Services for Vernon Mitchell, 75, of Palestine will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Evangelistic Temple with Dr. Barry Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
Mr. Mitchell died Saturday in a local nursing home.
He was born Aug. 5, 1928 in Percilla to Bennie Mitchell and Willie Coleman Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell was a member of the Evangelistic Temple Church and the Augusta Masonic Lodge. He was a rancher.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Donna Gale; sisters, Benola Daniels and Leota Mitchell; and brothers, Porter Mitchell and Harold Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell is survived by daughters, Verna Jean Nall and Jennifer Wallace, both of Tennessee Colony, Denise Gilliam of Palestine, Beth Maeker of Lubbock and Cindy Lanier of Stephenville; son, Benny Mitchell of Palestine; sisters, Leona Dickey of Percilla and Flora Mae Jones of Rusk; 15 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, James Robert Vincent, Jake Holiday, William Riker, Matthew Riker, Ryan Maeker and Jeremy Lanier. Honorary pallbearers will be Travis Lanier and Payton Wallace.
Condolence calls will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. January 19, 2004.
Services for Vernon Mitchell, 75, of Palestine will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Evangelistic Temple with Dr. Barry Roberts officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery under the direction of Bailey & Foster Funeral Home.
Mr. Mitchell died Saturday in a local nursing home.
He was born Aug. 5, 1928 in Percilla to Bennie Mitchell and Willie Coleman Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell was a member of the Evangelistic Temple Church and the Augusta Masonic Lodge. He was a rancher.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Donna Gale; sisters, Benola Daniels and Leota Mitchell; and brothers, Porter Mitchell and Harold Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell is survived by daughters, Verna Jean Nall and Jennifer Wallace, both of Tennessee Colony, Denise Gilliam of Palestine, Beth Maeker of Lubbock and Cindy Lanier of Stephenville; son, Benny Mitchell of Palestine; sisters, Leona Dickey of Percilla and Flora Mae Jones of Rusk; 15 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be grandsons, James Robert Vincent, Jake Holiday, William Riker, Matthew Riker, Ryan Maeker and Jeremy Lanier. Honorary pallbearers will be Travis Lanier and Payton Wallace.
Condolence calls will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. January 19, 2004.
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