East Baton Rouge County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Mitchell , Stiles Allen June 19, 2008
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Published in The Advocate on 7/21/2008 
Mr. Stiles Allen Mitchell, 42, of Baton Rouge, and the beloved son of Jane 
Mitchell and the late Thomas Mitchell Sr., of Waynesboro, Ga., died Saturday, 
July 19, 2008. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist 
Church, 802 Liberty St., Waynesboro, 30830, on Monday, July 21, at 4 p.m., 
with the Rev. Sam Vernon and the Rev. Wayne Dixon officiating. The family will 
receive friends immediately following the service in the church social hall. 
Mr. Mitchell, a native of Waynesboro, graduated from Edmund Burke Academy in 
1983 and attended Georgia Southern University. After college, he began his 
professional golfing career in 1993. Stiles Mitchell, affectionately known 
as "Big Daddy," was the winner of numerous long drive competitions, including 
the 1996 Master Blaster Long Drive Competition featuring 24 of the longest 
drivers in the country; named Most Improved Player on the 1997 Hooter's Tour 
and winner of the 1997 Spenser Communications Classic. During his rookie year 
on the Nike Tour (Nationwide Tour), he captured his second career win at the 
1998 Nike Permian Basin Open in Odessa, Texas. John Maginnes of PGATOUR.com 
called Stiles, "one of the great characters to ever play professional golf. 
The big man from Louisiana, rounded by gumbo and stronger than a black bear, 
could pound on it. His great gift to the world was his ability to make all of 
those around him laugh." He was known for his huge heart that cared and gave 
to many; he will be missed. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two 
children, Ella Grace, age 4, and Jack Henry, age 3, and their mother Tiffany 
Thom Mitchell, of Baton Rouge; a sister, Frances Ann Evans, of Thomson, Ga.; a 
brother, Thomas Mitchell Jr. and wife Julie, of Waynesboro; three nephews, 
Daniel Evans, Michael Evans and Mitch Mitchell; two nieces, Mollie and Sara 
Katherine Mitchell; and his beloved dog "Huey."  



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