- Date Of Birth: August 4, 1932
- Date Of Death: March 4, 2020
- State: Georgia
Mr. Riley Oscar Mitchell (R.O.) age 87 years of age passed this world and relocated to his Heavenly home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 4, 2020 at 7:30pm. He passed away at Baptist Medical Center’s Community Hospice Center in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
Mr. Mitchell was born on August 4, 1932 in Coffee County, Georgia and was the son of William (Bill) Mitchell and Bessie Carver Mitchell of Douglas, Georgia. Mr. Mitchell graduated from Upton School in Coffee County and entered the U.S. Army in 1950.
Mr. Mitchell married Mary Elizabeth Summerour of Oscarville, Georgia in Forsythe County on August 4, 1954. They were married for 65 wonderful years. The couple had one child, a daughter, Alice Rebecca Mitchell Cribbs. Mr. Mitchel was preceded in death by his sister who died at birth, his father, William Mitchell, mother, Bessie Mitchell and sister Helen Durden(Clark), Survivors include Daughter, Alice Rebecca Cribbs (Jack), Grandson, Lane Burkhalter(Maranda McElhaney), Great Grandchildren( Graden McElhaney and Laney McElhaney,, Nephews, Russell Durden(Olivia), Al Durden, Gisele Houston(Alan), Great nieces and nephews: Rusty Durden, Case, Clark, Brittany Wooten, Family Friend, Debbie Lankford.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell were very active in their civic and religious organizations/duties:
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In the mid-fifties, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchel formed the Coffee County Sippers camping club. There were many members and many memories as they traveled all over the Southeast camping and enjoying each other’s friendship and company.
Later, Mr. Mitchell was appointed to the State of Georgia advisory Board on the camping and State Parks and Recreation committee.
He and Mrs. Mitchell enjoyed traveling to their homes in Fernandina Beach, Hiawassee, Georgia and Lake Eufaula, Alabama. In each port of call, they always had their favorite group of friends and coffee sippers who would meet at the McDonalds and Hardees restaurants to have fun joking around with each other. They truly enjoyed life and R.O. would have a favorite nickname for each friend. They in turn would reciprocate and tag him with a nickname also. All was in fun and jest with nicknames like “Trouble”, Blondie”, “Mr. Jackson”, etc. Unfortunately, these nicknames stuck and you were forever known by whatever R.O tagged you with. Mary & R.O. truly love all that crossed their paths and they never met a stranger They truly loved everyone as God has commanded.
We would like to take this time to personally thank Dr.
Sincerely,
The Family
