Richard Russell Mitchell

April 14, 1931 - May 10, 2012

Mr. Richard ""Russell"" Mitchell, age 81, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012. Funeral Services will be held Monday, May 14 at 11 a.m. in Williams Funeral Home Chapel of Gordon with Rev. Stan Braley officiating. Interment will follow at Brannan-Vinson Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday from 10 am until the service hour at the funeral home. Mr. Mitchell was a native of Early County, GA and had lived in Macon for the past 56 years. He was the son of the late Lucius L. Mitchell and Janie Sammons Mitchell. He was a member of the International Brothers of Electrical Workers Local #1316 and was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church. Mr. Mitchell is survived by his wife Jane Brown Mitchell of Macon; daughter Carla M (Randy) Griggers of Macon; sons Richard Shawn (Nishta) Mitchell of San Antonio, TX and Stephen Tracy (Terri) Mitchell of Gainesville. grandchildren Courtney Tidwell, Nichole Mitchell, Seth Mitchell, Courtney Logue, Victor Horne, and Shea Horne; a sister Joyce M. Stone of Vidalia, great grandchildren Kalayla Logue and Kali Logue.