Dorothy Mitchell (Mansfield)'s Obituary
Dorothy P. Mitchell was born July 3, 1919, in a white frame two-story house in Beaver County, Oklahoma, two miles north of Floris, Oklahoma, to William Garrett and Ella Jane Shively. After Dorothy graduated from high school, she fell in love with a man she met at church named Fredrick Mitchell. Fred and Dorothy married in 1938, and in 1940 moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas. Two sons were born, Glenn in 1944 and Jerry in 1945. Fred and Dorothy also lovingly cared for a niece, Evelyn, whom they considered a daughter.
In 1960, they moved to Mansfield, Missouri. Dorothy was an assistant librarian in the school library and became a famous storyteller. Dorothy loved playing piano, playing games, acting in plays, writing poems, and baking homemade cinnamon rolls. Dorothy was a charter member of Ozark Mountain Players that was started in fall 1976. They produced melodramas, musicals, and plays. In 1991, Dorothy, Pat Allen, and Terry Spyres produced the Little House Play. Dorothy collaborated with Terry and Pat to write several songs for their play that will forever be cherished by audiences for generations to come. Dorothy was a devoted Christian, and faithfully attended the Church of the Nazarene.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred; her parents; brother, Robert Shively; and son, Jerry.
She is survived by her son, Glenn, and his wife, Deborah of Victoria, Texas; daughter Evelyn Shively Bartgis of Kemah, Texas. Grandchildren: Tammi and Lee Wilder of Ozark, Missouri; Gregg and Christi Mitchell of Frisco, Texas; Mindee and Doug Bacon of Sparta, Missouri; Justin and Stephanie Mitchell of Victoria, Texas; Seth and Anita Mitchell of Houston, Texas; Kendal and Heather Mitchell of Knoxville, Iowa; Kasey Mitchell and Anna Hrybyk of New Orleans, Louisiana; Kris and Arla Mitchell of Olathe, Kansas; Josh Parker of Deridder, Louisiana; Levi and Lori Parker of Gainesville, Missouri; 17 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren.
God saw fit to take Dorothy to Heaven on October 14, 2019, at the ripe old age of 100 years old. Although our hearts are saddened by our loss, we rejoice with Dorothy as she greets her husband, son, parents, and best of all her precious Savior.
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