Ben F. Mitchell, Sr., 83, passed away Feb. 23, 2014, at his home in Chiloquin, Ore.
Ben was born Nov. 2, 1930, at Klamath Agency to Ben Faye Mitchell and Bessie Eades Mitchell.
He was the great-great-grandson of Chief Shapasheni (Sheepy Sheepkiller).
He spent his early childhood on the family ranch at Whisky Creek, Ore. He later worked for the Klamath Tribes Roads & Forestry Department. Even later in life, he worked doing body and fender work and upholstery work.
After retiring, Ben dedicated his life to volunteering to help Native Americans in the state correctional system. He also was a member of the Klamath Tribes Cultural Heritage Committee.
Ben was an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes and was of Modoc and Pit River descent.
Survivors include his son, Ben and Kathleen Mitchell of Klamath Falls; daughter, Gwen and Emerson Smith of Warm Springs, Ore.; son, Jeff and Kathleen Mitchell of Chiloquin; daughter, Gale Mitchell and Mike Montagner of Beaverton, Ore.; son, Marc and Robin Mitchell of LaGrande, Ore.; daughter, Summer White Shirt of Vancouver, Wash.; sister, Sylvia Sharleen Underwood of Oklahoma City, Okla.; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lou Mitchell; son, Bryan Mitchell; sisters, Fayette Mitchell, Marilyn Hall, Deloria Lolly Jack and Vera Mitchell; and brother, Edward Isom Mitchell.
Published in Herald And News on Feb. 27, 2014
Ben was born Nov. 2, 1930, at Klamath Agency to Ben Faye Mitchell and Bessie Eades Mitchell.
He was the great-great-grandson of Chief Shapasheni (Sheepy Sheepkiller).
He spent his early childhood on the family ranch at Whisky Creek, Ore. He later worked for the Klamath Tribes Roads & Forestry Department. Even later in life, he worked doing body and fender work and upholstery work.
After retiring, Ben dedicated his life to volunteering to help Native Americans in the state correctional system. He also was a member of the Klamath Tribes Cultural Heritage Committee.
Ben was an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes and was of Modoc and Pit River descent.
Survivors include his son, Ben and Kathleen Mitchell of Klamath Falls; daughter, Gwen and Emerson Smith of Warm Springs, Ore.; son, Jeff and Kathleen Mitchell of Chiloquin; daughter, Gale Mitchell and Mike Montagner of Beaverton, Ore.; son, Marc and Robin Mitchell of LaGrande, Ore.; daughter, Summer White Shirt of Vancouver, Wash.; sister, Sylvia Sharleen Underwood of Oklahoma City, Okla.; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lou Mitchell; son, Bryan Mitchell; sisters, Fayette Mitchell, Marilyn Hall, Deloria Lolly Jack and Vera Mitchell; and brother, Edward Isom Mitchell.
Published in Herald And News on Feb. 27, 2014
Ben F. Mitchell, Sr., 83, passed away Feb. 23, 2014, at his home in Chiloquin, Ore.
Ben was born Nov. 2, 1930, at Klamath Agency to Ben Faye Mitchell and Bessie Eades Mitchell.
He was the great-great-grandson of Chief Shapasheni (Sheepy Sheepkiller).
He spent his early childhood on the family ranch at Whisky Creek, Ore. He later worked for the Klamath Tribes Roads & Forestry Department. Even later in life, he worked doing body and fender work and upholstery work.
After retiring, Ben dedicated his life to volunteering to help Native Americans in the state correctional system. He also was a member of the Klamath Tribes Cultural Heritage Committee.
Ben was an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes and was of Modoc and Pit River descent.
Survivors include his son, Ben and Kathleen Mitchell of Klamath Falls; daughter, Gwen and Emerson Smith of Warm Springs, Ore.; son, Jeff and Kathleen Mitchell of Chiloquin; daughter, Gale Mitchell and Mike Montagner of Beaverton, Ore.; son, Marc and Robin Mitchell of LaGrande, Ore.; daughter, Summer White Shirt of Vancouver, Wash.; sister, Sylvia Sharleen Underwood of Oklahoma City, Okla.; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lou Mitchell; son, Bryan Mitchell; sisters, Fayette Mitchell, Marilyn Hall, Deloria Lolly Jack and Vera Mitchell; and brother, Edward Isom Mitchell.
Published in Herald And News on Feb. 27, 2014
Ben was born Nov. 2, 1930, at Klamath Agency to Ben Faye Mitchell and Bessie Eades Mitchell.
He was the great-great-grandson of Chief Shapasheni (Sheepy Sheepkiller).
He spent his early childhood on the family ranch at Whisky Creek, Ore. He later worked for the Klamath Tribes Roads & Forestry Department. Even later in life, he worked doing body and fender work and upholstery work.
After retiring, Ben dedicated his life to volunteering to help Native Americans in the state correctional system. He also was a member of the Klamath Tribes Cultural Heritage Committee.
Ben was an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes and was of Modoc and Pit River descent.
Survivors include his son, Ben and Kathleen Mitchell of Klamath Falls; daughter, Gwen and Emerson Smith of Warm Springs, Ore.; son, Jeff and Kathleen Mitchell of Chiloquin; daughter, Gale Mitchell and Mike Montagner of Beaverton, Ore.; son, Marc and Robin Mitchell of LaGrande, Ore.; daughter, Summer White Shirt of Vancouver, Wash.; sister, Sylvia Sharleen Underwood of Oklahoma City, Okla.; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Lou Mitchell; son, Bryan Mitchell; sisters, Fayette Mitchell, Marilyn Hall, Deloria Lolly Jack and Vera Mitchell; and brother, Edward Isom Mitchell.
Published in Herald And News on Feb. 27, 2014
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