THE ST. AUGUSTINE RECORD
St. Augustine, Florida
September 8, 2010

Donald "Don" Mitchell Sr., 75, of St. Augustine, died Sept. 5, 2010, at Flagler Hospital. Born in Red Level, Ala., he was a longtime resident of Northampton, Pa., and had lived in St. Augustine since 1958. Don worked in many different occupations, including as a detailer for Bozard Ford. He was of the Baptist faith.

He is survived by his daughters, Margaret Brashears and her husband, Eddy, of Callahan, Fla., Lisa Nelson and her husband, Abe, of St. Augustine, and Lynn Mitchell of Andalusia, Ala.; sons, Michael Mitchell and his wife, Debra, and William J. Mitchell, all of St. Augustine; sisters, Gay Mitchell Chapman of St. Augustine, Mary Williamson of Phenix City, Ala., and Sylvia Hicks of St. Augustine; a brother, Wayne Mitchell of Red Level, Ala.; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Donald Mitchell Jr., his wife, Shirley Frey Mitchell, a granddaughter, Christina Nelson, a brother, Leroy Mitchell, and a sister, Julie Long.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at St. Johns Family Funeral Home, with Pastor Abraham Lincoln Nelson Sr. officiating. Interment will follow at Pellicer Creek Cemetery. A visitation beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday will precede the service.

St. Johns Family Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.