William Guy Mitchell, age 89, of Gulfport, died Saturday, December 29, 2007 in Gulfport.
He was born in Russellville, AL and was a resident of Gulfport for 50 years. He was a member and deacon of Cowan Road Baptist Church and a former member of First Baptist Church, Gulfport.
He served in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater and was a graduate of the University of North Alabama. Mr. Mitchell was a retired chemist with the EPA and worked for many years with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy E. Mitchell; a daughter, Kathleen Mitchell; two sons, William C. Mitchell and wife, Angela, and John R. Mitchell, all of Gulfport; a sister, Ethel Black of Birmingham, AL; a brother, Jerry R. Mitchell of Decatur, AL; and three grandchildren, Emily K. Mitchell of Washington, D.C., Adam W. Mitchell of New Orleans, LA, and Laura E. Mitchell of Gulfport.
Private services were held at Biloxi National Cemetery.
The family prefers memorials to Cowan Road Baptist Church, 425 Cowan Road, Gulfport, 39507, or Gideons International, P.O. Box 1294, Gulfport, MS 39502-1294 or Back Bay Mission, 1012 Division St., Biloxi, MS 39531.
Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport is in charge of arrangements
