Becoming ill on a flight from his former home in Welch, WV, to his current residence in Port Charlotte, FL, former WV State Senator William Mitchell died in a local hospital in Atlanta, GA.
[William Mitchell (1887-1968) — also known as Billy Mitchell — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Richmond, Va., March 29, 1887. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; salesman; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1941-60. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died October 22, 1968 (age 81 years, 207 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, Va.
Relatives: Son of William Mitchell and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; married, February 27, 1927, to Mae Holbrook (1900-1991).]
[WM. MITCHELL, (D), of Welch, McDowell County, was born March 29, 1887, at Richmond, Va.; son of Wm. and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; educated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute; married February 27, 1936, to Mae Holbrook; Episcopalian; salesman; World War Veteran; served in West Virginia National Guard as private, 1922; master sergeant, 1923; captain, 1924; regimental supply officer, 1931; member American Legion, being Past Commander of McDowell Post No. 8; 40 & 8, Grand Cheminots, fourth district, 1939; treasurer of McDowell County Democratic Executive Committee for past six years; elected to Senate from Sixth District in 1940.]
[WILLIAM MITCHELL, (D), of Welch, McDowell County, was born March 29, 1887, at Richmond, Virginia; son of William and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; education received in the public schools of Virginia and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute; married February 27, 1927, to Mae Holbrook; one daughter - Mrs. Robert Wirt Belcher; Episcopalian; salesman; veteran World War I; served in West Virginia National Guard as private, 1922, master sergeant, 1923, captain, 1924, regimental supply officer, 1931; member of American Legion, being Past Commander of McDowell Post No. 8, 40 and 8; treasurer of McDowell County Democratic Executive Committee for the past eighteen years; elected to the Senate from the Sixth District in 1940 and reelected in 1944, 1948, 1952 and. 1956.]
[William Mitchell (1887-1968) — also known as Billy Mitchell — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Richmond, Va., March 29, 1887. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; salesman; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1941-60. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died October 22, 1968 (age 81 years, 207 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, Va.
Relatives: Son of William Mitchell and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; married, February 27, 1927, to Mae Holbrook (1900-1991).]
[WM. MITCHELL, (D), of Welch, McDowell County, was born March 29, 1887, at Richmond, Va.; son of Wm. and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; educated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute; married February 27, 1936, to Mae Holbrook; Episcopalian; salesman; World War Veteran; served in West Virginia National Guard as private, 1922; master sergeant, 1923; captain, 1924; regimental supply officer, 1931; member American Legion, being Past Commander of McDowell Post No. 8; 40 & 8, Grand Cheminots, fourth district, 1939; treasurer of McDowell County Democratic Executive Committee for past six years; elected to Senate from Sixth District in 1940.]
[WILLIAM MITCHELL, (D), of Welch, McDowell County, was born March 29, 1887, at Richmond, Virginia; son of William and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; education received in the public schools of Virginia and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute; married February 27, 1927, to Mae Holbrook; one daughter - Mrs. Robert Wirt Belcher; Episcopalian; salesman; veteran World War I; served in West Virginia National Guard as private, 1922, master sergeant, 1923, captain, 1924, regimental supply officer, 1931; member of American Legion, being Past Commander of McDowell Post No. 8, 40 and 8; treasurer of McDowell County Democratic Executive Committee for the past eighteen years; elected to the Senate from the Sixth District in 1940 and reelected in 1944, 1948, 1952 and. 1956.]
Becoming ill on a flight from his former home in Welch, WV, to his current residence in Port Charlotte, FL, former WV State Senator William Mitchell died in a local hospital in Atlanta, GA.
[William Mitchell (1887-1968) — also known as Billy Mitchell — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Richmond, Va., March 29, 1887. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; salesman; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1941-60. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died October 22, 1968 (age 81 years, 207 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, Va.
Relatives: Son of William Mitchell and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; married, February 27, 1927, to Mae Holbrook (1900-1991).]
[WM. MITCHELL, (D), of Welch, McDowell County, was born March 29, 1887, at Richmond, Va.; son of Wm. and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; educated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute; married February 27, 1936, to Mae Holbrook; Episcopalian; salesman; World War Veteran; served in West Virginia National Guard as private, 1922; master sergeant, 1923; captain, 1924; regimental supply officer, 1931; member American Legion, being Past Commander of McDowell Post No. 8; 40 & 8, Grand Cheminots, fourth district, 1939; treasurer of McDowell County Democratic Executive Committee for past six years; elected to Senate from Sixth District in 1940.]
[WILLIAM MITCHELL, (D), of Welch, McDowell County, was born March 29, 1887, at Richmond, Virginia; son of William and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; education received in the public schools of Virginia and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute; married February 27, 1927, to Mae Holbrook; one daughter - Mrs. Robert Wirt Belcher; Episcopalian; salesman; veteran World War I; served in West Virginia National Guard as private, 1922, master sergeant, 1923, captain, 1924, regimental supply officer, 1931; member of American Legion, being Past Commander of McDowell Post No. 8, 40 and 8; treasurer of McDowell County Democratic Executive Committee for the past eighteen years; elected to the Senate from the Sixth District in 1940 and reelected in 1944, 1948, 1952 and. 1956.]
[William Mitchell (1887-1968) — also known as Billy Mitchell — of Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Richmond, Va., March 29, 1887. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; salesman; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1941-60. Episcopalian. Member, Elks; American Legion; Forty and Eight. Died October 22, 1968 (age 81 years, 207 days). Interment at Maplewood Cemetery, Tazewell, Va.
Relatives: Son of William Mitchell and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; married, February 27, 1927, to Mae Holbrook (1900-1991).]
[WM. MITCHELL, (D), of Welch, McDowell County, was born March 29, 1887, at Richmond, Va.; son of Wm. and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; educated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute; married February 27, 1936, to Mae Holbrook; Episcopalian; salesman; World War Veteran; served in West Virginia National Guard as private, 1922; master sergeant, 1923; captain, 1924; regimental supply officer, 1931; member American Legion, being Past Commander of McDowell Post No. 8; 40 & 8, Grand Cheminots, fourth district, 1939; treasurer of McDowell County Democratic Executive Committee for past six years; elected to Senate from Sixth District in 1940.]
[WILLIAM MITCHELL, (D), of Welch, McDowell County, was born March 29, 1887, at Richmond, Virginia; son of William and Elizabeth Alston (Beall) Mitchell; education received in the public schools of Virginia and at Virginia Polytechnic Institute; married February 27, 1927, to Mae Holbrook; one daughter - Mrs. Robert Wirt Belcher; Episcopalian; salesman; veteran World War I; served in West Virginia National Guard as private, 1922, master sergeant, 1923, captain, 1924, regimental supply officer, 1931; member of American Legion, being Past Commander of McDowell Post No. 8, 40 and 8; treasurer of McDowell County Democratic Executive Committee for the past eighteen years; elected to the Senate from the Sixth District in 1940 and reelected in 1944, 1948, 1952 and. 1956.]
Inscription
Born Richmond, Va.--Vet. of WW I
Gravesite Details
h/o Mae Holbrook
Family Members
Siblings
Children
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
