PORTSMOUTH, VA – Willie McCoy Mitchell, Sr., 71 of Portsmouth, VA, a native of Bertie County, died Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Maryview Hospital, Portsmouth, VA. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 5, 2018 at New Hope Baptist Church. Hunter’s Funeral Home, Ahoskie, is handling the arrangements.