MONTEZUMA, GA - Mary Ellen Mitchell, age 78, of Montezuma, Georgia passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Heart of Georgia Hospice in Perry, Georgia. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 7, 2017 from 6:00 p.m.– 8:00 p.m. at Watson Mathews Funeral Home.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at Bertha Dozier Memorial Park, Montezuma, Georgia with Brother Troy Fripp and Lynn Peaster officiating.
Mrs. Mary Mitchell was born October 10, 1938 in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Nimmons Martin and Donna Lee Martin.She is preceded in death by her loving husband, Cleveland H. Mitchell Sr.Mrs. Mitchell was a member of Montezuma Methodist Church in Montezuma and was employed as a clerk with Macon County Drug for over 20 years.
She is survived by her son, Cleve Horace Mitchell, Jr., (Brenda Barrett) of Marshallville, Georgia and one daughter, Romunda Lerma (Juan) of Lilly, Georgia; three grandchildren: Magen Middleton (Stephen Gordon), Jacqueline Lerma, and Christopher Lerma, and one great-grandchild, Hudson Gordon.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Montezuma United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 159, Montezuma, Georgia 31063 or Heart of Georgia Hospice, 103 Westridge Drive, Warner Robins, Georgia, 31088.Friends may express condolences to the family and sign the online guestbook at www.watsonmathewsfuneralhome.com
Watson-Mathews Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements for Mary Mitchell.