Maude Rachel Miller Mitchell, age 97, of Elk Park, North Carolina (the Beech Mountain Community) passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021 at the Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, NC.
She was born on April 15, 1924 in Avery County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late McKinley Miller and the late Nina Cook Miller.
Maude was well known for the time she spent running Will's Grocery with her husband. The store was a staple in the Beech Mountain Community for many years. It was a place where everyone was welcome and no one left empty handed. She loved spending time with her family, working in her garden and all her beautiful flowers. Maude was a devoted Christian and was saved on August 24, 2014 and baptized on October 12, 2014. She loved Fall Creek Baptist Church and her many friends there.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband of 56 years, William (Will) Mitchell and a brother, Paul Miller of Elk Mills, TN.
Maude leaves behind to cherish her memory two daughters, one son, one sister, one brother, five granddaughters, thirteen great grandchildren and twenty six great great grandchildren.
Services for Maude Rachel Mitchell will be held on Friday, June 11, 2021 beginning at 2:00 pm from the Fall Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Richard Jones and Rev. Kevin Arrowood officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 pm on Friday at Fall Creek Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Fall Creek Baptist Church.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home
She was born on April 15, 1924 in Avery County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late McKinley Miller and the late Nina Cook Miller.
Maude was well known for the time she spent running Will's Grocery with her husband. The store was a staple in the Beech Mountain Community for many years. It was a place where everyone was welcome and no one left empty handed. She loved spending time with her family, working in her garden and all her beautiful flowers. Maude was a devoted Christian and was saved on August 24, 2014 and baptized on October 12, 2014. She loved Fall Creek Baptist Church and her many friends there.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband of 56 years, William (Will) Mitchell and a brother, Paul Miller of Elk Mills, TN.
Maude leaves behind to cherish her memory two daughters, one son, one sister, one brother, five granddaughters, thirteen great grandchildren and twenty six great great grandchildren.
Services for Maude Rachel Mitchell will be held on Friday, June 11, 2021 beginning at 2:00 pm from the Fall Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Richard Jones and Rev. Kevin Arrowood officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 pm on Friday at Fall Creek Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Fall Creek Baptist Church.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home
Maude Rachel Miller Mitchell, age 97, of Elk Park, North Carolina (the Beech Mountain Community) passed away on Monday, June 7, 2021 at the Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, NC.
She was born on April 15, 1924 in Avery County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late McKinley Miller and the late Nina Cook Miller.
Maude was well known for the time she spent running Will's Grocery with her husband. The store was a staple in the Beech Mountain Community for many years. It was a place where everyone was welcome and no one left empty handed. She loved spending time with her family, working in her garden and all her beautiful flowers. Maude was a devoted Christian and was saved on August 24, 2014 and baptized on October 12, 2014. She loved Fall Creek Baptist Church and her many friends there.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband of 56 years, William (Will) Mitchell and a brother, Paul Miller of Elk Mills, TN.
Maude leaves behind to cherish her memory two daughters, one son, one sister, one brother, five granddaughters, thirteen great grandchildren and twenty six great great grandchildren.
Services for Maude Rachel Mitchell will be held on Friday, June 11, 2021 beginning at 2:00 pm from the Fall Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Richard Jones and Rev. Kevin Arrowood officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 pm on Friday at Fall Creek Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Fall Creek Baptist Church.
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home
She was born on April 15, 1924 in Avery County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late McKinley Miller and the late Nina Cook Miller.
Maude was well known for the time she spent running Will's Grocery with her husband. The store was a staple in the Beech Mountain Community for many years. It was a place where everyone was welcome and no one left empty handed. She loved spending time with her family, working in her garden and all her beautiful flowers. Maude was a devoted Christian and was saved on August 24, 2014 and baptized on October 12, 2014. She loved Fall Creek Baptist Church and her many friends there.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband of 56 years, William (Will) Mitchell and a brother, Paul Miller of Elk Mills, TN.
Maude leaves behind to cherish her memory two daughters, one son, one sister, one brother, five granddaughters, thirteen great grandchildren and twenty six great great grandchildren.
Services for Maude Rachel Mitchell will be held on Friday, June 11, 2021 beginning at 2:00 pm from the Fall Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Richard Jones and Rev. Kevin Arrowood officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 1:00 pm on Friday at Fall Creek Baptist Church. Interment will be in the Fall Creek Baptist Church.
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