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William Henry "Mitch" Mitchell

1946 - 2017

William Henry "Mitch" Mitchell obituary, 1946-2017, Bossier City, La

BORN

1946

DIED

2017

FUNERAL HOME

Rose-Neath Funeral Home - Shreveport

1815 Marshall Street

Shreveport, Louisiana

William Mitchell Obituary

"Mitch" William Henry Mitchell

Bossier City, LA - William Henry Mitchell was born September 29, 1946 to E.C. & Lois Collins Mitchell, the youngest of seven children. He passed away at 71 at The Oaks in Shreveport, LA on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 from Alzheimer's. He leaves behind an incredible legacy.

That legacy included a big family. He married Nancy Raiford, the love of his life, 35 years ago and together they multiplied! Children include Leslie Kroeger and husband Chad of Stuart, FL, James and wife Nina of Franklin, TN, Jonathan and wife Karla of Los Angeles, CA, Joshua and wife Hallie of Franklin, TN, Jarred of Nashville, TN, Audra of Shreveport, LA, Jordan of Murfreesboro, TN, Arianna of Shreveport, LA and three boys still at home Justus, Joel and Jaden of Bossier City. He was also a proud granddad to eight. They are Taylor and Jake Kroeger, Jameson and Siena Mitchell, Eli Mitchell and Caitlyn, Lucy and Liam Mitchell. Mitch also dearly loved his sister-in-law, Patti Raiford Lann who helped care for him during his illness.

He was preceded in death by siblings Jerome and Carolyn. He is survived by sisters Lavonne of Shreveport, Linda of Alexandria, Velora of Hornbeck; brother Elton (Pat) of Santa Fe, TN, sister-in-law Theda (Jerome) of Mansfield and many nieces and nephews.

Mitch was born and raised in Many, LA, and received a B.S. in Zoology and a MBA, both from NSU. He was an accomplished singer and songwriter. He had his first hit single while still in high school and charted with Hey Baby and I'll Never. His never boring career led him to two movie rolls, Mountain Top Motel Massacre (1982) and Aurora Encounter (1985). Mitch also spent many years in sales and consulting in the automotive industry.

One of the final projects he worked on was creating and directing a television series that aired on PBS from 2009-2014 called Legends and Lyrics. It was a tremendous accomplishment of which he was very proud. He was never afraid to chase his dreams and follow his passions. He had a larger than life personality that each one of his children inherited a part of.

A visitation will be held at Rose-Neath Funeral Home on Marshall Street in Shreveport from 5:30 - 7:30 on Friday, October 27th. There will be a visitation at Fly Church of Nazarene Church in Santa Fe, TN on Friday, November 3rd from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 pm. The funeral service will be Saturday, November 4th, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Fly Church.

The family wishes to acknowledge the love and care he received from The Oaks of Louisiana and Dr. April Patton and Dr. David Henry.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to www.missionvoicenetwork.org or www.eternalfamilyproject.org

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Shreveport Times from Oct. 26 to Oct. 27, 2017.

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Hattie & James Pierce

November 1, 2017

Very nice man, only meet him briefly . But he was a blast. Rest In Peace .

Dwight Pittman

October 30, 2017

A very good friend during our days in Natchitoches, La during the mid 1960's and one of the inspirations for me becoming a lifelong professional musician. I still have the 45rpm "Dance a Go Go" by Mitch and the Misty's.
I've thought about Mitch many times through the years and am very sorry I finally found him on this site. My condolences go out to the family.

Rick Sanjek

October 28, 2017

Rest in peace, my brother. You fulfilled more dreams than most people have in a lifetime!

Martha Leach Edwards

October 27, 2017

Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you grieve the loss of such a wonderful husband and father. He was a good friend to our family and was there for us at the passing of our father.
The Wilbur and Josephine Leach family

October 27, 2017

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

The Oaks of Louisiana Administration and Staff

October 26, 2017

We are saddened to lose a member of our Oaks of Louisiana family and hope that the memories of love and laughter shared bring you peace. While there are no words to ease the loss you bear, we send our sincere thoughts and prayers to your family.

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27

Visitation

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Rose-Neath Funeral Home - Shreveport

1815 Marshall Street, Shreveport, LA 71101

Nov

3

Visitation

5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Fly Church of Nazarene Church

Santa Fe, TN

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4

Funeral service

2:00 p.m.

Fly Church of Nazarene Church

Santa Fe, TN

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Rose-Neath Funeral Home - Shreveport

1815 Marshall Street, Shreveport, LA 71101

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