Abilene Reporter, July 29, 1999:
GORDON, TX - J.L. Mitchell, 84, died Tuesday at an Abilene hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Gordon First Baptist Church with Cecil Harper and Floyd Newberry officiating. Burial will be in the New Gordon Cemetery, directed by Edwards Funeral Home of Strawn.
Mr. Mitchell was born in Palo Pinto County and was a graduate of Gordon High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded three Bronze Stars, the European-Africa-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and the American Defense Service Medal. He married Wilma Park on Oct. 21, 1951. He was a vice president for Gordon First National Bank from 1945 to 1970 along with owning and operating Gordon Insurance Agency from 1945 to 1980. He was a 50-year member of the Hedigner-Boyd Post 544 of the American Legion. He was a member of the Gordon Lions Club and the Gordon First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of Gordon; one sister, Lena Rogers of Gordon; three nieces; and a host of cousins.
GORDON, TX - J.L. Mitchell, 84, died Tuesday at an Abilene hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Gordon First Baptist Church with Cecil Harper and Floyd Newberry officiating. Burial will be in the New Gordon Cemetery, directed by Edwards Funeral Home of Strawn.
Mr. Mitchell was born in Palo Pinto County and was a graduate of Gordon High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded three Bronze Stars, the European-Africa-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and the American Defense Service Medal. He married Wilma Park on Oct. 21, 1951. He was a vice president for Gordon First National Bank from 1945 to 1970 along with owning and operating Gordon Insurance Agency from 1945 to 1980. He was a 50-year member of the Hedigner-Boyd Post 544 of the American Legion. He was a member of the Gordon Lions Club and the Gordon First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of Gordon; one sister, Lena Rogers of Gordon; three nieces; and a host of cousins.
Abilene Reporter, July 29, 1999:
GORDON, TX - J.L. Mitchell, 84, died Tuesday at an Abilene hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Gordon First Baptist Church with Cecil Harper and Floyd Newberry officiating. Burial will be in the New Gordon Cemetery, directed by Edwards Funeral Home of Strawn.
Mr. Mitchell was born in Palo Pinto County and was a graduate of Gordon High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded three Bronze Stars, the European-Africa-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and the American Defense Service Medal. He married Wilma Park on Oct. 21, 1951. He was a vice president for Gordon First National Bank from 1945 to 1970 along with owning and operating Gordon Insurance Agency from 1945 to 1980. He was a 50-year member of the Hedigner-Boyd Post 544 of the American Legion. He was a member of the Gordon Lions Club and the Gordon First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of Gordon; one sister, Lena Rogers of Gordon; three nieces; and a host of cousins.
GORDON, TX - J.L. Mitchell, 84, died Tuesday at an Abilene hospital.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the Gordon First Baptist Church with Cecil Harper and Floyd Newberry officiating. Burial will be in the New Gordon Cemetery, directed by Edwards Funeral Home of Strawn.
Mr. Mitchell was born in Palo Pinto County and was a graduate of Gordon High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded three Bronze Stars, the European-Africa-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and the American Defense Service Medal. He married Wilma Park on Oct. 21, 1951. He was a vice president for Gordon First National Bank from 1945 to 1970 along with owning and operating Gordon Insurance Agency from 1945 to 1980. He was a 50-year member of the Hedigner-Boyd Post 544 of the American Legion. He was a member of the Gordon Lions Club and the Gordon First Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife of Gordon; one sister, Lena Rogers of Gordon; three nieces; and a host of cousins.
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