T.J. Mitchell

January 31, 1927 - September 24, 2012




T. J. Mitchell passed away at home with his family by his side, Monday evening September 24, 2012.




Memorial services are set for 11 a.m. Thursday, September 27, at Hilltop Lakes Chapel in Hilltop Lakes, Texas.




He was born on January 31, 1927 in Whitehall, Texas to Effie and A. J. Mitchell. He graduated from Alvin High School and attended the University of Houston before serving in WW II in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Hilltop Lakes Chapel.




T.J. met no strangers, tackled any problem with brilliance, danced the Jitterbug effortlessly, sang in his beautiful tenor voice, and loved his family immensely. He will be sorely missed.




He is preceded in death by his six siblings; and his first wife, Emily Kannon Mitchell.




Survivors include his beloved wife, Joan; his daughter, Gayle Mitchell Bellomy; his son, Andy Mitchell and their spouses and children. Also surviving are his stepchildren, Mark Rigby and Lee Ann Rigby Solberg, their spouses, children and grandchildren.

We ask that the following Community Standards be followed:

• Comments must not be profane or vulgar.
• Comments must not use hate speech, racial slurs, or violent descriptions.
• We encourage varying views to be shared. We do ask commenters to not personally attack other readers, groups, people featured in our stories, or other posters for disagreeing with their views.
• Comments must not contain negative, comparative debates between community standards of cities or towns.
• Comments must contribute to the discussion, flaming and/or trolling will not be tolerated.
• Comments must be truthful and not intentionally falsified. Providing a source link is encouraged.

If you find that a comment violates the above rules, please use the flagging option located to the right of the comment to notify the moderators.
For a complete list of guidelines, please follow this link:
http://www.kbtx.com/home/misc/Online-Commenting-Policy-181579421.html powered by Disqus