Donny Mitchell

06/12/1950 - 03/26/2023

Obituary For Donny Mitchell

Mr. Donny Mitchell, 72, of Hurtsboro, AL passed Sunday, March 26, 2023 in Columbus, GA.

Funeral service to be held 12 noon EST, Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at Antioch Baptist Church, Pittsview, AL with Rev. Robert Toney, pastor and Rev. Nehemiah Mitchell, eulogist. Burial to follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 4, 2023 from 12-5 p.m. EST.

Deacon Donny Lee “Soft Talker” Mitchell, Sr.

A Time to Serve: Donny, Sr. was a dedicated member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Pittsview, Alabama where he was Deacon, Sunday School Teacher, usher, Usher Board Director, Treasurer, Bible Study Teacher, and Sunday School Superintendent.

Time to Work: He worked at Fieldcrest Mill in Columbus, GA, in Cocoa Florida as concrete worker, and Frog Pond Turf as a Fork Lift Driver.

A Time to Be Remembered: A dedicated and devoted wife of 49 years, Estell Truttling Mitchell, September 2, 2023 would have been 50 years, but God had other plans; his parents, late Jim Pink Mitchell and late Elmer Denson Mitchell both of Hurtsboro, Alabama; two sons, the late Donny Lee Mitchell, Jr. and Nehemiah (Denice) Mitchell of Smiths Station, Alabama; five grandchildren, Lakeisha Rivers of Pittsview, Alabama, Moriah Mitchell, Zacharias Mitchell, and Luke Mitchell all of Smiths Station, Alabama, and Levante Rivers of Phenix City, Alabama; five siblings, the late Eddie C. (Edna) Denson of Miami, Florida, William (Cora) Denson of Fort Myers, Florida, Jessie (Eva) Denson of Fort Myers, Florida and Marvin Mitchell all of Palm Bay, Florida, Mason (Andrew) Williams-Grubbs of Cocoa, Florida; brothers- in-law, Howard (Mollie) Truttling of Pittsview, Alabama, Eddie C. Truttling of Elmore, and Stanley Wiley of Fort Myers, Florida.

His hobbies were playing checkers, taking pictures, fishing, and studying the Bible. He could play checkers for hours on end against anyone. He liked playing pool but he had to give it up because someone asked him “why is a man like you in this type of place”. He used to enjoy talking over the CB with the handle “Soft Talker” with his wife “Dark and Lovely”. He enjoyed watching football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, and boxing. He did not have a favorite team nor would he root for one team over the other.

He attended Russell County Training School in Hurtsboro, Alabama where he graduated in May of 1968. He also attended the Senior Citizen Center in Hurtsboro, Alabama.

A big part of his time and life was spent being a Disciple of Jesus Christ. He would visit and witness to people about Jesus Christ. He always had a Bible with him and gave many different types of Bibles to many people. At home, he would read and study the Bible to prepare to teach and to learn more about the word of God. He taught Sunday School at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church for decades. He taught Bible Study at Shady Grove Baptist Church in the Battle Community and at Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Hatchechubbee, Alabama for more than a decade. He would sit at home, read the Bible and listen to gospel music for hours each week.