MITCHELL, Zachariah Taylor - Z.T. Mitchell or Zack, as he was familiarly known, a pioneer resident of Benton County, died at his home in Gentry Saturday morning, February 14 after an illness of several weeks' duration at the age of 82 years and three months. Funeral services were conducted at the ME. Church Sunday afternoon by Rev. Stewart of Springdale and Rev. Lillard and Rev. Martin of Gentry, a large number of sorrowing ones being in attendance to pay their last respects to a departed relative, friend and neighbor. Burial was in the Gentry cemetery under the auspices of the Gentry Lodge No. 222 F. & A.M. Masons of which he was a member. Zachariah Taylor Mitchell was born in Tennessee Nov. 14, 1848. In early childhood his parents moved to Arkansas and lived at Ozark, later moving to Bloomfield, Benton County where the old home is still maintained by his sister, Mrs. Lee Hottel. He joined the Confederate Army at the age of fifteen and was paroled at Fayetteville at the close of the war. On July 13, 1873 he was married to Sarah Francis Wilson, daughter of R.B. Wilson of Bloomfield, and they made their home at Bloomfield at the mill place where Mr. Mitchell was engaged in the milling business. He followed this business up to the time of his death, being owner of the Gentry Milling Company since moving his mill from Bloomfield to Gentry about twenty-five years ago. On Jan. 3, 1929 his wife passed away. He is survived by three children: Mrs. Della B. Smith of Little Rock; Sam L. Mitchell of Muldrow, Okla., and Mrs. Jay Richardson of Gentry. A son, Ivey F. Mitchell, died December 29, 1924. Four grandchildren, two sisters, three brothers and numerous other relatives also survive him. One brother, Frank Mitchell, lives in Gentry. [Gentry Journal-Advance 2/19/31]