John Patrick Mitchell, Jr.
May 2, 1935 - July 15, 2010

Resthaven Gardens of Memory & Funeral Home 11817 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Map to Funeral Home Resthaven Funeral Home 11817 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge ,  LA 70816 7/17/2010 from 4:30pm Map to Funeral Home Resthaven Funeral Home 11817 Jefferson Highway Baton Rouge ,  LA 70816 7/17/2010 at 7pm Map to Funeral Home Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Church Street Station PO Box 780 New York, NY 10008-0780

Retired owner of Mitchell Equipment and a resident of French Settlement, he died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Gonzales due to Parkinson's disease. He was 75, a Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War with two years service and a native of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Resthaven Funeral Home on Saturday, July 17, from 4:30 p.m. until religious service at 7 p.m. Survived by his wife of 53 years, Bettye H. Mitchell; four daughters, Leslie Yander and husband Benny, Lauren Fabre and husband David, Natalie Glover and husband Michael, and Mar Sue Parro and husband Dolph; a son, John Mitchell III and wife Dana; and 11 grandchildren, Renee and Hunter Mitchell, Jamie, Layne and Kyle Yander, Fanrin and Lindsey Fabre, Carley and Jordan Patterson and Eric and Peyton Parro. Preceded in death by his parents, John and Virginia Mitchell; and sister and brother-in-law, Patsy and Wally Kohfeldt. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Church Street Station, P.O. Box 780, New York, NY 10008-0780 or (800) 708-7644.