of Garland, Texas; as well as, nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Evelyn McKinley will be held at 9:00 A.M., Wednesday, August 19, 2020 at the Chandler Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Jay McAlister officiating. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery, under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home, De Queen. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Tuesday, at the funeral home. You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com.

The use of a face mask or covering will be required during your time at the funeral home.