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Marian Hope Mitchell
April 21, 1928 - December 04, 2002

Birthplace: Noble County, Ohio USA
Resided In: Dexter City, Ohio USA
Funeral Home: McVay-Perkins Funeral Home
Visitation: December 06, 2002
Service: December 07, 2002
Cemetery: Keithtown Cemetery

Marian Hope Mitchell, age 75 of Dexter City, Ohio died Wednesday morning (12/4/2002) in Caldwell at the home of her daughter. She was born 4/21/1928 in Noble County, Ohio a daughter of the late Benjamin and Mareeda Boney Willey. She was a former employee of the former Westinghouse and Hamilton Beach-Scoville Company Plants in Byesville, was a former cook at the Joyce M. Davis Senior Citizens Center in Caldwell, Ohio and had worked as a poll worker for the Noble County Board of Elections for over 30 years. She was a member of the Keith United Methodist Church at Keithtown, Ohio, the Dexter City American Legion Auxillary and the Laurel Grange. Hope was a proud participant in the fifth grade pen pal program at Shenandoah Elementary School at Sarahsville, Ohio.

In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Earl Basil Mitchell whom she married 8/22/1946 and who died 10/8/1997.; 1 granddaughter Stacy Davis; 3 sisters Anna Irene Andersenn, Margel Schmidt and Virginia Belle Willey; 5 brothers Clinton W., Lawrence E. ''Pete'', William Marilin, Clyde E. and Robert Stanton Willey.

Surviving are 4 daughters Charlene K. (Jack) Davis of Caldwell, Ohio, Diane L. (James) Dick of Mansfield, Ohio, Barbara L. (Chuck) Schott of Tenino, Washington and Lynette A. (Mitch) Finley of Caldwell, Ohio; 2 sons Ronald B. of Keithtown and Donald S. (Sue) Mitchell of Beverly, Ohio; 2 sisters Clela DeLancey and Ethelyn Ogle of Keithtown; 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Friends may call Friday (12/6/2002) from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM at McVay-Perkins Funeral Home, 416 East Street, Caldwell, Ohio 43724, where services will be held on Saturday (12/7/2002) at 1 PM with the Revs. Jerry Huntsman and William Pickenpaugh officiating. Burial will follow at Keithtown Cemetery in Keithtown, Ohio.

The family requests memorials be made to the Keith United Methodist Church or Hospice of Guernsey.