Mary Estelle Black Mitchell, 78, of Rebecca, Georgia, died Thursday, October 13, 2016, at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Sunday, October 16, 2016, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, with the Rev. Rex Johnson officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem Cemetery, in Ben Hill County, Georgia. The family will receive friends Saturday evening, from 6 PM to 8 PM, at the funeral home in Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Mitchell was born February 3, 1938, in Rochelle, Georgia, to the late David A. & Lillie Mae Garner Black. She lived in the community most of her life and was a former employee of H. R. Kaminsky & Sons, Shaw Industries and the Cotton Mills in Fitzgerald. Mrs. Mitchell loved to sew, cook, fish and talking with people. She was a member of Big Creek Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband of 61 years: Billy Mitchell of Rebecca; children: Allen Mitchell & Shelia Reed of Rebecca, Willie Mitchell of Rebecca, Calvin and Jane Mitchell of Crestview, Florida and Connie M. Featherston & husband Chad of Sylvester; 23 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; two sisters: Caroline B. Sinclair of Fitzgerald and Josie Mae B. Barrentine of Valdosta and one brother: W. C. Black & Donna of Valdosta. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter: Debra Sue Hall and a great-grandson: Jackson Cotterman.