Sally Ann Pickens of Batesville passed away due to COVID-19 related illness on Dec. 20, 2020.
She was born Oct. 1, 1956, in Batesville, AR to Edna Bratton Pickens and Charles J. Pickens.
She was a 1975 graduate of Kilgore High School in Kilgore, TX, and attended Kilgore Junior College. During her working years, she primarily worked with organizations that helped troubled young people. She was a member of Southside United Methodist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents, brother Charley Pickens and sister Mickie Pickens.
She is survived by a brother Jack (Cindy) Pickens of Heber Springs, a sister Vickie Shaver Couch (Bill) of Batesville, and her dearest friend Gina Robertson of Batesville.
A private burial service will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Humane Society of Independence County.
