Obituaries 4 December 2009

Dorothy E. Woodmansee Mitchell

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Dorothy E. “Dottie” Mitchell, 85, of Lynchburg, died Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009 at Bethesda North Hospital. 

She was born June 10, 1924 in Mulberry, Ohio, the daughter of the late Alfred M. and Ruby E. (Howell) Woodmansee, II.  

Mrs. Mitchell was a homemaker and loving mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Allensburg Church of Christ and Martinsville Eastern Star Chapter #50. During WWII, she worked as a secretary in the CIA in Washington, DC.  Mrs. Mitchell and her husband of 57 years, Robert Z. Mitchell, Sr., farmed and had an egg and produce route, and lived in the Lynchburg area for over 60 years.

She is survived by a son, Robert Z. (Norette) Mitchell, Jr., and a daughter Pamela E. (Terry F.) Davidson, both of Lynchburg; six grandchildren, Robert (Tracy) Mitchell, III of Cincinnati, Rodney (Kelly) Mitchell and Rusty Donohoo of Burlington, Ky., Randy (Julie) Mitchell, Heather (Billy) Pierce and Tara (Jason) Gragg, all of Lynchburg; 15 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; one brother, Milton (Carol) Woodmansee of Lynchburg; one sister-in-law, Betty Yeoman of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a very special daughter-in-law, Janice Donohoo of Lynchburg; three nieces, Judy (Richard) Barrick of Cincinnati, Sandy (Doug) Niehaus of Loveland, and Ruby Denise Woodmansee of Colorado; two nephews, Walter (Debbie) Monroe of Butlerville and John (Elaine) Eveland of Milford and numerous other nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Z. Mitchell, Sr., on Jan. 18, 1999, and three sisters, Anna Marie Woodmansee (infant), Virginia (Walter) Monroe and Stella (John) Eveland.

Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday December 6, 2009 at the Allensburg Church of Christ.  Bob Stevens officiated.  Burial followed in the Troutwine Cemetery.  Friends may call from 4 until 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Davis-Turner Funeral Home in Lynchburg.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Allensburg Church of Christ Building Fund, 7105 Abernathy Road, Lynchburg, OH 45142.
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