Mary Ann Mitchell

Services for Mary Ann Mitchell, 90, will be graveside 11:00 AM Saturday, December 20th at Highland Memorial Gardens, with John Long and Mike Long officiating.
Mrs. Mitchell, widow of Leonard R. Mitchell and daughter of Thomas Earl and Lillian Russell House, graduated from Tilghman High School in Paducah, Kentucky and attended Murray State Teachers' College. A member of First Christian Church of Jackson, she served as treasurer and president of the Christian Women's Fellowship class. As a member of the Altrusa Club of Jackson, she held the offices of treasurer and president, as well as district treasurer. Mrs. Mitchell's love for research and genealogy led her to become a charter member of the Mid-West Genealogical Society, where she was editor of their quarterly Family Findings.
Surviving are a son, Thomas R. Mitchell of Jackson, and a daughter, Kathy Mitchell Wood of Tyler, TX. She was most proud of her grandchildren Thomas Hunter Mitchell of Jackson, Katherine Riddle Miller of Alexandria, VA, and John Mitchell Riddle of Washington D.C. Her grandson, Michael Glynn Mitchell preceded her in death in 2004. Mrs. Mitchell had four great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be sent to Hospice of West Tennessee, 1804 Hwy 45 Bypass, Suite 100, Jackson, TN 38305.
Arrington Funeral Directors 148 W. University Parkway 731-668-1111 www.arringtonfuneralgroup.com