Wayne Allen Mitchell (1926 - 2002)

Born 5 Jul 1926 in De Smet, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Carolyn Mae (Ritzman) Mitchell — married 17 Mar 1948 in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 2002 at age 75 in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Wayne Mitchell served in the United States Army in the Korean War
Service started: 1951
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1952

Wayne Mitchell served in the United States Army in World War II
Service started: 10 Nov 1945
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1946

This profile is part of the Mitchell Name Study.

Wayne Allen Mitchell was born on July 5, 1926 in De Smet, Kingsbury, South Dakota, United States, son of Elmer Russell Mitchell (1890–1972) and Georgina Adelle Noble (1890–1958).

Wayne (21) married Carolyn Mae Ritzman (19) (born on May 4, 1928 in Stephenson; daughter of Quincy Leo Ritzman and Rose M (Fechter) Ritzman) on March 17, 1948 in Lena, Stephenson. Their children were:

• Sherilyn Rae Mitchell (1950–2021)
• Gwen Renee Mitchell (1951– )
• Debra Carol Mitchell (1952– )

Wayne died on January 24, 2002 in Lena, Stephenson, Illinois, United States, aged 75. He was buried in Lena Burial Park, Lena, Stephenson County, Illinois.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/146917031/wayne-a-mitchell: accessed), memorial page for Wayne A “Mitch” Mitchell (5 Jul 1926–24 Jan 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 146917031, citing Lena Burial Park, Lena, Stephenson County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Gerald (Gerry) L. Bowden (contributor 46900836).

See also:

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, GenealogyBank (https://genealogybank.com/#), Wayne Mitchell, Lena Town, West Point Township, Stephenson, Illinois, United States. (Original index: United States Census, 1940, FamilySearch, 2014)