Doris Nadene (Gilbert) Mitchell (2018)

CANINE, DOWNING, GILBERT, GRANDFIELD, HARWOOD, JOHNSEN, MCCARTHY, MITCHELL, SHORT, SNELLER

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 5/11/2024 at 16:57:46

Powers Funeral Home
Creston, Iowa
August 2018

Doris Mitchell, 92, of Afton died Friday, August 10, 2018 at Greater Regional Hospice Home –HCI in Creston. Celebration of Life Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at the Powers Funeral Home in Afton. Rev. Jim Morris and Pastor Dwayne Henrichs will officiate the service. Burial will be at Moon Cemetery in rural Macksburg. Open visitation will be from 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday with family receiving friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday at Powers Funeral Home in Afton. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Online condolences can be made at powersfh.com.

Doris Nadene (Gilbert) Mitchell, daughter of Omer and Irene Downing Gilbert, was born on November 10, 1925, in Jackson township, Guthrie County at her grandparents farm. She graduated in 1943 from Panora High School and obtained a degree in normal training. She taught at Dale City country school.

Doris was united in marriage to Washington Irven “Murph” Mitchell on March 13, 1944 in Stuart, Ia. To this union six children were born. They lived on various farms in Guthrie County until moving to a farm in Dodge Township of Union County in 1969. They sold the farm in 1994 and moved into Afton.

Doris worked at Crest Haven Nursing home and Matilda Gibson Library in Creston. She enjoyed visiting with her large family and friends, sewing, crocheting and gardening.

Doris is survived by her three sons, Jim (Cheryl) Mitchell of Creston, Bob (Karla) Mitchell of Afton and Keith (Karen) Mitchell of Thayer; two daughters, Sheryl Mitchell of Creston and Judy McCarthy of Afton; 19 grandchildren, Scott, Jeff, Jamie, Marc, Christy, Amy, Shantel, Shannon, Stacy, Mindy, Melissa, Jeremy, Skip, Lindsay, Wendi, Shawn, Wesley, Dallas and Travis; 46 great-grandchildren; seven great great-grandchildren, brother Gary (Harriett) Gilbert of Menlo and numerous nieces and nephews.

Doris was preceded in death by her parents, husband Irven in 2002, son Donnie Mitchell, sisters, A. Lorene Sneller, Ruth Short and Jeanette Harwood, great-grandchildren, Theo Johnsen, Sam Grandfield and Nicole Canine.

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