Edna Mitchell

Obituary of Edna Beatrice Mitchell

Edna Beatrice Mitchell was born April 17, 1927 in Hemphill, West Virginia to Mamie Leona Pendergrass and George Washington Garrett.  Edna went home May 19, 2018 to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  She retired from Allied Chemical April 1, 1985.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Junior Lee Mitchell; sisters, Gertrude Combs and Beula Brock; and her brothers, Alvin Garrett, Ralph Eugene Garrett, Bobby Allen Garrett and George Sherman Garrett. 

She is survived by her son, Larry Allen Mitchell and daughter-in-law, Mary Christina Dillard of Columbia.  She is also survived by sisters, Helen Arnold of Providence, North Carolina, Shirley Tatum (Neville) of Stone Mountain, Georgia, Betty Strickland of Luthersville, Georgia and Thelma Icenhour of Douglasville, Georgia; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank the staff of National Healthcare on Parklane Rd., Columbia for the compassionate and loving care provided to Edna during the past four and a half years.  We would also like to recognize the staff at Palmetto Health Baptist IICU, and Palmetto Health Hospice for the wonderful care provided to Edna during this difficult time.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kilbourne Park Baptist Church at 4205 Kilbourne Rd., Columbia, SC 29206.

The family will receive friends at Thompson Funeral Home at Greenlawn Memorial Park on Thursday, May 24, 2018 from 1pm - 2pm with funeral services following at 2pm. A private interment will be at Greenlawn Memorial Park.

 

 

Thursday
24
May

Visitation Prior to the Service

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Thompson Funeral Home at Greenlawn Memorial Park
845 Leesburg Road
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
803-776-1092
Thursday
24
May

Funeral Service

2:00 pm
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Thompson Funeral Home Chapel at Greenlawn Memorial Park
845 Leesburg Road
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
803-776-1092