COLERAIN –  James William Mitchell Sr., 89, of Glover’s Cross Road, Colerain, died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Roanoke-Chowan Hospital in Ahoskie.

A native of Hertford County, he was born on October 4, 1922.

He was a member of First Baptist Church Colerain and was retired from Georgia-Pacific in Ahoskie after 32 years of service.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Hattie Mitchell; a daughter, Dorothy Ann Mitchell; brothers, Raymond Mitchell, Rev. Cecil Ray Mitchell and Raleigh Mitchell; and sisters, Ruth Freeman, Annie Mae Lawrence, Hattie Viola Johnson and Evelyn Smith.

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Annie Laura Rascoe Mitchell of Colerain; a son, James William Mitchell Jr. (Emma) of Colerain; daughters, Evon Mitchell of Powellsville, Carolyn Thompson of New York and Sharon Moore (Calvin) of Ahoskie; a brother, Jimmy Mitchell of Colerain; a sister, Helen Mitchell Thompson of Portsmouth, VA; grandchildren, Wendy Mitchell Herring, Eric Mitchell, Javon Mitchell, Dottie Mitchell, Tony Mitchell, Vickie Persaud, Gwen Mitchell; 18 great grandchildren; and two, great-great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at First Baptist Church Colerain by the Rev. McKinley Freeman. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Wilder’s Funeral Home Inc. of Aulander handled the arrangements.