Johnny Andrew Mitchell

Johnny Andrew Mitchell, 77, of Stuttgart passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Baptist Health-Stuttgart. Mr. Mitchell was born Sept. 24, 1938, in Paragould, Ark., to Tom Andrew and Donna Carolyn Lenderman Mitchell. He has been employed as a machine operator at Martin's Sprocket & Gears before purchasing Fred's which he owned and operated for 26 years. At that time he became employed by Riceland Foods where he retired. He was a member of Humphrey Church of Christ. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Shelbia Ann Laster Mitchell; brother, Joe Mitchell; and sister, Nancy Mitchell Wooldridge. Survivors are three sons, Michael Mitchell and wife Sonja of Humphrey, Kelly Mitchell and wife Lisa and Heath Mitchell and wife Meredith, all of Stuttgart; seven grandchildren, Kyla Mitchell Ritter (Jeffery, Meagan Whitson (Kevin), Brandon Mitchell (Morgan), Megan Tabor (Joe), Lauren Burns (Cody), Caleb Mitchell and Micah Kellyann Mitchell; and five great-grandchildren, Layton Tabor, Ava Grace Burns, Aubrey Whitson, Sadie Claire Mitchell and Autumn Whitson. Graveside services, officiated by Jeremy Allen, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Frazier Cemetery. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Turpin Funeral Home. The family requests memorials be made to St. Jude's or Humphrey Church of Christ. Please go to www.turpin-co.com to sign the online guestbook.