Endicott, Washington
01/01/1923 - 03/07/2011 (Age 88)
John Burton Mitcham, 88, passed away peacefully in his home in Endicott, WA on March 7th after a prolonged illness with dementia.He was born on January 1, 1923 to Clarence Mitcham and Dorothy (Benson) Mitcham and was the first baby born that year in Spokane, WA. John was the oldest of 6 siblings,...
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The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Washington State Veterans Cemetery extend our deepest sympathies to the family of John B. Mitcham for your loss, to honor his service to our country and our patriotic hero.
Linda Anne House, Founding Member
March 15, 2011 | Medical Lake, WA
Dear Carol, Lorinda, Craig, Leslie, Morgan, and family,
I have always admired Uncle John's writing abilities and loved reading his articles in the Skagit Valley Herald. His words painted wonderful pictures of characters and places I enjoyed reading about. I was always so proud to share with people he was my uncle!
My sincere condolences to your family as you go through this difficult time.
Sandra Kokinda (Barb's daughter)
Sandra Kokinda
March 12, 2011 | Springdale, WA
Barbara & Skip ~ Thinking of you at this time.
Connie Bain-Peterson (Schlaht)
March 10, 2011 | Billings, MT
John and I were in the Mount Vernon Rotary Club together for many years. He had a dry sense of humor that I always enjoyed. John spent many years as a journalist for the Skagit Valley Herald when the paper would report the news and not just their side of the story. John will be missed by all who knew him. I would refer to him as one of the last of the good guys.
Dr. Lawrence Pirkle
March 09, 2011 | Mount Vernon, WA
John was a wonderful journalist and a friendly news competitor during my tenure with KBRC in the early 70's. We enjoyed many conversations about the issues of the day and covered nearly every major event in the Skagit Valley during that time. We became more than casual aquintances. He was honest, reliable, perceptive and very helpful to a leaning and struggling news director for a small town radio station. I liked him very much. He taught me much. I respected him much. Craig and I...
Don Coughlin
March 09, 2011 | Anaortes, WA