Barbara Mitchell

Barbara Mitchell obituary, Kansas City, MO

Barbara Mitchell

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Barbara Mitchell Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Watkins Heritage Chapel - Kansas City on Nov. 18, 2025.

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Barbara Jean Mitchell 94 passed away on November 11, 2025. She was born on September 17, 1931 in Kansas City, Missouri to Agnes Angel McLean and James Dean McLean who proceeded her in death along with her husband Freddie D. Mitchell and a beloved sister Charlotte Ann Graves. Barbara was a License Practical Nurse and Manager at the Trinity Lutheran Hospital for many years and was member of Centennial United Methodist Church where her family members were dedicated members in the past. She leaves to cherish her memory a son James Arthur Jarvis granddaughter Karol Jarvis and her mother Bonita Thornton of California also a niece Denise Hayes, great niece Kelly Graves Dixon, great nephew, Shannon (Tania) Graves, great -great niece Ashley Boles, 3 very special friends, Meryl Lee, Bonita Smith and Charlotte Foster and a host of many more friends. Graveside services will be held Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 1 pm in Forest Hill Cemetery. For further information contact Watkins Heritage Chapel at 816-861-3030.
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Forest Hill Cemetery

6901 Troost Ave, Kansas, MO 64131

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