Ken, Thanks for posting this. This is the husband of a girl I grew up with although she was a little older than me. This is the husband of "Dinky" Dorman. Her parents, she and all her sisters were very good friends of ours. I was not aware he had passed away. Martina -------------- Original message from "Ken Jackson" <kjchowboy@bellsouth.net>: -------------- > The Daily Star > Grenada, MS > January 26, 2009 > > > Raymond Cecil Mitchell > > Raymond Cecil Mitchell Sr., 76, of Grenada, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, > at his home. > Visitation was held from 5 until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, at National > Funeral Home. > > Funeral Services were at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at National Funeral Home > Chapel. Burial followed in Smith Cemetery near Rosebloom. Bro. Phillip > Bumpers officiated with Raymond's nephew, Doyle Williams, providing the > music for the service. Pallbearers were Donald Williams, Buddy Mitchell, Tim > Mitchell, Oscar Mitchell, Travis Mitchell, and Sammie McCracken. Honorary > Pallbearers were Barclay Mitchell, Paul Mitchell, Clarence Tapley, Kempe > Hodges, Will Ballard, Bob Ballard, Al Meriwether and George Lane. > > Raymond was born Sept. 28, 1932, in Yalobusha County to Oscar Lee and Lemmie > Mitchell. He attended the Rosebloom Nazarene Church. Raymond was a veteran > of the U.S. Army. He was employed as a shipping and receiving clerk at > Heatcraft. He enjoyed fishing, deer hunting and turkey hunting. > > Raymond was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and two sisters. > > Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Mitchell of Grenada; one daughter, > Debbie Price and her husband Ricky Joe, of Winona; two sons, Raymond Cecil > Mitchell Jr. of Cullman, Ala., and Ricky Joe Mitchell, and his wife Lori > Leigh, of Grenada; seven grandchildren, Amber Skeen, and her husband Brad, > Nikkie Mitchell, Maisie Lee and her husband Kerry, Brandon Mitchell, Jason > Mitchell, Blair Allbritton, and Brittany Allbritton; and one > great-granddaughter, Mattie Mitchell. > > National Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. > > > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Martina, I'm sorry I didn't put it on line, but I didn't think too many knew Dinky. Tommy had call us Sat. & told us about it. Basil, Buster & I went to the funeral. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: <mayfieldjm@bellsouth.net> To: <palmertree@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [PTREE] Raymond Cecil Mitchell Obituary > Ken, > Thanks for posting this. This is the husband of a girl I grew up with although she was a little older than me. This is the husband of "Dinky" Dorman. Her parents, she and all her sisters were very good friends of ours. I was not aware he had passed away. > Martina > -------------- Original message from "Ken Jackson" <kjchowboy@bellsouth.net>: -------------- > > > > The Daily Star > > Grenada, MS > > January 26, 2009 > > > > > > Raymond Cecil Mitchell > > > > Raymond Cecil Mitchell Sr., 76, of Grenada, died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, > > at his home. > > Visitation was held from 5 until 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 25, at National > > Funeral Home. > > > > Funeral Services were at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 26, at National Funeral Home > > Chapel. Burial followed in Smith Cemetery near Rosebloom. Bro. Phillip > > Bumpers officiated with Raymond's nephew, Doyle Williams, providing the > > music for the service. Pallbearers were Donald Williams, Buddy Mitchell, Tim > > Mitchell, Oscar Mitchell, Travis Mitchell, and Sammie McCracken. Honorary > > Pallbearers were Barclay Mitchell, Paul Mitchell, Clarence Tapley, Kempe > > Hodges, Will Ballard, Bob Ballard, Al Meriwether and George Lane. > > > > Raymond was born Sept. 28, 1932, in Yalobusha County to Oscar Lee and Lemmie > > Mitchell. He attended the Rosebloom Nazarene Church. Raymond was a veteran > > of the U.S. Army. He was employed as a shipping and receiving clerk at > > Heatcraft. He enjoyed fishing, deer hunting and turkey hunting. > > > > Raymond was preceded in death by his parents, six brothers and two sisters. > > > > Survivors include his wife, Jeanette Mitchell of Grenada; one daughter, > > Debbie Price and her husband Ricky Joe, of Winona; two sons, Raymond Cecil > > Mitchell Jr. of Cullman, Ala., and Ricky Joe Mitchell, and his wife Lori > > Leigh, of Grenada; seven grandchildren, Amber Skeen, and her husband Brad, > > Nikkie Mitchell, Maisie Lee and her husband Kerry, Brandon Mitchell, Jason > > Mitchell, Blair Allbritton, and Brittany Allbritton; and one > > great-granddaughter, Mattie Mitchell. > > > > National Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- > Visit the Palmertree Family History website at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~palmrtre/index.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PALMERTREE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message