Ralph Bernard Mitchell (1880-1963)

MITCHELL, RUNNEALS, PADMORE

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:11

From Nevada Journal December 30, 1963 (page 1)

Brother Dies Sat. In Phoenix, Ariz.

Ralph B. Mitchell, brother of Mrs. Lillian Runneals of Nevada died in Phoenix, Arizona.

Funeral services are pending at the Avey Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Burial will be in the Marietta Cemetery.

Mitchell, a native of Belmond, Ia., was a Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad operator at Marshalltown for many years. After leaving the railroad he was in the elevator and general store business at Minerva during the early 20's. In 1935 he left Minerva to operate a fishing lodge in Minnesota. Later he spent some time in Florida and, more recently, in Phoenix, Ariz.

Surviving is one sister, Mrs. Lillian G. Runneals of Nevada. Preceding him in death was a sister, Mrs. Pearl Padmore of Woonsocket, S. Dakota.