Gerald Ralph Mitchell
July 28, 1942 - April 8, 2013
Gerald Ralph Mitchell, 70, of Jacksonville passed away Monday, April 8, 2013, at the Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. He was born July 28, 1942, in Jacksonville, the son of Ralph B. and Lena M. Rueter Mitchell. He married Janet E. Swanson Sept. 21, 1963, at the family farm. Surviving is his wife, Janet Mitchell of Jacksonville; son, Justin Mitchell of Jacksonville; daughter, Amy Mitchell (husband, John Hatle) of Jacksonville, FL; two grandchildren, Rudy and Reid Hatle; and one sister, Catherine Taylor of Springfield. His parents preceded him in death. Gerald was a lifelong farmer in Scott County. He was a U.S. Army Vietnam veteran. He was a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America and the VFW. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday April 13, 2013 at the Daws Family Funeral Home in Winchester with interment in the Bowers Cemetery near Alsey. Visitation will be held Friday after 2:00 p.m. with the family meeting friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Prairie Land Heritage Museum Institute or the Passavant Hospital Nursing Scholarship Fund.
Gerald Ralph Mitchell, 70, of Jacksonville passed away Monday, April 8, 2013, at the Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. He was born July 28, 1942, in Jacksonville, the son of Ralph B. and Lena M. Rueter Mitchell. He married Janet E. Swanson... View Obituary & Service Information