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Louis Mitchell

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DeKALB, Texas—Louis Ray Mitchell, 76, of Panama, Okla., died Friday, April 27, 2018, in a Fort Smith, Ark., hospital. Mr. Mitchell was born Sept. 15, 1941, in DeKalb. He retired from Inter-national Paper as a machinery operator, formerly worked at Red River Army Depot and was an Army veteran. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Darlene Moody. Survivors include his wife, Sharon Mitchell of Panama; two daughters and sons-in-law, Virginia and Tim McCage of Panama and Teresa and Carol Rogers of Spiro, Okla.; two brothers, Donald Mitchell of New Boston, Texas, and Eric Mitchell of Texarkana, Ark.; three sisters, Ruth Sullivan of Texarkana, Texas, and Ginger Crabtree and Yvonne Wise of Fouke, Ark.; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bates Family Funeral Home. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Online registration is at batesfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Published April 30, 2018

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