MITCHELL, Paul

8-21-1914 to 11-4-1965

Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana. The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.

ATTICA – Paul Mitchell, age 51, 203 E. Washington St., died at the Community Hospital in Williamsport at 1:50 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14. He was born in Clinton County Aug. 21, 1914, the son of Jasper and Anna Smith Mitchell. He came to Attica in 1948. Mr. Mitchell owned the Airport Restaurant and the Shopping Center Restaurant. He sold the latter restaurant six years ago. He had been working at the C & D Battery Co. the past five years. He was married to Helen Clinger, who survives. He was a member of the Nazarene Church. Surviving, in addition to the wife, are: one son, Dr. James P. Mitchell of Cleveland, Ohio; one daughter, Teri Rae, age 10, at home; and two brothers, George and Hobart, both of Frankfort. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the DeSutter Funeral Home here. The Rev. Irad Allen officiated and burial was in Riverside Cemetery. – jlr