Mr. Junior Thurman Mitchell

July 16, 1935 - July 7, 2018

Mr. Junior Mitchell, of Bowdon, Georgia, passed away on July 7, 2018. He was 83. Mr. Mitchell was born on July 16, 1935 in Bowdon, Georgia to the late Newman and Addie South Mitchell. He was a lifelong member of Sardis Baptist Church. He will be missed by his friends and family, but his memory will live on. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mae Mitchell; his brothers, Millard, J.W., Bill, Cecil and Pete Mitchell; and his sisters, Alma Richardson, Gladys Patterson, Inez Hubbard and Essie Bell Mitchell. Survivors include his sons and daughters-in-law, Wayne and Eleanor Mitchell and Kim and Donna Mitchell; his grandsons and their wives, Jared and Jessica Mitchell and Kyle and Kandace Mitchell; his great-granddaughters, Isabella Rose, Savannah Lilly, and Penelope “Penny” Kate; his sister and brother-in-law, Jeanette and Wilford Henderson; and a number of nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Tabbie Huff and Missy Strain for their tender care of Junior. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July11, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Sardis Baptist Church. Bro. Darnell Teal and Bro. Kevin Geter will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Prior to the funeral service, his body will lie-in-state at the church from 1:00 p.m. till the funeral hour. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 from 4:00 till 7:00 p.m.