The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, November 30, 1994           TAG: 9411300386
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B07  EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: COFIELD                            LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

GEORGE J. MITCHELL

George James Mitchell, 75, of Route 1, a retired U.S. Army master sergeant first class, died Nov. 27, 1994.

Mr. Mitchell was born in Middlesex, N.C. He was the widower of Amaza Wynn Mitchell. He was a member and deacon of Philippi Baptist Church, member of the Male Chorus and assistant superintendent of the Sunday School. He was vice mayor of Cofield, a City Council member and was retired from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the Korean War.

Survivors include two daughters, Darlene M. Hoard of Madison, Tenn., and Deborah Warren of Manassas, Va.; a brother, Lloyd Mitchell of Portsmouth; and three grandchildren, Raiesha Warren, Darren Warren and Lauren Hoard.

A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday in Philippi Baptist Church, Cofield, by the Rev. Elton Hall Jr. A wake will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Hunter's Funeral Home, Ahoskie.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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