Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Mitchell Sr., Horace William September 23, 1994
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Sunday, September 25, 1994 
Horace William Mitchell Sr., 85, of the 2400 block of Ruffin St., a retired
longshoreman, died Sept. 23, 1994, peacefully at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

He was a native of Norfolk, the son of William and Emma Staton-Mitchell and had
retired from International Longshoremans Association Local 1248. He was a
devoted member of First Calvary Baptist Church and active in all phases of
church life. For more than 50 years he served as a deacon. He also taught the
men's bible class, was a member of Missionary Group (NU)2 and former chairman of
the male usher board. He was a member of the Retired Longshoreman's Association
and Huntersville Senior Citizens Circle. He will be missed by his devoted wife
of 65 years, Estelle Braxton Mitchell of the home.

Other survivors include two daughters, Estelle M. Bowers of Temple Hills, Md.,
and Barbara M. Blount of Fort Washington, Md.; two sons, George B. Mitchell of
Washington, D.C., and Van B. Mitchell Sr. of Norfolk; nine grandchildren; a
great-grandson; and a devoted niece, Bernice Wilson of Queens, N.Y. He was
predeceased by one son, Horace W. Mitchell Jr.

A funeral will be conducted at noon Wednesday at First Calvary Baptist Church by
the Rev. Johnnie L. White, DD. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery . Viewing will
be from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Riddick Funeral Service. The body will be placed
in the church at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The family will be at his residence. 

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