Annabel J. Willcott, Leavenworth, passed away March 24,
2022. She was born in Omaha, NE on August 24, 1928 to
William Wallace and Della Bernice (Pollett) Crawford.
After the death of her mother, Annabel and her father
moved to Leavenworth. She started school at St. Mary's
Academy as a teenager, thus beginning her lifelong love
of and association with the Sisters of Charity of
Leavenworth.
Annabel was an executive secretary at Fort Leavenworth before relocating to
Marion, IL, with her husband Walt. After he retired, they returned to
Leavenworth where Annabel began 35 years of working for the SCL's, at Saint
Mary College, St. John Hospital, and the Mother House, retiring in 2016. She
remained close to the SCL's all of her life and was proud to be an Associate of the
Sister of Charity Leavenworth (SCLA).
On January 28, 1950, Annabel married Walter F. Willcott. They had three children,
Ronald, Della, and Amy.
Annabel is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Walt, infant son
Randall, son Ronald, and daughter-in-law, Rosanne.
She is survived by her two daughters, cousin Robert Crawford and his wife
Marilyn of North Platte, NE, two grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, many
nieces and nephews.
Mass of Christian Burial will be April 2, 2022 at St. Francis de Sales Church, 900
Ida, Lansing, KS at 10:30. Family will greet friends beginning 9:30 at the church.
Memorial contributions are suggested to St. Francis de Sales Church and Meals on
Wheels, care of the Council on Aging, 1830 S Broadway, Leavenworth or to the
choice of the donor.
The family would like to thank Evergreen Hospice of Olathe for their wonderful
care and kindness.