08/28/06 — EDWARD B. MITCHELL

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EDWARD B. MITCHELL

Died Aug. 26, 2006

NEW BERN -- Edward B. Mitchell, 90, died Saturday.

The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Pollock-Best Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Danny Smith officiating. Interment will be at Greenleaf Memorial Park.

He was a long-time volunteer at Religious Community Services of New Bern, a retiree of Western Union with more than 40 years of service and a faithful member of Centenary United Methodist Church for more than 50 years.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Tilton Mitchell.

He is survived by a daughter, Martha Mitchell Perry of New Bern; three sons, Edward H. Mitchell Jr. of Charlotte, Mark Stephen Mitchell of Eugene, Ore., and Douglas Mitchell of New Bern; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Pollock-Best Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Religious Community Services, 919 George St., New Bern, 28560.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.pollockbest.com.

Published in Obituaries on August 28, 2006 2:05 PM