Donald E. Mitchell Jr.

HOULTON - Donald E. Mitchell Jr., 64, died Dec. 19, 2010, in Houlton. He was born Dec. 6, 1946, in Houlton, the son of Donald and Ruth (Tarr) Mitchell Sr. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, serving in Vietnam. He was a graduate of the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Quantico, and held an associate degree in criminology. He served with Houlton Police Department for 24 years, at Naturally Potatoes for 13 years and for Donald Goodrich, who was his boss but also his good friend, for 15 years. He enjoyed gardening and birding, was an avid reader of history, and enjoyed spending time with his family and close personal friends, you know who you are. He is survived by his mother of Mars Hill; his wife, Billie Mae Mitchell of Houlton; two children, Kristie Spittle and her husband, Kenneth, of Houlton and Donald Ernest Mitchell III and his wife, Kristen, of Phoenix; stepdaughter, Katelyn Silliboy of Houlton; a close mother-in-law, Mildred Tidd; three sisters, Shirley and Gene Albright of Linneus, Joan Baker of Patten and Bernadette and Billy Boulier of Dyer Brook; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his father and one nephew. Graveside services will be announced in the spring. In lieu of flowers, please plant a tree in Mitch's memory. Arrangements by Bowers Funeral Home, 10 Water St., Houlton.