Obit of E.L. Mitchell (m324) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Wanda Purcell   <wpurc25758@aol.com>  13 Aug 2002
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Surnames: Mitchell

Originally posted at:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/4637

Services for E.L. Mitchell will be held in Clinton Thursday 
afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Mitchell died early Tuesday morning after a 
long illness.  He is survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons, 
and one brother, Dick Mitchell.

E.L. Mitchell came to Grand, then county seat of Day County, in 
1902.  There he engaged in the newspaper business, publishing The 
Canadian Valley Record.  When Day County was left off the map in the 
recorganization, when Oklahoma became a state, E.L. Mitchell came to 
Cheyenne, where he was associated with his brother, Dick Mitchell in 
the newspaper business.  Later he was elected to the State Senate 
from this county.  He moved to Clinton about 35 years ago and had 
made Custer County his home since.  He served on the Tax Commission 
of Oklahoma during the Kerr administration.  A few years ago he 
retired from public life, due to failling eyesight which finally 
left him blind.

E.L. Mitchell was an influential maqn, always active in politics, a 
popular speaker, and one who was liked by all who knew him.  He was 
active in Kiwanis, having served as borernor of the Texas-Oklahoma 
district.

Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, Ok 20-Nov-1952