CHARLES MITCHELL, 70, WAS CHARTER MEMBER OF CHURCH
Whether it was traveling to Prague to spread the word of the Gospel or helping console the souls of prisoners, Charles Joseph Mitchell loved working with people.
The Winter Park resident known as Uncle Charlie died Tuesday. He was 70.
''He loved people and people loved him,'' said Jean Mitchell, his wife. ''And he loved his church.''
For more than 25 years, Mitchell worked as a salesman for Oxford Chemicals. But his real passion was doing the Lord's work as a charter member of Orangewood Presbyterian Church.
On Sunday mornings, Mitchell would greet parishioners outside the Maitland church with his contagious laugh and gregarious nature, said Dr. Charles Green, pastor emeritus of Orangewood Presbyterian and a close friend.
Every year since 1991, Mitchell traveled to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, as part of an evangelical missionary group to work with children and teenagers.
He also was involved with a prison ministry and would drive to Florida State Prison near Starke on Saturday mornings to counsel prisoners on death row.
Mitchell also enjoyed politics. In 1960 and 1964, the Wilmington, N.C., native worked with Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign and spearheaded the Republican Party in North Carolina, an area rich with Southern Democrats, his wife said. Mitchell also ran for treasurer of the state.
In 1994, he helped Allen Trovillion, R-Winter Park, win his District 36 Florida House seat and was involved with the campaigns of U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum, R-Longwood, and state Rep. Bob Starks, R-Casselberry.
Mitchell was a Navy veteran of World War II and past president of the Winter Park High School Booster Club. He was on the board of directors for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
''He was the most popular man in Orlando; more people knew him than the mayor,'' Green said.
Besides his wife, survivors include sons, Charles J. Mitchell Jr., Altamonte Springs, Gregory B. Mitchell, Cincinnati; brother, George L. Mitchell, Davidson, N.C.; sister, Emma Wilcox, Wilmington, N.C.; and three grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Orlando.
Published in the Orlando Sentinel, May 29, 1997.
Whether it was traveling to Prague to spread the word of the Gospel or helping console the souls of prisoners, Charles Joseph Mitchell loved working with people.
The Winter Park resident known as Uncle Charlie died Tuesday. He was 70.
''He loved people and people loved him,'' said Jean Mitchell, his wife. ''And he loved his church.''
For more than 25 years, Mitchell worked as a salesman for Oxford Chemicals. But his real passion was doing the Lord's work as a charter member of Orangewood Presbyterian Church.
On Sunday mornings, Mitchell would greet parishioners outside the Maitland church with his contagious laugh and gregarious nature, said Dr. Charles Green, pastor emeritus of Orangewood Presbyterian and a close friend.
Every year since 1991, Mitchell traveled to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, as part of an evangelical missionary group to work with children and teenagers.
He also was involved with a prison ministry and would drive to Florida State Prison near Starke on Saturday mornings to counsel prisoners on death row.
Mitchell also enjoyed politics. In 1960 and 1964, the Wilmington, N.C., native worked with Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign and spearheaded the Republican Party in North Carolina, an area rich with Southern Democrats, his wife said. Mitchell also ran for treasurer of the state.
In 1994, he helped Allen Trovillion, R-Winter Park, win his District 36 Florida House seat and was involved with the campaigns of U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum, R-Longwood, and state Rep. Bob Starks, R-Casselberry.
Mitchell was a Navy veteran of World War II and past president of the Winter Park High School Booster Club. He was on the board of directors for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
''He was the most popular man in Orlando; more people knew him than the mayor,'' Green said.
Besides his wife, survivors include sons, Charles J. Mitchell Jr., Altamonte Springs, Gregory B. Mitchell, Cincinnati; brother, George L. Mitchell, Davidson, N.C.; sister, Emma Wilcox, Wilmington, N.C.; and three grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Orlando.
Published in the Orlando Sentinel, May 29, 1997.
CHARLES MITCHELL, 70, WAS CHARTER MEMBER OF CHURCH
Whether it was traveling to Prague to spread the word of the Gospel or helping console the souls of prisoners, Charles Joseph Mitchell loved working with people.
The Winter Park resident known as Uncle Charlie died Tuesday. He was 70.
''He loved people and people loved him,'' said Jean Mitchell, his wife. ''And he loved his church.''
For more than 25 years, Mitchell worked as a salesman for Oxford Chemicals. But his real passion was doing the Lord's work as a charter member of Orangewood Presbyterian Church.
On Sunday mornings, Mitchell would greet parishioners outside the Maitland church with his contagious laugh and gregarious nature, said Dr. Charles Green, pastor emeritus of Orangewood Presbyterian and a close friend.
Every year since 1991, Mitchell traveled to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, as part of an evangelical missionary group to work with children and teenagers.
He also was involved with a prison ministry and would drive to Florida State Prison near Starke on Saturday mornings to counsel prisoners on death row.
Mitchell also enjoyed politics. In 1960 and 1964, the Wilmington, N.C., native worked with Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign and spearheaded the Republican Party in North Carolina, an area rich with Southern Democrats, his wife said. Mitchell also ran for treasurer of the state.
In 1994, he helped Allen Trovillion, R-Winter Park, win his District 36 Florida House seat and was involved with the campaigns of U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum, R-Longwood, and state Rep. Bob Starks, R-Casselberry.
Mitchell was a Navy veteran of World War II and past president of the Winter Park High School Booster Club. He was on the board of directors for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
''He was the most popular man in Orlando; more people knew him than the mayor,'' Green said.
Besides his wife, survivors include sons, Charles J. Mitchell Jr., Altamonte Springs, Gregory B. Mitchell, Cincinnati; brother, George L. Mitchell, Davidson, N.C.; sister, Emma Wilcox, Wilmington, N.C.; and three grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Orlando.
Published in the Orlando Sentinel, May 29, 1997.
Whether it was traveling to Prague to spread the word of the Gospel or helping console the souls of prisoners, Charles Joseph Mitchell loved working with people.
The Winter Park resident known as Uncle Charlie died Tuesday. He was 70.
''He loved people and people loved him,'' said Jean Mitchell, his wife. ''And he loved his church.''
For more than 25 years, Mitchell worked as a salesman for Oxford Chemicals. But his real passion was doing the Lord's work as a charter member of Orangewood Presbyterian Church.
On Sunday mornings, Mitchell would greet parishioners outside the Maitland church with his contagious laugh and gregarious nature, said Dr. Charles Green, pastor emeritus of Orangewood Presbyterian and a close friend.
Every year since 1991, Mitchell traveled to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, as part of an evangelical missionary group to work with children and teenagers.
He also was involved with a prison ministry and would drive to Florida State Prison near Starke on Saturday mornings to counsel prisoners on death row.
Mitchell also enjoyed politics. In 1960 and 1964, the Wilmington, N.C., native worked with Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign and spearheaded the Republican Party in North Carolina, an area rich with Southern Democrats, his wife said. Mitchell also ran for treasurer of the state.
In 1994, he helped Allen Trovillion, R-Winter Park, win his District 36 Florida House seat and was involved with the campaigns of U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum, R-Longwood, and state Rep. Bob Starks, R-Casselberry.
Mitchell was a Navy veteran of World War II and past president of the Winter Park High School Booster Club. He was on the board of directors for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
''He was the most popular man in Orlando; more people knew him than the mayor,'' Green said.
Besides his wife, survivors include sons, Charles J. Mitchell Jr., Altamonte Springs, Gregory B. Mitchell, Cincinnati; brother, George L. Mitchell, Davidson, N.C.; sister, Emma Wilcox, Wilmington, N.C.; and three grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Orlando.
Published in the Orlando Sentinel, May 29, 1997.
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