Funeral service for John Marshall Mitchell will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017 in Lawton First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Wendell Buck officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

John Marshall Mitchell, age 88, Lawton, died Monday, April 24, 2017 in Lawton.  He was born June 11, 1928 in Wellington, Texas, to John Marshall and Eunice Sarah Mitchell, Sr.  He grew up in Altus where he graduated high school.  He later attended junior college and obtained his associate's degree.  He married Edna Olivia Bishop on December 29, 1952 in Altus.

Mr. Mitchell entered the U.S. Army in September of 1946.  He was a Korean War veteran.  Following his discharge from active duty he served with the Oklahoma National Guard where he retired as a Chief Warrant Officer 4.  He began working for civil service in Altus and later transferred to civil service at Fort Sill, retiring after more than 30 years of service.

Mr. Mitchell was a member of the Lawton First Church of the Nazarene and taught Sunday school for 33 years.

He is survived by his wife, of the home; two children and their spouses, Kathryn S. and Wayne Carnahan, Cache, and Dale and Kathy Mitchell, Montgomery, Alabama; five grandchildren and their spouses, Aaron and Mary Kay Fraze, Todd and Tricia Mitchell, Jared and Polly Peregoy, Cory Mitchell and Jason and Savannah Peregoy; and ten great grandchildren.

His two brothers, Jimmy and Wayne, and a sister, Dorothy, preceded him in death.