NAME: RICHARD SIDNEY MITCHELL, AGE 54, OF ATOKA AND FORMER LONGTIME STRINGTOWN AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: JULY 31, 1948 AT ATOKA, OK TO MILLARD AND MAMIE ELIZABETH (RICHARDSON) MITCHELL. PASSED AWAY: FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 18, 2003 AT THE ATOKA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 54 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 17DAYS.

EDUCATION: RICHARD WAS HOMESCHOOLED AND SELF-TAUGHT.

MARRIED: NEVER MARRIED.

OCCUPATION: WORKED FOR SUNSHINE INDUSTRIES AND WAS DISABLED HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

CHURCH AFFILIATION: RICHARD WAS OF THE PENTECOSTAL FAITH.

SURVIVED BY

BROTHER: GLEN MITCHELL OF STRINGTOWN, OK.

SISTERS: SALLY WHITE AND HUSBAND JUNIOR OF PARKS, AR. JANESE EDGE OF ATOKA, OK. MARGARET HOGAN OF BENTLEY, OK. HELEN SHIELDS AND HUSBAND FRANCES OF KIOWA, OK. IRMA RAINS OF BENTLEY, OK. RENA WORKMAN AND HUSBAND JIMMY OF CANEY, OK.

FOSTER BROTHER: JACK MCDANIEL AND WIFE CAROLYN OF RUSSELLVILLE, AR.

FOSTER SISTER: DOROTHY CARPENTER OF ATOKA, OK.

SPECIAL FRIENDS: JERRY AND SHIRLEY RICHARD OF ATOKA, OK.

16 NIECES AND NEPHEWS AND 36 GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY

PARENTS: MILLARD AND MAMIE (RICHARDSON) MITCHELL. GRANDPARENTS: ALBERT AND TONI MITCHELL. WALTER AND RENA RICHARDSON.

DATE OF SERVICES: MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2003 AT 2:00 PM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.

INTERMENT: STRINGTOWN CEMETERY ~ STRINGTOWN, OK.

OFFICIATING: JERRY RICHARD. ASSISTING: REV. LARRY BEACH.

CASKETBEARERS: MICHAEL MOORE, RANDY DANIEL, BO HORATH, JERRY RICHARD, JACK LANSDALE, JIM POOL.

HONORARY BEARERS: CLARENCE ROWTON, TOMMY STARKS, KENNETH FRAZIER, FLOYD MORRIS.