Alfred W. Mitchell, Sr.

Liberal KS ˜ Alfred W. Mitchell, Sr., 74, Liberal, KS, died Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at his home. ˜˜ He was born July 18, 1936 at Walnut Grove, AR, the son of Walter & Emma Johnson Mitchell. ˜ He came to Liberal in 1963 and worked as a mechanic for Hood Chevrolet, later working for Yellow Freight Systems, Becker Trucking and Northern Natural Gas.˜˜ He enjoyed building things and being a handyman. ˜ He was a member of the Loving Mount Calvary Baptist Church˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜ Muskogee, OK and had served as deacon,˜ Douglas A. Smith˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜ Masonic Lodge #117, Liberal, KS. ˜˜ On June 9, 1956, he married Pearly Mae Warren at Dumas, AR they later divorced. He then married Earnett Racy, she survives. ˜ He is survived by five sons,˜ Alfred Mitchell, El Paso, TX; Sylvester Mitchell, Detroit, MI; Larry Mitchell, Russell, KS; Alexis Mitchell, Arlington, TX; Aljalon Atkinson and wife Cherri, Kansas City, KS; four daughters, Shirley Love˜ and Robert, Liberal, KS; Dorothy Williams and husband Walter, Liberal, KS; Lorean McAdoo and husband Raymond, Birmingham, AL; Iverria˜ Vincent and husband Gilford, Liberal, KS; one brother, Levi Mitchell, Muskogee, OK; seven sisters, Cora Hewings,˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜ Milwaukee, WI; Edith Mitchell, Detroit, MI;˜ Effie Dean Mitchell-Horton, Milwaukee, WI;˜ Ophelia Mitchell, Milwaukee, WI;˜ Katherine Mitchell-Riggs, El Paso, TX; Olevia Mitchell-Chaney, Lancaster, CA; Annie Mae Mitchell, Los Angels, CA;˜ nine grandchildren, ninteen great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. ˜ Funeral services will be conducted 1:00 P.M. Saturday at the Bibleway Church of God in Christ, with Elder Lawrence Johnson presiding. ˜˜ Interment will be in the Liberal Cemetery. ˜˜ Friends may call at the Miller Mortuary˜ 5-8 P.M. Thursday,˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜˜ 9 A.M.-8 P.M. Friday. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Alfred W. Mitchell, Sr. please visit our Sympathy Store.