Viola Mitchell, of Castle Coakley, passed away on April 25, 2025. She was 77 years old.
She is survived by her husband, Dr. Eugene Mitchell Sr.; daughter, Daneana Mitchell (New York); daughter-in-law, Denika Charles Mitchell (Georgia); sons, Eugene Mitchell Jr. (Dominican Republic), Collis Mitchell (Georgia); grandchildren, Shaheed Muhammad (Georgia), Shakir Guzman (St. Croix), Raven Mitchell (Florida), Ashante Mitchell (Washington), Collis A. Mitchell (Georgia), Rakim Mitchell (Louisiana), Scarlett Mitchell Mercedes (Dominican Republic); great-grandchildren, Mecca Spikes (Florida), Maiya Thruman (Georgia), Asmi Muhammad (Georgia); brothers, Willie Earl Banks (Florida), Dolph Ferris Banks (Florida); brother-in-law, Henry Jay Jr. (Florida); sisters-in-law, Sandra Banks (Florida), Brenda Banks (Florida), Martha Banks (Florida), Delores Jay (Florida); godchildren, Kathymia Brookes, Ashanti Maynard, Maurice Liddie, Gennai Pistanna, Raphael Jackson; cousins and other relatives, Linda Gilchrist & family, Lizzie Washington & family, Brittany Turner & family, Carolyn & Ernest Mitchell, Mitchell Family of Lakeland, Florida, Baker Family, Cloud Family, Wayne Dunwoody & family, Armanda Jay & family, Brogavantty Dunwoody-Charles & family, Anisha Banks, Shana Joiner & family, Bianca Murphy & family, Charlotte White & family; special friends, Maryann Pickard, Diane Ross, Michele Tardif, Anne Louise Wilkins, Brenda Bastian, Clara Wood, Sharon Jackson, Renay Knight, Kathleen Knight, Joyce George, Martha Edwards, Hicks Family, Ajahrel Smith; extended family and countless cherished friends whose names are too numerous to mention.
Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 28, at St. Luke’s A.M.E. Church. Viewing will begin at 10 a.m., with service at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at the St. Luke’s A.M.E. church cemetery.
