~Bill D. Mitchell~
Preacher Bill D. Mitchell, age 83, of Marion, NC went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
Bill was born December 15, 1937 in the Little Creek Community in Yancey County, NC to the late Frank John Mitchell and Marie Hensley Mitchell.
After graduating from Beelog High School class of 1957, he then proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.
Bill worked as a Veneer Specialist for Columbia Forest Products for many years until his retirement.
He was the former pastor of Curdsville Church of God in Buckingham County, VA. After returning to Marion, NC he then became a member of First Christian Church of Marion, NC.
Bill loved working in his flowers and had a green thumb for it, becoming a master gardener. He was one of a kind. Bill was an expert storyteller with a wonderful sense of humor. He was always a jokester and a very special man. He will forever be missed by those who knew and loved him.
In addition to his parents, Bill is also preceded in death by six siblings, Nan Fender, Joyce Edwards, Ted Mitchell, Ella Von Mitchell, Walter Mitchell and Joan Mitchell.
Those left behind to cherish Bill's memory are his loving wife of 61 years, Shirley Watts Mitchell; three children, Rafael Mitchell (Kim), Monica Mitchell and April Shoup (Art); four grandchildren, Marcus Mitchell, Travis Peek, Ethan Mitchell (Hannah) and Hannah Woody (Dylan); one precious great-grandson, Mason Peek; five siblings, Jimmy Frank Mitchell (Doris), Norma Lewis (Henry), Mitt McCreary (Terry), Pastor Don Mitchell (Sue) and John Mitchell (Sheila); and a special sister, Floy Collins.
A funeral service to celebrate Bill's life followed at 2:00 pm at the funeral home with his brother, Pastor Don Mitchell, officiating.
Interment followed the service at Bradley Cemetery.
Westmoreland Funeral Home in Marion, NC.
North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
Name Billy D Mitchel
Gender Male
Race White
Event Type Birth
Birth Date 15 Dec 1937
Birth County Yancey
Parent1 Name Frank Mitchel
Roll number NCVR_B_C107_66001
Volume 22
Page 148
Preacher Bill D. Mitchell, age 83, of Marion, NC went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
Bill was born December 15, 1937 in the Little Creek Community in Yancey County, NC to the late Frank John Mitchell and Marie Hensley Mitchell.
After graduating from Beelog High School class of 1957, he then proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.
Bill worked as a Veneer Specialist for Columbia Forest Products for many years until his retirement.
He was the former pastor of Curdsville Church of God in Buckingham County, VA. After returning to Marion, NC he then became a member of First Christian Church of Marion, NC.
Bill loved working in his flowers and had a green thumb for it, becoming a master gardener. He was one of a kind. Bill was an expert storyteller with a wonderful sense of humor. He was always a jokester and a very special man. He will forever be missed by those who knew and loved him.
In addition to his parents, Bill is also preceded in death by six siblings, Nan Fender, Joyce Edwards, Ted Mitchell, Ella Von Mitchell, Walter Mitchell and Joan Mitchell.
Those left behind to cherish Bill's memory are his loving wife of 61 years, Shirley Watts Mitchell; three children, Rafael Mitchell (Kim), Monica Mitchell and April Shoup (Art); four grandchildren, Marcus Mitchell, Travis Peek, Ethan Mitchell (Hannah) and Hannah Woody (Dylan); one precious great-grandson, Mason Peek; five siblings, Jimmy Frank Mitchell (Doris), Norma Lewis (Henry), Mitt McCreary (Terry), Pastor Don Mitchell (Sue) and John Mitchell (Sheila); and a special sister, Floy Collins.
A funeral service to celebrate Bill's life followed at 2:00 pm at the funeral home with his brother, Pastor Don Mitchell, officiating.
Interment followed the service at Bradley Cemetery.
Westmoreland Funeral Home in Marion, NC.
North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
Name Billy D Mitchel
Gender Male
Race White
Event Type Birth
Birth Date 15 Dec 1937
Birth County Yancey
Parent1 Name Frank Mitchel
Roll number NCVR_B_C107_66001
Volume 22
Page 148
~Bill D. Mitchell~
Preacher Bill D. Mitchell, age 83, of Marion, NC went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
Bill was born December 15, 1937 in the Little Creek Community in Yancey County, NC to the late Frank John Mitchell and Marie Hensley Mitchell.
After graduating from Beelog High School class of 1957, he then proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.
Bill worked as a Veneer Specialist for Columbia Forest Products for many years until his retirement.
He was the former pastor of Curdsville Church of God in Buckingham County, VA. After returning to Marion, NC he then became a member of First Christian Church of Marion, NC.
Bill loved working in his flowers and had a green thumb for it, becoming a master gardener. He was one of a kind. Bill was an expert storyteller with a wonderful sense of humor. He was always a jokester and a very special man. He will forever be missed by those who knew and loved him.
In addition to his parents, Bill is also preceded in death by six siblings, Nan Fender, Joyce Edwards, Ted Mitchell, Ella Von Mitchell, Walter Mitchell and Joan Mitchell.
Those left behind to cherish Bill's memory are his loving wife of 61 years, Shirley Watts Mitchell; three children, Rafael Mitchell (Kim), Monica Mitchell and April Shoup (Art); four grandchildren, Marcus Mitchell, Travis Peek, Ethan Mitchell (Hannah) and Hannah Woody (Dylan); one precious great-grandson, Mason Peek; five siblings, Jimmy Frank Mitchell (Doris), Norma Lewis (Henry), Mitt McCreary (Terry), Pastor Don Mitchell (Sue) and John Mitchell (Sheila); and a special sister, Floy Collins.
A funeral service to celebrate Bill's life followed at 2:00 pm at the funeral home with his brother, Pastor Don Mitchell, officiating.
Interment followed the service at Bradley Cemetery.
Westmoreland Funeral Home in Marion, NC.
North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
Name Billy D Mitchel
Gender Male
Race White
Event Type Birth
Birth Date 15 Dec 1937
Birth County Yancey
Parent1 Name Frank Mitchel
Roll number NCVR_B_C107_66001
Volume 22
Page 148
Preacher Bill D. Mitchell, age 83, of Marion, NC went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, November 17, 2021.
Bill was born December 15, 1937 in the Little Creek Community in Yancey County, NC to the late Frank John Mitchell and Marie Hensley Mitchell.
After graduating from Beelog High School class of 1957, he then proudly served his country in the U.S. Army.
Bill worked as a Veneer Specialist for Columbia Forest Products for many years until his retirement.
He was the former pastor of Curdsville Church of God in Buckingham County, VA. After returning to Marion, NC he then became a member of First Christian Church of Marion, NC.
Bill loved working in his flowers and had a green thumb for it, becoming a master gardener. He was one of a kind. Bill was an expert storyteller with a wonderful sense of humor. He was always a jokester and a very special man. He will forever be missed by those who knew and loved him.
In addition to his parents, Bill is also preceded in death by six siblings, Nan Fender, Joyce Edwards, Ted Mitchell, Ella Von Mitchell, Walter Mitchell and Joan Mitchell.
Those left behind to cherish Bill's memory are his loving wife of 61 years, Shirley Watts Mitchell; three children, Rafael Mitchell (Kim), Monica Mitchell and April Shoup (Art); four grandchildren, Marcus Mitchell, Travis Peek, Ethan Mitchell (Hannah) and Hannah Woody (Dylan); one precious great-grandson, Mason Peek; five siblings, Jimmy Frank Mitchell (Doris), Norma Lewis (Henry), Mitt McCreary (Terry), Pastor Don Mitchell (Sue) and John Mitchell (Sheila); and a special sister, Floy Collins.
A funeral service to celebrate Bill's life followed at 2:00 pm at the funeral home with his brother, Pastor Don Mitchell, officiating.
Interment followed the service at Bradley Cemetery.
Westmoreland Funeral Home in Marion, NC.
North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
Name Billy D Mitchel
Gender Male
Race White
Event Type Birth
Birth Date 15 Dec 1937
Birth County Yancey
Parent1 Name Frank Mitchel
Roll number NCVR_B_C107_66001
Volume 22
Page 148
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