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Additional MITCHELL Surnames in LAWRENCE MEMORIAL PARK (A.K.A. LANE) Cemetery
MITCHELL, MyrtleMITCHELL, Joseph H.MITCHELL, Reland E.MITCHELL, Dean E.MITCHELL, Janice KayMITCHELL, Debra SueMITCHELL, Archie HairlMITCHELL, PearlMITCHELL, Peggy AnnMITCHELL, Elson J.MITCHELL, Maudie L.MITCHELL, LeenellMITCHELL, Beulah A.MITCHELL, William MarionMITCHELL, J. W.MITCHELL, DilthaMITCHELL, Elmer WillisMITCHELL, Essie EttieMITCHELL, ElmerMITCHELL, EdnaMITCHELL, VernellSLUDER MITCHELL, VernellMITCHELL, Coy Ray Additional MITCHELL Surnames in LAWRENCE County
MITCHELL, Sarah Frances "S. F."MITCHELL, Louisa A.MITCHELL, AmandaMITCHELL, Fred O.MITCHELL, William ParkMITCHELL, Andrew Lee "Audie"MITCHELL, Blanche A.MITCHELL, J. H. T.MITCHELL, John R.MITCHELL, Rebecca Isabelle "Belle"MITCHELL, John A.MITCHELL, RhodaMITCHELL, Jane Hufstedler ChesserMITCHELL, John ParkMITCHELL, Willis LafayetteMITCHELL, Alice CarolineMITCHELL, Charles CurtisMITCHELL, James R.MITCHELL, CarrollMITCHELL, Kathryn Cecile
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Submitted: 5/4/22 • Approved: 5/31/23 • Last Updated: 7/14/23 • R1431158-G1431158-S3
Coy 15 Aug 1929 - 23 May 2023
Vernell 13 Sept 1928 - 30 Apr 2022
Marriage: 05 Aug 1953
Coy Ray Mitchell son of Elmer Mitchell and Edna (Taylor) Mitchell. Vernell (Sluder) Mitchell daughter of Elmer Sluder and Divona (Collins) Sluder. Leaving also Lorene Obarts Mitchell her bonus mother.
**obituary
Coy Ray Mitchell
August 15, 1929 - May 23, 2023
Coy Ray Mitchell was born to Elmer & Edna Taylor Mitchell on August 15, 1929. Coy was his mom's, Edna Mitchell, protector and provider for many years and the youngest of five boys.
Coy Ray Mitchell purchased their farm in December 1956 and he became a self-employed farmer. He grew cotton, soybeans, milo, and wheat in the early years of farming adding rice as a rotation crop in later years. Throughout all the years that he farmed, Dad said, he only had one failed crop, which did not detour him from continuing to farm. There were times on the farm when a field needed to be planted, tilled or harvested before a heavy rain, but if that meant he had to work on Sunday — he would not — he just didn't work on Sunday - he always said, "Planting can wait until Monday, everything will be ok!" He was right, everything was ok — many happy memories are still shared on that farm purchased so many years ago.
Coy enjoyed hunting and fishing. In his early years the hunt was for rabbit and squirrel but in later years he hunted for deer and turkey. He has taken many trips, with family and friends by his side, to different areas of Arkansas to hunt. Dad's lifelong best friend, James (Dub) Teel, has shared a life time of friendship and memories with Dad. Dub has called and spoken with Coy for many years, but Dub and Coy have spoken almost every week, since Coy moved to his daughter & son-in-law's home three years ago.
Coy married Vernell Sluder on August 5, 1953. They had been married over 68 years before, Vernell's passing on April 30, 2022. Coy passed peacefully from this life on May 23, 2023 at his daughter and son-in-laws home, after a diagnosis of Squamous Cell Carcinoma on his ear on April 18, 2023.
He is survived by his daughter, Anglee Kazzee her husband, Randy, a grandson Mitchell Kazzee, his wife Amanda, a grandson Tyler Kazzee, his wife Jordan. He also has two great grandsons, Elias and Zedekiah Kazzee and two inherited grandsons, Jayson and Jaycob Joplin.
He was preceded in death by his wife, his parents, (four brothers), Jewell Mitchell, Elson Mitchell, Wesley (Rossy) Mitchell and Archie Mitchell, and two premature infant children, Annette and Michael.
A graveside service was held on May 25, 2023 by speaker, Mitchell Kazzee. House-Gregg Funeral Home officiated at Lawrence Memorial Park.
Obituary provided courtesy of Hpouse-Gregg Funeral Home Walnut Ridge and Lynn, Lawrence County, Arkansas. Published May 2023 © Copyright 2010 - 23 House-Gregg Funeral Home. All Rights Reserved.
And his wife,
Vernell Sluder Mitchell
September 13, 1928 - April 30, 2022
Vernell Mitchell was born to Elmer & Divona Collins Sluder on September 13, 1928. Divona passed from this life when Vernell was 5 years old, due to childbirth complications. Elmer remarried Lorene Obarts who became Vernell’s protector and friend.
Vernell married Coy Ray Mitchell on August 5, 1953. They have been married over 68 years, sharing their lives on a farm they purchased together. Vernell was more than a homemaker, she worked on the farm with Coy, helping chop cotton and beans, spraying beans, driving the tractor, picking cotton, taking Coy extra water during the day and many other tasks.
Vernell passed peacefully from this life on April 30, 2022, with her daughter at her side, after a traumatic fall on Tuesday.
She is survived by her husband, Coy Ray Mitchell, a daughter Anglee Kazzee her husband, Randy, a grandson Mitchell Kazzee, his wife Amanda, a grandson Tyler Kazzee, his wife Jordan. She also has two great grandsons, Elias and Zedekiah Kazzee and two inherited grandsons, Jayson and Jaycob Joplin.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister Imogene Hodge and two premature infant children, Annette and Michael.
A Graveside service will be held Monday May 2, 2022, at 10 A.M. in the Lawrence Memorial Park in Walnut Ridge, officiated by Mitchell Kazzee.
Obituary provided courtesy of Bryan Funeral Home Hoxie, Lawrence County, Arkansas. Published May 2022 © 2022 Bryan Funeral Home
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